Back in 2016, the Pulse nightclub in Florida was attacked by a gunman. I was staying with a gay roommate in Portland who became hysterical and verbally abusive. It wasn't fun but I took my lumps. I could understand and feel how he felt. He sat me down and asked me a few questions.
"Michael, come here."
"What is it, Gene?" I replied.
"Do you think that we are in some kind of a social war?" He asked me.