I tried to make up by offering to be a subject for any cute tricks that science might want to try. And said, Mr. Wood, we cannot use you as an experimental animal, and I tod him, Doc, I'm an effeminate queer, I've never been used as anything else!

Summary

This quote highlights the speaker's attempt to compensate for something by offering to be a willing participant in scientific experiments. However, he is informed by Mr. Wood that he cannot be used as a subject. In response, the speaker humorously asserts that being an effeminate queer person, he has never been used for anything other than being different. This statement conveys a sense of self-acceptance and resilience in the face of societal expectations and prejudices.

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