In San Francisco, people thought differently. They sought to unlink the family from a sexual foundation of two people. They believed in
intentional communities that could successfully disrupt the monogamous
heterosexual norm. They gave their choices names and they conceived of
their actions as social movements. I had come to San Francisco to
observe this sexual vanguard, but I did not think their lessons applied
to me. “But what is your personal journey?” they would ask, and I would
joke about this later with my friends.