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Would you believe that Bisexuals outnumber Gay and Lesbian people in Spokane? What? But you hardly know any Bisexual people, and you’ve lived here all your life! And if that’s true, why don’t we have any Bisexual bars or dance clubs or Bi-owned businesses in town? Wouldn ( Read more... )

I just saw a blog about LGBTQ Mental Health and thought I'd review my own mental health.  I've been on the same meds for the last 2-3 years for clinical depression and I've never felt more stable and satisfied.  I'm on anti-depressants Welbutrin and Lexapro and anti-psychotic Abilify.  I'm also taking 5000 IU of Vitamin D because I live in the ( Read more... )

I saw J Edgar today and, aside from taking most of the movie getting over the fact that Leonardo DiCaprio was hiding under all that makeup, I was struck by the love story between Hoover and his deputy, Clyde Tolson.  Writer Dustin Lance Black and director Clint Eastwood draw out a painful tale of mutual love and admiration without acknowledgement ( Read more... )

So far, counter protests are in the works at Gonzaga, Eastern, and Synagogue Chavurat HaMashiach.  I'll update this post with specifics.

Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA    October 21, 2010  11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Moody Bible Institute in Spokane, WA    October 21, 2010  11:40 AM - 12:10 PM
Whitworth University in Spokane, WA    October 21, 2010  12:30 ( Read more... )

Last night I was walking in the mall parking garage with my daughter when two guys in a truck drove the wrong way down the aisle and the driver shouted something like "Get out of the way, HOMO!"

Without missing a beat, I yelled back at the top of my lungs, "But I'm Bisexual!"

No reply.

A client called today for help with her mortgage.  We get a lot of calls for help with mortgages, so it's nothing new.  The story that went with the request wasn't all that different from normal either, except that it got me thinking about my own family.  The client had some form of cancer.  It was stage 3b or something which, according to her, ( Read more... )

I'm writing to recommend a Seattle restaurant I haven't had a chance to visit yet.  It's called The Night Kitchen.  Queer-identified, Bisexual restaurant owner, Rebecca Scott says this:

"We're open all night long, and serve high-quality comfort food (including multiple vegetarian options). We are specifically setting out to make our place safe ( Read more... )

I'm anxious about tomorrow and the court ruling on Referendum 71.  The plaintiffs claim that signature gatherers did not sign the backs of petitions as required by state law and therefore several thousand signatures should be invalidated.  The referendum campaign claims that the Secretary of State has never enforced that law before and that the SoS ( Read more... )

Last month, my five-year-old daughter announced to me "Batman doesn't work for money; He works for justice."  I don't know if she heard it on a cartoon or came up with it herself, but it was so stark and philosophical, I wrote it down.  It makes me think of the Beatles' lyric, "I don't care too much for money--Money can't buy me love."  But can ( Read more... )

I just caught the last moment of an ABC show in which the narrator concluded that more than our successes, it is our failures that define  us.  God I hope not.  Can you imagine if our resumes and biographies primarily highlighted our worst decisions and greatest losses?  We'd evaluate our friends, family, and potential employees from the ( Read more... )