Family, Identity

Grandma

August 8, 2015

I’ve written before that when I came out (as gay) to my family, I was asked (told) not to tell Grandma (my paternal grandmother). As I said it that post, she was “more Victorian than Queen Vic herself” – I still recall her sitting at [read more]

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The Temperamentals

July 20, 2015

Saturday evening Sister Heidi Hideyhoe joined Sister Flirt in attending the Evolution Theatre Company production of The Temperamentals. It presents the story of the founding of the Mattachine Society, and its first five members. Yes my little queerlings, there were radical political gays 17 years [read more]

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Reminder of Days Gone By

July 17, 2015

As regular readers are aware, I am a big fan of Sean Martin; creator of Doc & Raider, The Littlest Blog and his other work. Fans of D&R know that current strips and panels are digital- computer generated. Last century D&R was hand-drawn and Sean [read more]

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Outdated OutQ

June 19, 2015

02/11/2016: Yesterday Derek posted a link to rumours of OutQ’s impending demise. The news was confirmed over night: Advocate News Article. Also see the following thoughtful pieces from today: Romaine Patterson on Facebook; Derek Hartley; Periscope archived on Katch.me; 12/21/2015: Announcing Derek & Romaine on [read more]

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Queer Sisters and Catholic Nuns

April 28, 2015

Sister Unity (found on Facebook) responds to a self-professed gay male Roman Catholic political activist who accused Sisters (as in, of Perpetual Indulgence) of ‘mocking nuns‘ and putting the fight for equality at risk by offending all members of that religious faith tradition. In comments [read more]

Politics And More

Fight For Fifteen

April 14, 2015

At the end of 2008 I said “Good-bye” to the corporate world. So long to 60 hour weeks and driving over 1,500 miles a month. I Also said “So long” to 4 weeks a year of paid vacation and a 6 figure income- salary, bonus [read more]