Two years ago I wrote an essay for a college English class that required researching an issue and then drafting a letter to a local newspaper or an official who could address the subject. I decided to investigate the issue of people giving kids live [read more]
The question has been raised as to why I am such an advocate for Kristen Johnston’s opus Guts. For those who have managed not to hear about it, the book is “a surprisingly raw and triumphant memoir that is outrageous, moving, sweet, tragic, and heartbreakingly [read more]
Word of the Day: “homogrifying” adj; colloq. [1] the act of encouraging queer people to live an open life; possibly a merger of ‘homosexual’ and ‘gratifying’. Ex: “moving to NYC has been a homogrifying experience” [2] Causing fear in uptight people they may have repressed [read more]
(First posted two years ago; still applicable) One of the reasons I decided to leave Toronto almost twenty years ago was the overwhelming sense of loss I felt. The first ‘real’ relationship had ended, the job I thought would be my career was gone, and [read more]
I am not so naive as to believe that just because I like two people (or enjoy their work, or find their tweets of interest) that means they would automatically be a perfect match; for love, friendship or as creative co-conspirators. Sure in the past [read more]
Celebrated in Canada [unofficially] since 1980; Pink Triangle Day is dedicated to honouring love in our lives. As Harold writes at PinkTriangleDay.com, “Pink Triangle Day was never intended to be a gay/lesbian copy of Valentine’s Day. Rather its focus was to celebrate the wide ranging [read more]
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