What Makes a Gay Icon
The original gay icon, at least the one recorded for posterity, was Judy Garland. Girlish and sweet, but vulnerable, she captured the affections of many gay men. Accordingly, the Stonewall Riots broke...
View ArticleAutistic Acceptance Doesn't Seem So Radical To Me
More people paid attention to my last diary than I expected. Thank you, that was a nice surprise. I wondered what to write about next. I asked myself, “What is it that I have to say to others about...
View ArticleTransgender Lives, Transgender Rhetoric
I am proud of my house of worship in many ways, but its progressive stance towards LGBTs is a major reason why. Organized religion has unnecessarily and gratuitously wounded many queer attenders to...
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Beyond Belonging
This was first written on August 8, 2008...which was one day short of 14 years after my reassignment surgery.And I'm still talking about finding a place where I can belong.My adult life has been built...
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Reflections on Holy Week, How are Christians Seen by the Rest of the World?
This article was originally posted on my new blog: thecenterhold.comReflections on holy week. How are Christians seen by the rest of the world?I am a Christian, and this is the most important week in...
View ArticleCaitlyn Jenner — Waiting For The Other Pump To Drop
It is fairly certain that the effects of Caitlyn Jenner’s introduction to 21st Century America cannot be understated. The coverage in almost every media market has been wall-to-wall and fairly...
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The many faces of Racism ...
larger image [Image source: clarespark.com]Racism can take many forms, many guises, many initiators.Whereas in reality, things are not always what they may first seem.In reality, personal hurt...
View ArticleMassively Ironic
Dr. Michael Brown ended July by asking what he calls A Sincere Question for Those Who Identify as 'Transgender" at Christian Post and Charisma News. I feel the need to point out that the scare quotes...
View ArticleFrom a Pacifist: Maybe Guns Aren’t the Problem…
Here we go again… Yet another mass murder. President Obama said,Somehow this has become routine. The reporting is routine. My response here at this podium ends up being routine. The conversation in the...
View ArticleHow to keep trans people alive
Of course the first part of this is...or should be...quite obvious. How about people stop murdering trans women of color?It's time to do more than just solve each homicide as they happen. It's time...
View ArticleWhere we stand
Vanessa Baird, co-editor of the New Internationalist. has created a video intended to promote that magazine's October issue. I decided to bogart it for my own purposes, because the video provides a...
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Rural California town models support
I'm sure that very few of you have ever heard of Denair, CA. It's a "census designated place" in Stanislaus County, CA. Not enough of a hint? It's near Turlock. Doesn't help? That's between...
View ArticleDean of St. John's College, Cambridge re: Trans in the Church
The Dean of St. John's College, Cambridge is the Reverend Duncan Dormor. He has published a new paper, Transgenderism and the Christian Church in the book The Legal Status of Transsexual and...
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Redemption and Rain in Fond du Lac
Christmas, Solstice, New Year and the springtime that followsare all about redemption.Redemption never happens without failure,never happens without acceptance,never without at least a little bit of...
View ArticleYou Learn the State of Unlove
If warm acceptance did not happen, if you were tucked away in your own room with "stuff" to distract and entertain you like having your own TV; if you were not greeted by Mom and Dad's loving touch; if...
View ArticleParents I meet on the playground
I saw this story “The Five Scary Moms You’ll Meet on the Playground” and I was a bit turned off by the whole post. I love to meet new people on playgrounds, in the store, the parking lot. I guess I am...
View ArticleA Letter to My Parents in 1989-My Hope This Gives Courage & Strength to...
I was going though some papers today to send and have shredded when I came across this letter written to my Parents from my Mother’s Psychiatrist in January 1990. I had known I was gay since I was...
View ArticleMy Little Rose
My little rose bloomed today,Shiny and moist for the world to see.It blew with the breeze tickling its petals.It whirled and danced so happy was she.My rose wants to be red like its friends,But her...
View ArticleNew survey rising acceptance rates for same-sex relationships—quadruple what...
Acceptance of same-sex sexual activity, amongst adults, has grown in the United States since 1990. So says a new national survey.According to a national survey of more than 30,000 Americans, those who...
View ArticleSCOTUS, abortion, and walking in my shoes.
The Supreme Court, along with some pretty damn amazing lawyers, delivered a great blow to the forced-birth movement this week. This is an extraordinary victory for women’s health So many clinics have...
View ArticleKnowing Who You Are
Born the only girl in a family of five children, I was always the tomboy. No matter how hard my Mother tried, I refused to wear the frilly dresses and white patent leather shoes that she wanted me to....
View ArticleTainted Story in Halifax
We'll have to wait to see if this actually turns out to be a good story. It started out to be one.Kenny Cooley transferred to Halifax West High School as a junior. Things didn't go particularly well at...
View Article5 trans guys speak to parents
Cameron Russo, Hunter Klugkist, Christopher Rhodes, Sam Collins and Jett Taylor have collaborated to make this video: A Letter To The Parents of Transgender Kids.xYouTube VideoAccording to the Human...
View ArticleRecognizing the Stages of Trump
Adapting the Kubler-Ross model of grief to help navigate confusing feelings about Trump.1DENIALThis first and sometimes permanent stage of Trump helps us to survive Trump. In this stage, the world...
View ArticleDesigning to show Solidarity
A few days ago I was asked by a friend if I could design something to reflect solidarity across the board and show support to those that may appreciate it on both sides.Here is what I was tagged...
View ArticleNew Video: "God Hates Flags 3.0"
Many of you have seen this video in earlier incarnations, but the track is brand new.When I started the new record this summer, I knew I wanted to include a fresh, acoustipunk version of “God Hates...
