Gary Braids, 1977

Gary Braids, 1977Gary Braids was the most gender ambiguous person I had ever met. He was so androgynoustall with feminine grace and smooth delicate skinthat I wasnt sure if he was a man or a woman until he told me his name was Gary. Denise Thomson Tangalin, his longtime friend and roommate, remembers once when, Gary put on a dress and we went to a party. Gary had hair down to his butt and was the hottest chick in the room! Taylor Camp had its share of gay and bi

Gary Braids was the most gender ambiguous person I had ever met. He was so androgynous—tall with feminine grace and smooth delicate skin—that I wasn’t sure if he was a man or a woman until he told me his name was Gary. Denise Thomson-Tangalin, his longtime friend and roommate, remembers once when, “Gary put on a dress and we went to a party.  Gary had hair down to his butt and was the hottest chick in the room!”

Taylor Camp had its share of gay and bi-sexual people. As a recovering Catholic from Notre Dame in the 70’s, it seemed like a very gay place to me. But now we know that it probably didn’t have any more gay or bi-sexual people than any other community; it was just that Taylor Camp had a very open, honest and accepting attitude toward sexuality—and besides, when everyone’s living in houses with walls made of 6 mil clear plastic, you can’t really hide in the closet.

Gary called Denise recently.  He’s living in Western Australia, married and has two kids. His daughter is a successful fashion model — chip off the old block! — and Gary has taken up the bag pipes.

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