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Evolution Happens

Posted on May 9, 2012 by gar

If you go back and look at the tape of then VP-candidate Joe Biden during the vice presidential debate, when he answered the question about same-sex marriage, you can hear in his cadence that he was following a script.  Yes, … Continue reading →

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No Flip-Flop Here – The Man’s Just Not That Into LGBT Folks

Posted on May 5, 2012 by gar

{Editor’s note:  This is the 100th post on the gar spot.} On April 29, the Los Angeles Times published an article which chronicles then-Governor Mitt Romney’s history with Massachusetts’ gay marriage law.  It makes for very interesting reading. While campaigning for … Continue reading →

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Passion Flowers – Part IV (Conclusion)

Posted on April 18, 2012 by gar

“The Passion Flower series, Mr. Gale,” he said after a long sip of brandy, “you asked what was the inspiration.” “Yes.” “It was my pathetic attempt at career suicide.  I wanted to destroy everything I had built up.  I wanted … Continue reading →

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Passion Flowers – Part III

Posted on April 7, 2012 by gar

We stood in front of a shelf marked 1953.  A gap sat in the middle of otherwise tightly packed volumes.  He began stroking the dust from the empty space.  Again, it felt as if he were stroking my skin.  This … Continue reading →

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The Divide and Conquer Project

Posted on April 4, 2012 by gar

During the Prop. 8 campaign four years ago, I received a mailer from the Yes on 8 folks which featured black religious figures on one side and then-presidential candidate Barack Obama on the other.  It contained quotes like these: “Marriage … Continue reading →

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Passion Flowers – Part II

Posted on April 1, 2012 by gar

Light, airy, and meticulously clean, attributes that well describe Mr. Horton’s apartment.  His closet embodied the exact opposite. As we entered, he reached up and pulled a cord.  A single bulb, brown with dust, hung on a thick wooly wire.  … Continue reading →

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Flutter, flitter, feet atwitter — An Excerpt from Sin Against the Race

Posted on March 10, 2012 by gar

Flutter, flitter, feet atwitter.  Fire burning, souls aglitter. Off the bus with a twirl and a shimmy.  Sidewalk owned with strides and shuffles.  Cold air glances cast asunder by the Posse’s inner glow. A motion put on the floor to … Continue reading →

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To the Great State of Washington, With Love

Posted on February 10, 2012 by gar

Dear Washington, Congratulations!  After much civil, heart felt debate you have swiftly adopted marriage equality for your citizens.  This is a wonderful moment, and you should be rightly proud.  You have now joined an elite club, though we both know … Continue reading →

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Last Rites for Mr. Cuddles

Posted on January 30, 2012 by gar

Grease splattering, water boiling, pots and pans clanking, bodies moving and shuffling, and layered above it all were the voices of the too many chefs against a backdrop of old school blues moaning its heart out. Crissy got annoyed.  She … Continue reading →

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Get. Out. – Excerpt from “Sin Against the Race”

Posted on January 15, 2012 by gar

Cynthia saw Leon with a look on his face as he walked towards her, Cecelia, and Victor. “What’s up?” she said. “Oh the shit’s hit the fan now!” “What?” “I just saw Councilman Berry and his family take off in … Continue reading →

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