“What was it like for you before the gay movement?' the young gay student asked. 'You might not believe this.' Foucault replied, 'but I actually liked the scene before the gay liberation, when everything was more covert. It was like an underground fraternity, exciting and a bit dangerous. Friendship meant a lot, it meant a lot of trust, we protected each other, we related to each other by secret codes.” FoucaultGay Liberation Book:Foucault in California [A True Story—Wherein the Great French Philosopher Drops Acid in the Valley of Death] Source: Foucault in California [A True Story—Wherein the Great French Philosopher Drops Acid in the Valley of Death]