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How a Little Yellow Bus Came to the Rescue of a Persecuted Schoolboy

It is just a simple metal-and-plastic toy, but don’t let that fool you. Despite multiple trips through the sandbox and being carted all around the rural Indiana of my childhood, the bus remains bright yellow—even if the toy broke so long ago it’s impossible to remember it intact. Its hidden power still shines.

Nothing could stop that bus. It could do anything. You see, the toy’s flaw was its secret weapon.

He owns the Abbey, a large part of Fire Island, and a gay hotel chain. So who is Tristan Schukraft?

Tristan Schukraft has recently purchased several LGBTQ+ landmark cultural fixtures. And he owns Mistr, the company that discreetly provides PrEP to LGBTQ+ people nationwide via mail order.

The iconic Los Angeles bar, The Abbey, is his. He purchased a substantial portion of the commercial space on Fire Island. And he launched Tryst, a hotel chain aimed at queer travelers.

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