Whew! That was close. This was heading off into a serious conversation about whether or not gay people are sick and just how open-minded Michael Patterson is. Thank goodness the timer went off on the punchline-generator and it interrupted just in time for the 4th panel.
All that sugar and caffeine. I’m thinking a run around town is not a bad idea. Well, at least a nice long walk. I find it easier to think things through and work them out if I’m doing something active but mindless.
I’d wouldn’t recommend someone come out when they still live with their parents…if their parents aren’t likely to take it well. LGBT kids make up a disproportionate amount of the unaccompanied homeless youth. Something like 35-40%. Coming out can wait until it doesn’t endanger your safety.
When I came out to my parents, I was in college with a job and sharing an apartment with my two best friends. So when my Dad told me to get out of his house, I just went to my apartment. I can’t imagine how terrible it would have been after that rejection to have no place to go.
I’m not someone who believes that every strip needs to end in a gag, but it is nice to have a bit of comic relief in this story for the first time in well over a week,
My great-nephew’s home is a safe haven for him and his LGBTQ friends; only 1 other child’s parents are aware. Maybe having that haven will keep some of them from falling down a rabbit hole. As though being 13-16, already the most hideous age-span, isn’t enough of a nightmare. Poor things.
I know it’s meant to be a joke in a serious storyline, like Elly dropping the phone, but it’s a wise thing to say because it’s testing the waters for Mike. If he agreed Lawrence was sick, Lawrence would know not to trust him. And this comic reminds me that I do not miss smoking in cafes/diners/etc. Good riddance.
Having been a rescue safe house for years for my local Rainbow Alliance group. I have had, unfortunately, “guests” nearly every damn night for the last 20 years. Just tonight, I have three 17-year-old kids in rescue mode thrown out of their parent’s home because they are gay-no other reason than that.
What do I hear from them? Fear, sadness, anguish, trepidation, anger, frustration and absolute shock. Each is in their own room, and the safe house rules posted. The police officer assigned to my neighborhood was notified, and the parents told where they were staying for up to 90 days. He will help the RA coordinate social and mental assistance and then visit with RA members who remind the parents of their legal responsibility for their children, as well as give them PFLAG information, and listen to the parents—often they regret their rash decision after the initial shock is over.
Templo S.U.D. over 2 years ago
anybody got some Pepto Bismo for Lawrence?
howtheduck over 2 years ago
Whew! That was close. This was heading off into a serious conversation about whether or not gay people are sick and just how open-minded Michael Patterson is. Thank goodness the timer went off on the punchline-generator and it interrupted just in time for the 4th panel.
Macushlalondra over 2 years ago
He needs a place to stay for a while. You need to talk to your parents Mike.
Cactus-Pete over 2 years ago
Huh? It’s 3am and the place still had 11 jelly (really jam) donuts left? I don’t think so.
Susan00100 over 2 years ago
A spoonful of spirit of ipecac will cure that.
Susan00100 over 2 years ago
Y’know, I betcha that notorious homophobe, Anita Bryant, would approve of Greg and Connie!!
Johnnyrico over 2 years ago
If I’m going to eat a dozen donuts, then I would want some variety… Not just one type…
preacherman Premium Member over 2 years ago
I’m starting to see a whole new side to Mike I hadn’t thought possible. I guess he did learn some things from his parents, afterall.
Display over 2 years ago
Even (especially?) these days the streets have a lot of kids out there whose parents have kicked them out their homes.
And yet the putzes in these comments are far more concerned about cartoon donuts.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 2 years ago
All that sugar and caffeine. I’m thinking a run around town is not a bad idea. Well, at least a nice long walk. I find it easier to think things through and work them out if I’m doing something active but mindless.
