Not everyone we need to meet is going to be a mentor or a hero (like Bayard Rustin, Dorothy Cotton or Larry Kramer). We are also destined to cross paths with horrible people (like Bill Buckley or Fred Trump). We must grow from both types of encounters. #mygovernmentmeanstokillme #fiction #flatironbooks #BayardRustin #DorothyCotton #LarryKramer