Music

More Flaunting It

November 15, 2009

“Let’s flaunt it, let’s flaunt it Let’s celebrate our love I want to, I want to Proliferate our love”   This is the chorus from the song “Let’s Flaunt It!” which is available on the R+P CD of the same name. Although each verse of [read more]

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Ho-Ho- Homophobia

October 18, 2009

Today is my second weekly discussion based on a quote from the lyrics of Romanovsky & Phillips. “Some liberals say that it’s ok for people to be queer As long as they don’t ‘flaunt’ it, but it seems to me my dear That we’ve seen [read more]

Music

Another Year

July 25, 2009

So- as of about 4 pm today I will have completed my 51st year on Earth, and begin my 52nd. Other than this cough that won’t go away and a long-term bout of unemployment, I’m in pretty good shape. Sure I could use some more [read more]

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Coming Out Day Coming Soon

September 21, 2008

National Coming Out Day Yes it’s true that lesbians and gay people have made great strides forward in claiming our basic rights; “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness” as they say. But there is still plenty to do. Too many people still are afraid [read more]

Family, Identity

Another Big Day

July 26, 2008

Yesterday was my birthday… one of those round numbers that can sound scary (think “half-century“) and although my life is good, it did give me pause. I was told it was a “milestone” and to “party like I’m twenty-one” … not sure I can safely [read more]

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Pride 2008 in Toronto

July 4, 2008

We get back to Toronto each summer for at least some of the Pride festivities…. the full Pride is something like ten days- and longer if you take in the “Queer West Queen West” counter-celebration that is less mainstream, less commercial, more queer arts. Here [read more]