Original sentence: : Set in the spring of 1980.Arnold meets the love of his life, Alan (Matthew Broderick), a model.Arnold's mother (Anne Bancroft) comes to visit from Florida but her visit leads to a long-overdue confrontation.Arnold's mother disapproves of Arnold's homosexuality and of his adoption of a gay teenage son, David (Eddie Castrodad), as well as Arnold's use of a family burial plot for Alan.Ed, however, is uncomfortable with his bisexuality; he leaves Arnold for a girlfriend, whom he subsequently marries.Eventually, they arrange to adopt a child together.Fugue in a Nursery: Set Christmas 1973.The International Stud: Set in 1971, Arnold (Harvey Fierstein) meets Ed (Brian Kerwin) and they fall in love.The act runs through to the end of the 1970s, at which point Alan is killed in a homophobic attack.They settle down together, later spending a weekend with Ed and his wife, where their relationship is tested but endures.Widows and Children First
Edited sentence: 1971: Arnold (Harvey Fierstein) meets Ed (Brian Kerwin) and they fall in love.1973-79: During Christmas, Arnold meets the love of his life, a male model named Alan (Matthew Broderick).1980: Months later, in the spring of 1980, Arnold's mother (Anne Bancroft) comes to visit from Florida but her visit leads to a long-overdue confrontation.Arnold's mother disapproves of Arnold's homosexuality and of his planned adoption of a gay teenage son, David (Eddie Castrodad), as well as Arnold's use of their family burial plot for Alan.Ed, however, is uncomfortable with his own bisexuality and he leaves Arnold for a girlfriend, Laurel.Eventually, they apply to foster a child together with a view to adoption, and their application is eventually successful and so they move to a bigger apartment.However, on their first night at their new home, Alan is killed in a homophobic attack.They settle down together, later spending a weekend with Ed and Laurel in the country, where their relationship is tested but endures.With both David and Ed (who is now more mature and settled) in his life, and a successful new career creating his own stage revue, Arnold's life is finally complete