Yesterday, June 12, marked the one year anniversary of the Orlando Pulse Club shooting where 49 people lost their lives to a zealot. Today and probably all week will be the usual remembrances marked by vigils, holding hands, a lot of tears, gnashing of teeth, pulling of hair, tearing of […]
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It was the era of post war, World War II having been said and done and they return to normality in the States. It was also the era of witch hunts and McCarthy, making the lives of gay men and women a living hell: denying them jobs, keeping them on […]
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes
As a young gay man growing up in Chicago in the 1970’s and 1980’s, and being involved in the gay community, wandering aimlessly through Boys Town, it was hard not to know an iconic man in the neighborhood: Chuck Renslow. I was never deeply involved with him, just meeting him […]
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I’m looking forward to attaining the grand age of 50 in a few years time. Currently I’m in the later years of 40 although I don’t look it. Reaching 50 years of age is a milestone for anyone, I figure, but for a gay man to reach this fine age, […]
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The voyage of discovery has taken me to many exotic locations within the sphere of self, and I’m happy to still be sailing the sea of existentialism, having not capsized over the shoals, whirlpools and occasional krakens that arose. The ship has docked at a wonderful place, the Manchester Leathermen […]
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes