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Behind the Aegis

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Thu Mar 7, 2019, 09:49 PM Mar 2019

Man in crisis calls gay bookstore, and manager and patrons answer [View all]

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While working at the bookstore one night, he said he received a call from a man who said he might be gay and was “considering self-harm.”

“We were not a crisis center! But as long as we’re talking, he’s safe, right?” @TweetChizone continued in a tweet that has received more than 30,000 likes as of Wednesday afternoon.

The man said he kept the caller on the phone by answering his questions, even though there were several customers in his store. @TweetChizone said that a few minutes later, “this angel of a woman puts her hand on my shoulder and asks for the phone. 'My turn,' she says.”

"And SHE, this 50-something lesbian talks to this stranger on the phone. And a LINE FORMS BEHIND HER. Every customer in that store knows that call, knows that feeling, and every person takes a turn talking to that man,” he continued. “That story comforts me so much to this day.”

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People caring for people. True love. "When someone else's happiness is essential to your own" Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2019 #1
What a beautiful story, it warms my heart! FM123 Mar 2019 #2
Some life-affirming news today. Good to see it. badhair77 Mar 2019 #3
I think we all needed to hear this today. Haggis for Breakfast Mar 2019 #4
Good people. all of them are heroes. demigoddess Mar 2019 #5
So thankful for the people who took the time to help JustFiveMoreMinutes Mar 2019 #6
Thanks for sharing PatSeg Mar 2019 #7
I am so moved. littlemissmartypants Mar 2019 #8
Ran across this story on Facebook, then discovered it was already posted here. Stonepounder Mar 2019 #9
Many years ago, when I was in college (MANY!) I worked the overnight shift in a NYC emergency room.. George II Mar 2019 #10
Trouble shared is trouble halved GeoWilliam750 Mar 2019 #11
Wow what a great story. n/t Odoreida Mar 2019 #12
Heartwarming story, it brought tears to my eyes. Beacool Mar 2019 #13
A lot of LGBT have had or heard of such experiences as this, the very young, coming out, ... SWBTATTReg Mar 2019 #14
I remember those bookstores. I remember the hope they brought. brandnewday2009 Mar 2019 #15
That is the best, most humane, news I have read all week or even all year. Life-affirming... Hekate Mar 2019 #16
Thanks. mahannah Mar 2019 #17
Always call a book store. mahannah Mar 2019 #18
A good story Sherman A1 Mar 2019 #19
I think I have something in my eye. pazzyanne Mar 2019 #20
Thank you! cp Mar 2019 #21
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