Ah, the year 2017. It’s a far cry from 1969, but in some ways, not so much. Given that society is generally more accepting of different lifestyles today, you’ll still find the old hold outs who view anything other than white Anglo-Saxon Protestant as an abomination in the eyes of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
'View from the Bottom' Blog of Kevin Maxwell
Writer and advocate
Permanenter Ausstellungsraum
where transparency meets truth
The incessant buzzing inside your head
Writings and Curiosities
Writer with endless thoughts and emotions.
The incessant buzzing inside your head
WildcatLeeds 