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Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are

Today, October 11, 2013 is the 25th anniversary of NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY. It is the day we encourage all Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgendered, and Intersexed individuals to come out of the closet of secrecy, to acknowledge their own identity for what it is, rather than what others wish it might be. Everyone must make their own choice about whether to come out of the closet or not (unless they actively work against the interest of LGBT folks, in which case they will be outted).

I came out...

Slut Shaming Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus VMA 2013Okay, enough. It's time to quit all the slut shaming being thrown at Miley Cyrus for her FMA awards performance.

People are up in arms, claiming it's her mother's fault that she dresses like a 'whore', and demanding that all mothers watch their girl children and insist they tow the cultural line so as not to end up like Miley. I've seen her personally torn down in many discussions today, and children warned not to even enjoy her work (work, not life) as Hannah Montana lest...

Climbing The Ladder Of Success

 In our 20s we think we have all the time in the world to A) figure it out and B) get what we want.  Time is the only treasure we start off with in abundance, and can never get back.  Make the most of the opportunities you have today, because there will be a time when you have no more of it.
 - Jason Nazar

The author of the piece I'm going to reference is only thirty-four years old, and he's offering sage advice. I'm not sure it will be the same advice he offers, if asked t...

Dustin Is A Real Woman's Woman

As it happens...

I have written, and am rewriting, a novel called A Man's Man. It involves the son of a gay man who is determined to break up his father's relationship. That, he reasons as only a thirteen year old boy can, will turn his father straight again.

The title was chosen deliberately, as titles always are. But I chose the old-fashioned phrase because it had always been applied to self assured men that other men admire. To be labeled "a man's man" meant he was the ultimate in manliness,...

Let's (p)Lay A Game

The idea is self explanatory: Book Titles With One Letter Missing
Book Titles With One Letter MissingJohn DiGilio @iBraryGuyAn Ale of Two Cities -- It was the best of beers. It was the worst of beers. And they were ready to war over it. #bookswithalettermissing
Language Bandit ‏@LanguagebanditMadame Ovary -- A novel about a doctor's wife who flirts with the idea of becoming a surrogate mother. #bookswithalettermissing
Daniel Pink ‏@DanielPinkLiver Twist -- A scruffy orphan in...

Stephen Fry Is My Hero

Listen and watch. You'll see why.

Separate Vacations - Yes or No?

Okay, I know I'm long winded on this one, but I had to stop and think. Someone on Facebook asked a simple question: Separate vacations? Yes, or No?

A string of people responded Yes right away. One person pointed out that you have to trust your lover. Another said a little space wasn't a bad thing. I understand why they say that, and I agree about both times.

My Beloved
Of course I trust my Beloved when she's out of my site, and believe me when I say that she gets hit on a LOT (hot latina butch s...

English Pronunciation Challenge

A Challenge for Writers and Speakers of EnglishThis poem has seven hundred and sixty-seven words, four of which I honestly admit I mispronounced. I'm vain enough not to tell you which four, but I will reluctantly admit to not being perfectly at ease with the English language. However I am (insert smirk here) 99.995% proficient, and I'm an American.

Your challenge is to say the poem aloud and check your pronunciation at Dictionary.com by clicking on the little speaker next to your search word....

Future Shock is Here

When I was a girl, Alvin Toffler wrote FUTURE SHOCK, which made me aware of the disconnect that can occur when you get too much change in too short an amount of time. I watched my parents struggle with new innovations, first VHS and later DVDs. My father died before the ' i 's and ' e 's arrived, never seeing a personal computer, listening to an iPad, or reading an eBook. My mother was battling her way through until it all got to be too much. Now when something doesn't work or needs reprogram...

Jumping The Gun... I Mean Broom

Tomorrow, Monday May 12, 2013 will be a day that will be celebrated - if all goes as planned.

The Minnesota state senate will either vote to legalize same-sex marriage, or they will not, leaving the old 'one man and one woman' amendment alone. I, and many other Minnesotans expect our senators to keep their word and vote on the right side of history. Governor Mark Dayton has also promised he would sign any such legislation, clearing the way for legal weddings to start August 1st.

Well, plenty of...