The episode and the whole series thus far seems an uncannily accurate view of how it felt to be in the gaybourhoods between the 1950s and the 1980s, with the toxic masculinity, the predator hunting for sex and man-to-man violence that so often targeted the young and vulnerable.
The last scene of this episode is why I'm writing this- it was so touching and very evocative for perhaps anyone who has lost someone to sexual violence.
I have not built up the courage to watch Dahmer yet, having lost some friends to mass murderers, but season of AHS season seems very heartfelt, honest, respectful and relevant for LGBTQ2S people, and specifically male survivors of homophobic violence; their family and friends.