3/20/12

Lesbian proposes to her lover at a hockey game. Watch this



Canada has had same-sex marriage for eight years now, and it shows! One day, sooner than you think, this will happen in America. At least in a coastal blue state!

Another image by the late war photo-journalist Tim Hetherington


13-minute gay short about self-acceptance

Letting go: a girl confronts fear and makes her first ski jump

#1 Irish dancer in world is a half Black and half Jewish 17-year-old from Iowa. Sadly, he is also bullied


Introducing Drew Lovejoy. Watch him dance here.

From Towleroad.com

Drew was a dancer, unusual for boys here, and black in a mostly white town. Bullying eventually prompted his mother to pull him out of school and start him in an online education program. He is still there today.

While most townspeople accept him, with some going out of their way to make him feel comfortable, Drew said he still does not feel entirely at ease. He does not walk the dog after dark.

“I feel like I have to watch my back,” he said, his hands resting flat on the green kitchen tableclot
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3/19/12

Michelle talks about family & the power of unconditional love...



She is my type of First Lady: grounded, loving, and smart.

A sweet coming out story by a young man from Alabama



With young people like Adam and Catherine, the world is going to be a better place...and with less "Velvet Rage", which is a good book to read about the personal psychological effects of homophobia on gay men and their relationships. Well-worth a read!

Never say "never"


A few weeks ago, my friend and I got back from a long bike ride. I was looking at this picture of us in our fancy bike togs and remembered that over 30 years ago I said I would "never" own tight-fitting bike shorts and clothes. And here I am...with my Italian bike shorts, residing in San Francisco, and living as an openly gay man. Not that these things are necessarily related.:)

Now for something uplifting: "happiness revealed"