View ArticleCanadian student performs social experiment
Blake Wells is a student at the Canadian Durham College in Oshawa, Ontario.About two weeks ago, Isabella Giuga and I conducted a social experiment in the Oshawa centre. I wore a white shirt and carried...
View ArticleTheresa's Gift
Theresa moved about the kitchen, singing softly to herself; the aroma of garlic and oregano and tomato filled the air."And the glory...the glory of the lord...."She felt a soft hand touch her cheek,...
View ArticleWearing a Yarmulke, I Have Found Anti-Semitism In Progressive Locales..And...
At times throughout the year, i travel the country. As my dog is my co-pilot, it is by car. I facilitate the cleansing..detoxing..of one that is strung out. Be it the toxic drug of choice, alcohol,...
View ArticleLet's think progressively: Phase II Action in the Trump Era
Last night’s Montana special election marked the Phase II of the American democracy movement in the Trump Era. Why? Because results of this special election indicate how well the Democrats are able to...
View ArticleThe Rainy Season: A Slideshow About Weather, Change, and Acceptance
Cross-posted at passage2truth.wordpress.com. My apologies for a non-political diary, but we all need a break now and then After working on “Slave to the (Algo)Rhythm” and “They Moved the Moon,” and...
View ArticleResolution in Cincinnati
At the end on January visiting judge Sylvia Herndon said she would rule on the fate of a transgender boy in Cincinnati, whose parents refused to accept his gender identity. I shared the state of the...
View ArticleHappy Birthday...
Parsippany, 1966...The cat stared at me as if to ask what the fuck are you doing? Chloe is about as profane a cat as any, since I sort of speak for her. Still, it was pretty much an appropriate...
View ArticleJoe Biden’s 'As You Are' campaign highlights the power of love and acceptance...
Former Vice President Joe Biden has long been a vocal supporter of the LGBTQ community and their human right to equality—remember, he even dragged Barack Obama to the right side of history. Now he’s...
View ArticleThe "from a different time" bull
Every know and then I hear the phrase, “You have to give them some leeway with acceptance, they are from a different time.” It is always used to dismiss elderly people who seem to have “trouble”...
View ArticleTo Parents of Transgender Children (Especially those who view it as a hardship)
Before you say anything about how hard it is for you as a parent. Stop and think.THIS IS HARDER FOR THEM THAN IT IS FOR YOU.Before you deadname or misgender them. Stop and think.DEADNAMING AND...
View ArticleA short diary... what I like about my fellow Democrats.
To me, much of being a current Republican is being a person living of fear… of teh gay folks...trans folks...women…..people of a darker skin,...and many other ways.I have been coming in here and I find...
View ArticleThe best thing about the Democratic party is its diversity... unlike the GOP.
Who could imagine in their worst dreams how we went from a good (or great, depending on your perspective) to the “president” we have now.I am/was not a huge fan of President Obama. Sure I liked him and...
View ArticleReligion and acceptance of sexual "minorities"
Look, first let me state that I am religious and that I accept anyone (As if they need my acceptance...oy) the religion or the non-religion of anyone. It is not for me to judge.What it *is* for me to...
View ArticleOn Being A Black Man Who Can Relate to a White Woman
Last weekend I arrived at Southlands movie theatre a little after 12:00 pm. It did not take very long for me to find Sabrina, my best friend of ten years. Her long, wavy red hair was cascading over the...
View ArticleThe Undercounted Sexual Minority
Of all sexual minorities, probably the most undercounted is the one I belong to: heteroromantic asexuals. That for the obvious reason that heteroromantic asexuals usually identify as heterosexual...
View ArticleErasing homophobia one Mormon family at a time..all we need is for each...
A severely homophobic Mormon therapist finally learned the error of his ways and apologized after listening to his gay sons. Dr. Allen Bergin is a clinical psychologist and a leader in the church made...
View ArticleDolly shows how classy she is, again.
Dolly Parton is truly a wonderful and talented person. From childhood on, she was writing songs and charming people with her voice.She has a huge gay following and she goes out of her way to speak to...
View ArticleStranger
StrangerStranger, when you look at meEyes strong as steelLight as dayBorn a mysteryYou're the in betweenBoy or girlReset…. At the Rowan home, Essex Fells, New Jersey… The last of the embers glowed in...
View ArticleThe important reason why male teachers in Spain are showing up to the...
Though U.S. media tends to focus on the LGBTQ community—and ways cisgender, heterosexual norms can result in violence and oppression against queer folks—it’s important to remember that LGBTQ people...
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What if 'fanaticism and extremism' breaks it all, dragging the rest of us...
Umair Haque writing in Eudamedia and Co begins his argument in his piece The Idiots Aren’t Going to Make It — But What About the Rest of Us? by noting what so many of us have argued for years on end —...
View ArticleWhat Happens to Autistic Adults? Missed Opportunities for Life, Employment...
We have a problem with autistic adults. Not the people, but the fact that too many autistic adults have fallen through the cracks of society. In the past two decades, there has been a substantial...
View ArticleGood News Roundup for Friday, October 21, 2022: Changing What We Cannot Accept
Welcome 🌻 to Friday’s Roundup of Good News!Sorry if I confused you by changing my usual photo for today, and a 🎩 to Carla in Sequim for using this picture and alerting me to it.There are so many things...
View ArticleTexas, God, Medicine, Gender affirming care, Knowledge, and Error
We must continue having Christian principles guiding the medical experts setting our laws to further conservative views that this country is a Christian based one.In that regard, the state of Texas is...
View ArticleI'm Woke
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