that including David and Craig. David and Craig are the first two victims of the disease according to the play. David is the first known victim that seen in here.
There is an information that there are already twenty-eight cases regarding this identical disease from the last line. In addition, seventeen of which are deceased.
The Homosexual in New York has disease that are widely spread between them and Dr. Emma office has had twenty- eight cases of these ill homosexuals with
the same disease. Unfortunately, sixteen of them are declared dead. Another aspect that the researcher can point is how David which is another stranger to Ned
and Mickey is willingly to telling Ned a distressing news which involves gay men. The relationship of them shows how close of those to one another. For a
heterosexual, this phenomenon occurs very rarely. For normal person, it is strange to share personal information or personal issue to someone they barely know each
other. It is different from gay people who thinks that sharing that sort of information means telling their own deep and horrid secret. It shows the different
character of a gay men and how sexual orientation brings one closer to another without any mutual sexual attraction.
2. The Inner Conflict of Gay Organization
The strong relationship won‘t last long, eventually their strong bond will cr
umble. Ironically, this happens because of Ned Weeks‘ strong and tough character. On every human organizations and community, conflict is inevitable.
Apparently according to the play, Ned Weeks and the member of GMHC have conflict from external and internal point. There are a lot of small conflicts, but
most of them are non-essential neither to the plot nor the storyline. It can be seen in the dialogue below on page 37-38. There are sorts of different opinion
regarding how these men see gay, sexuality, etc. In the end, this is the chapter where they set aside different political agendas and created an official Gay
Hotline Service regarding AIDS. MICKEY. Its difficult to write this without sounding
alarmist or scared. Okay, but then listen to this: I am sick of guys moaning that giving up careless sex until
this blows over is worse than death . . . I am sick of guys who can only think with their cocks . . . I am sick of
closeted gays. Its 1982 now, guys, when are you going to come out? By 1984 you could be dead.
… BRUCE. But we cant tell people how to live their lives
We cant do that. And besides, the entire gay political platform is fucking. Wed get it from all sides.
NED. You make it sound like thats all that being gay means.
BRUCE. Thats all it does mean MICKEY. Its the only thing that makes us different.
NED. I dont want to be considered different. BRUCE. Neither do I, actually.
MICKEY. Well, I do. BRUCE. Well, you are
NED. Why is it we can only talk about our sexuality,
and so relentlessly? You know, Mickey, all weve created is generations of guys who cant deal with each other as
anything but erections. We cant even get a meeting with the mayors gay assistant
Kramer, 1985:37-38
The dialogue above takes place in Ned‘s apartment where they have a
conversation regarding the presidency of GMHC. In this scene, Tommy Boatwright is
also introduced although he doesn‘t cause any significant changes to the
plot or the characters‘ conflict. According to the play, the dialogue on scene 5 is the first conflict between them. Before GMHC presidential election, Ned
