03 July 2011

Understanding Our Stories

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So..Tomorrow is this country's most sacred, if you will, holiday.  Actually, I don't it's so odd to call Independence Day "...
02 July 2011

They Couldn't Make The Case

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Today I'm going out on a limb to talk about something that I expect to generate controversy for years to come (as if I haven't done ...
01 July 2011

Moving Into The Revolution

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Something is changing again, perhaps.  Within or without me?   This is the time of year when such things happen.  Only a week ago, Governo...
30 June 2011

Someone Who "Gets It"

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Someone I see regularly--the UPS truck driver-- said, "How does it feel to have the right to be married?" I said that I'm g...
28 June 2011

After Marriage: What Next?

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Now that same-sex marriage has been legalized in New York,  the question is the same as it always is after a significant goal or milestone h...
26 June 2011

Showing Our Colors

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I tried to get a shot of the Empire State Building lit up in "rainbow" colors for Pride.  Alas, I wasn't able to do much bette...
25 June 2011

Ride, Interrupted

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Have you ever had your ride interrupted--or detoured--by some chance event?  I'm not talking about bike breakdowns, injuries or other ...
24 June 2011

Same-Sex Marriage in New York: Where Next?

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Tonight, the New York State Senate voted, by a 33 to 29 margin, to legalize same-sex marriages.  Two upstate Republicans, who had been undec...
22 June 2011

One More Vote, Please

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It looks like there will soon be a vote on same-sex marriage bill in New York. The bill needs only one more vote and there are two uncommitt...
21 June 2011

Magnolia

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Here is an old poem of mine, which I'm posting for no particular reason: Magnolia Buds throb red. Cold raindrops cling to bare b...
20 June 2011

Did You Catch This?

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The New York State Legislative Session ended today.  And the bill that would, if passed, allow for same-sex marriage still needs one more vo...
19 June 2011

Doing It (What?) Over Again

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Today Millie asked me what I'm doing for the Fourth of July.  Whenever she asks what I'm doing on any particular day, she has someth...
18 June 2011

Who Is Passing Whom?

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I wa s starting to w  w rite an e-mail to a colleague at my second job, which may become my primary job.  I haven't sent that e-mail, a ...
17 June 2011

Same-Sex Marriage In New York: Just One More Vote...

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The buzz has been about marriage, at least here in New York.  The bill to allow same-sex marriages has been approved by the state Assembly, ...
14 June 2011

The Gay Girl In Damascus: An American In Scotland

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By now, you may have read reports that the Gay Girl in Damascus blog has been revealed to be the work of an American man studying in Scotla...
13 June 2011

Illegal Immigrants=Drunk Drivers? According to Fattman, Yes.

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Time was when even the most open-minded of people used to say that rape victims were "asking for it" or "must have done somet...
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12 June 2011

Chaz Bono and Me: Hey, You Never Know!

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I'm thinking now of a man who was a colleague of mine back when I was the "before" photo.  Tall, portly and with an easy manne...
10 June 2011

Meeting The Past, Again

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This summer, I'm teaching a class on the campus where I worked my primary job this year. Something odd is happening:  Even though I have...
08 June 2011

Advice from Brian May

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If you're of my generation--or a Queen fan (Come on, admit it, you loved Night At The Opera!)--you surely remember the Brian May song Fa...
07 June 2011

A Real Woman?

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I understand Ann Coulter is hawking her new book.  Oh joy oh joy.   Once a reporter asked her what she would do if she found out her son...