Family, Identity

My Current Identity

December 17, 2012

My name change (see #14 at 100 Details About Me) 31 years ago today wasn’t a way to distance myself from my youth so much as it was looking forward. Actually, there was a fair amount of separation involved; much of my youth was decidedly [read more]

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Open Letter to SiriusXM

September 15, 2012

02/11/2016: Premature Death of OutQ Last night 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; DNR’s [read more]

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Am I A Relic of the Past?

June 22, 2012

In April the NY Times ran a story questioning whether Judy Garland was still a gay icon. The discussion/ debate has continued at various web-sites, from The Village Voice, Vice magazine to Huffington Post. What follows is my (slightly edited) response to a post at [read more]

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R&P 30th Anniversary

February 3, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 3, 2012 Gay Folk Music Duo’s 30th Anniversary Celebrated with Publication of Book The Digital Gryphon LLC is pleased to announce the publication of “1 Out Of 10 Therapists: The Poetry of Romanovsky & Phillips Lyrics” just in time to celebrate [read more]

Poetry

New Poems

January 4, 2012

I’m still not fast or prolific, but I am starting to write again: Physical intimacy is the     easy way To feel loved. Well, we thought so back then. In the ‘old days’ — before IT.     too proud (Too poor) to rent boys Rent [read more]

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Animal Rescue And Being Gay

October 19, 2011

I have volunteered for any number of worthy causes for years; it is just in my DNA. During the years I lived in Toronto it was focused on AIDS-related issues; fund-raising for various groups, volunteer labour for the Aids Committee of Toronto, etc. The connection [read more]