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Monthly Archives: December 2011
A Graveyard Full of Ghosts – Part VIII (Conclusion)
Anthony went home. He didn’t tell his mother or siblings that he was coming to town. He didn’t know himself. He got up in the morning and altered his usual rituals. Instead of sitting on the side of his well-made … Continue reading
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Struggling Struggles in Shades of Black and Lavender
On Salon I found a wonderful coming out essay written by Jean Melasaine in which she recounts the multiple communities she has grown into during her life. She was born to Samoan parents who immigrated to the US. Her parents speak … Continue reading
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Tagged african-american, Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Martin Luther King, Gandhi, Gay Rights Movement, liberation, queer
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A Graveyard Full of Ghosts – Part VII
The Juneteenth Picnic Bill’s biscuits made a comfortable home next to Skip’s barbecue chicken. Rita made potato salad after much cajoling, feigning it was not good enough. But everyone always eats it up, Skip complained. Suzy brought only her smile … Continue reading
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My Date With Climate Change
I came up the long escalator from the Underground and found myself on the grey streets of London, home to Doctor Who, The Prisoner, and Monty Python. I was in heaven. Late March 2000, just in time for my birthday, … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, climate change denial, Durban agreement, global warming, Greenland
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Rick Perry: Hiding in the Darkest Alleys
“…[G]ay rights are human rights, and human rights are gay rights.” – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Addressing the United Nations on International Human Rights Day Do read or watch Secretary Clinton’s remarkable speech on LGBT rights. She … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-gay ad, homophobia, Iowa, presidential race, rant, Rick Perry
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