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Protective East End family
Getting nightbus home, two very camp fellas loudly discussing the trials of 'coming out' to family and friends.

One recounts to the other how supportive his family have been following his confession and explains what happened when he was down the pub with his uncle. While drinking their pints some fella sidles up and asks his uncle 'what you doin drinking with that poof?' They decide it's best to leave and think no more about it.

Few days later, drinking in the same pub with his aunt when the same guy appears, on crutches, and hobbles over to his table where, in front of the entire pub, he loudly apologises for what he had said the previous evening.

Turns out his uncle had mentioned the incident to some other, more gangster-related members of the 'family' who had felt duty-bound to protect the honour of their young relation.
(Thu 10th Jun 2004, 12:42, More)