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Professor Brown may be late in his dating. In 1936, I saw the following graffiti on the men's room wall of a Provincetown restaurant: "I am the gayest boy (homosexual) in N.Y.C." Here was someone identifying himself as a "gay" 54 years ago. The magnitude of the boast amused me. I already knew what the anonymous writer meant by "gay," but his pedantic use of the parenthesis suggests that he was not sure everyone did--even in Provincetown...
...Provincetown, located on the Cape's tip, may well be called "Honky-Tonk Town" for its funky bars and lively entertainment. Although packed in the summer, P-town is quieter in the spring--there are no lines at the restaurants and the atmosphere retains more of its New England charm...
Wellfleet and Truro are next to each other and about 20 minutes from Provincetown. Wellfleet has a drive-in movie theater (as well as an indoor one), a miniature golf course and a town center with antique shops, clothing stores and a couple of small, mediocre restaurants. But even in these places, like everywhere on the Cape, you can always get a good bowl of clam chowder. The Lighthouse, a restaurant in the center of Wellfleet, is worth a visit, though mostly for its friendly service and delicious blueberry pancakes...
...report, which was released in last week's City Council meeting, states that 62 Cambridge residents--out of a total 90,000--diagnosed with AIDS as of late September. Only Provincetown and Boston have reported more AIDS victims per 100 citizens...
City officials this April appointed the city'sfirst Community Health Coordinator. JenniferBurgess Wolfrum, to work with the AIDS Task Force.Boston, which is second to Provincetown as thecity with the highest percentage of AIDS percapita in the state, has had a similar healthcoordinator for six years. Because of its smallersize, Province town relies solely on a publichealth nurse...