Display over 2 years ago
A song for Lawrence and anybody that needs to hear it for just about any reason…
Version one (there’s a much longer version elsewhere. Both are good) -
https://youtu.be/A9RMr9KuVZo
And a good cover version -
https://youtu.be/DaVRYHfGnTs
Take nothing less – not even second best
VegaAlopex over 2 years ago
Lawrence has a sugar and caffeine overdose.
rebelstrike0 over 2 years ago
Fortunately, God destroyed Sodom before Lawrence even got a chance to go there.
pespejo427 over 2 years ago
Does anyone notice the waitress has a cigarette in her mouth?
MuddyUSA Premium Member over 2 years ago
Now that is a true statement!
StackableContainers over 2 years ago
I’d wouldn’t recommend someone come out when they still live with their parents…if their parents aren’t likely to take it well. LGBT kids make up a disproportionate amount of the unaccompanied homeless youth. Something like 35-40%. Coming out can wait until it doesn’t endanger your safety.
When I came out to my parents, I was in college with a job and sharing an apartment with my two best friends. So when my Dad told me to get out of his house, I just went to my apartment. I can’t imagine how terrible it would have been after that rejection to have no place to go.
hooglah over 2 years ago
Yes…. he is mentally ill.
calliarcale over 2 years ago
Ooof. 11 donuts and 6 coffees? That’ll turn any stomach.
kamoolah over 2 years ago
This strip has done a good job at showing how horrible white people are. Greg and Connie are white, and Only Whites Are Bad (OWAB).
Train 1911 over 2 years ago
Mike your a Saint.
kathleenhicks62 over 2 years ago
Oh, that type of sick. Friend you will be o.k. it’s your parents that need help.
Katzi428 over 2 years ago
With all the coffee Lawrence drank, he must REALLY be hyped up on caffeine!!
martinman8 over 2 years ago
needs to take him to his house
daddo52 over 2 years ago
Who wouldn’t be
Bobbin Dobbins over 2 years ago
Michael’s outburst of denial tropes the other day wasn’t exactly “open-minded.”
John Jorgensen over 2 years ago
I’m not someone who believes that every strip needs to end in a gag, but it is nice to have a bit of comic relief in this story for the first time in well over a week,
pamela welch Premium Member over 2 years ago
My great-nephew’s home is a safe haven for him and his LGBTQ friends; only 1 other child’s parents are aware. Maybe having that haven will keep some of them from falling down a rabbit hole. As though being 13-16, already the most hideous age-span, isn’t enough of a nightmare. Poor things.
cranefriend over 2 years ago
I know it’s meant to be a joke in a serious storyline, like Elly dropping the phone, but it’s a wise thing to say because it’s testing the waters for Mike. If he agreed Lawrence was sick, Lawrence would know not to trust him. And this comic reminds me that I do not miss smoking in cafes/diners/etc. Good riddance.
rebelstrike0 over 2 years ago
Lawrence wants to put his genitalia in a place where another man excretes? No wonder why many consider that concept sick.
ktrabbit over 2 years ago
Take him home, Mike.
edeloriea14 over 2 years ago
11 jelly donuts and 6 cups of coffee is way too much, especially when feeling let down.
The_Great_Black President over 2 years ago
If this was a burrito place and Lawrence had 11 of those, then he would be telling Michael “3-2-1…Blast off!”
Next thing they know, Michael and Lawrence are the first Canadians on the Moon!
baraktorvan over 2 years ago
Having been a rescue safe house for years for my local Rainbow Alliance group. I have had, unfortunately, “guests” nearly every damn night for the last 20 years. Just tonight, I have three 17-year-old kids in rescue mode thrown out of their parent’s home because they are gay-no other reason than that.
What do I hear from them? Fear, sadness, anguish, trepidation, anger, frustration and absolute shock. Each is in their own room, and the safe house rules posted. The police officer assigned to my neighborhood was notified, and the parents told where they were staying for up to 90 days. He will help the RA coordinate social and mental assistance and then visit with RA members who remind the parents of their legal responsibility for their children, as well as give them PFLAG information, and listen to the parents—often they regret their rash decision after the initial shock is over.
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