Ren Fisher

Ren Fisher, 25, former owner of now-closed Poweshiek Trading Post, outside of Saint’s Rest Coffeehouse. (Rihaan Bhansali)

I think of older folks, and inherently I stereotype them as not being — in my town — friendly towards queer people or just not safe. I automatically have that stereotype in my head. And at the protest [in Central Park against HF583], I would say, like 75 people were over the age of 60. And it was a church, the church that put it on. And I was like, cool — yes! Because growing up how I did, I do not equate the church with being friendly. I think of it as being extremely homophobic. So that was a really beautiful thing to see.

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