I let my mother know that my bookselling destination tonight was...a burlesque show ( Read more... )

Dan Savage and Jane Lynch weigh in on some gay topics in...Newsweek? Really?

Yes, here they are, in America's living rooms, grocery stores and on line. OK, pinch me. Kinda crazy, this. They don't hold back. Gotta love that.

Dan&Jane

Today at work it was as if I had been gone for years--I was that out of it. Left my personal calendar at work (eeek) and couldn't bring myself to retrieve it when I could be out playing, hanging out, re-writing my calendar fic ( Read more... )

She's an icon. Funny, infuriating...it's about time. Can't wait to see this new documentary though I of course do not have HBO. But it will be out eventually. I read everything I could find by her back the days when I did not know she was a lesbian. But then I didn't know that I was either.



Extended TrailerHere's another classic FL quote, this ( Read more... )

When DP is out of town, I always bring out the oldie but goodie recipes that she doesn't appreciate as much as I do. They're perfect for one person who doesn't mind a little cooking, but different from the fish veg or egg veg menus she prefers. ( Read more... )

I just had to add this video, which I found particularly moving. We hear much more about gay Christians but here are some eloquent stories from gay men from Orthodox Jewish communities. Sometimes they try the reparative therapy route? I thought that was an exclusively Christian thing but that shows you how little I know ( Read more... )

Missed the rally today because I was feeling under the weather and there's a serious rainstorm. I know, wimpy. I had to just watch the DC Twitter feed ( Read more... )

Here's the website for the It Gets Better Project. Videos by Hilary, Pres. Obama, Google employees and the original one by Dan and Terry follow but there are many, many more on the website. Notice that it's not the "it'll be perfect" project or "this way to instant acceptance project." The best of these videos include people sharing their stories ( Read more... )

Well, after maybe 2 straight weeks of working just about every day (culminating in the theft of my ipod touch at an otherwise wonderful, inspiring talk by Gail Collins), I got 2 days off! So, hello. And belated happy bday to Mia and Rachel ( Read more... )

I've been thinking about the lovely, supportive post by Sara Ramirez (shared in Callie_Erica), written in response to the teens who committed suicide after being bullied. Also saw a video by another straight-but-not-narrow, Rosie Diaz. We're hearing about six recent suicides, and perhaps this is encouraging other families and friends to speak out ( Read more... )