![]() ![]() ![]() His partner, Michael, sits by silently, afraid to get involved. When Ben speaks out against one of the others’ transphobia, he gets piled on by the rest, all of whom survived the AIDS era, fought for gay liberation, and helped make it safer for gay men to walk the streets of San Francisco without being bashed, live longer lives (if they are HIV-positive), and bareback (if they’re on PrEP). Michael’s stuck in the past and Ben’s looking forward.Īt no point are this couple’s differences more apparent in “ Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City” than when Michael “Mouse” Tolliver (Murray Bartlett) takes his partner Ben Marshall (Charlie Barnett) to a dinner party, hosted by his more established ex-boyfriend and A-gay friends. Michael’s a survivor of the AIDS era and Ben’s only heard about it. Michael’s HIV positive and Ben’s negative. ![]()
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