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Tag Archives: coming out
Jason Collins and the Joy and Importance of Coming Out
25 years ago, either this week or next, I wrote a letter to my family entitled “What James Baldwin, Bayard Rustin, and Gregory A. Russell Have In Common.” Sadly I don’t think I have a copy of it anymore, though … Continue reading
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Wither the Closet
Anderson Cooper came out. Jim Parsons came out. Ricky Martin came out. Neil Patrick Harris and George Takei are out all over the place. Each one of these celebrity outings has weakened the walls of the closet that much more. … Continue reading
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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Thinking of Mom – an excerpt from Sin Against the Race
[Editor's note: Fortunately for me, this is how my mom rolled. Happy Mother's Day, Mom. Still missing you.] Marilene entered the apartment and heard the familiar thump-thump coming from Derek’s room. Without waiting to hear what outrageous lyrics accompanied the … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, african-american, coming out, gay, Mother's Day, SATR, Sin Against the Race
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And then there were none: A Different Light, A Remembrance
It sat in a little white building nestled on a small block squeezed by Santa Monica and Sunset. I always had problems finding it exactly, and then there was the parking which was challenging even for a motorcycle. I didn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged A Different Light Bookstore, ADL, bookstores, coming out, LGBT, queer
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Evolution
1985. UCLA. Sophomore year. I fell into the swell of anti-apartheid protests that engulfed the campus that year and began to live the life of the “activist student.” My mother made a suggestion.
“You should start writing a journal.” Continue reading
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Tagged african-american, black, coming out, family, Gandhi, gay, journal, queer, UCLA, writing
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