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Yes Virginia, There is an Equality Clause
(With apologies to Virginia O’Hanlon and Francis P. Church, I have co-opted the “Dear Virginia†story from 1897. Its message reaches far and wide, with regard to beliefs and conviction of life’s truth.) Dear Editor, I am 53 years old. I have lived my whole life thinking there is an Equality Clause. Many of my […]
The Good, Bad and the Ugly—and the Psychotic
I am a constant reader. When I read fiction I like to be taken out of myself and my everyday existence, to be whisked far from those with whom I am familiar. I like to visit worlds I would otherwise never inhabit, populated by people I would otherwise never encounter. I like a variety of […]
The Lesbians in the ’70s Conference
I want to share some impressions of the “Lesbians in the ’70s conference” which took place October 8-10 at the CUNY Graduate Center. The conference took place over two almost unbearably intense days. The joint was packed, and not only with lesbians from the ’70s; lots of young, or younger, women were there to learn […]
The Other Box
I was talking to my 13 year old the other day about gender. She was questioning pronoun etiquette. She wanted to know if it was OK to ask someone that was obviously crossing gender lines what they preferred to be called. I told her that most people would rather be asked than called something that […]
Courage
What is courage and where do I find it in my life? The movie, “Conviction,†about a woman who battles to free her brother from prison, inspired me to look at my own acts of courage. Like the protagonist, I went to graduate school while going through a divorce and raising children. I also sweated […]
You had me at…
It was a most perfect day, a Saturday to be exact, in on the patio of El Rio for Chantal’s Mango T-Dance. I hadn’t been out partying for quite a while. The day was special because I was with friends, the sun was radiant, in the company of a sea of women and listening to […]
Politics and Rural Gays
Well, elections are all over and California didn’t do too badly. We hear about Jerry Brown, Rick Perry, the big elections, but there were a lot of local elections which were nasty and for all of us in rural world, thankfully over. When you’re in a small town, you actually know your candidates. They walk […]
The Missing Identifier
I consider myself gender fluid or gender neutral; a little of both and a lot of neither. Some days I am in the men’s pants, some days I am in the pumps. Most days I should be wearing both (not a good look mind you). If I choose the pants I am denying the pumps […]
Menopausal Madness!
The bed is on fire. I am on fire. I am hot. My hair is dripping wet as if I’ve just stepped out of the shower. The bedclothes are a tangled mess around me. I kick them out of the way and fall into a fitful sleep only to awaken several hours later cold and […]
Let Brandon Break Your Heart Open
My wife comes out of the shower with tears in her eyes. “He’ll never know what it feels like to love, he never got the chance†I open my arms so she can curl into me and I hold her. This morning, over coffee, we read about Brandon Bitner’s funeral. The 14-year-old high school freshman […]
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