Why? BECAUSE gay men and lesbians are discriminated against in housing and employment AND because how we act is more important than who we are AND if we get harassed it's our problem AND if we get attacked we provoked it AND if we raise our voices we're flaunting ourselves Diesen Beitrag weiterlesen »

My Story What if I told you my story and for just one moment you understood. For just one moment when you saw a rainbow flag in front of you or a pink triangle or a Pride March you understood my victory. Diesen Beitrag weiterlesen »

Love a Word what is it that separates man from beast? strength, courage, thought, or will, No, it is more intangible than these. Diesen Beitrag weiterlesen »

A Poem of Hope 'twas batterd and scarred and the auctioneer thought it hardly worth his while to waste much time on the old violin but he held it up with a smile. Diesen Beitrag weiterlesen »

Comes a Dawn

After a while you learn the subtle difference
Between holding a hand and chaining a soul,
And you learn that love doesn’t mean leaning
And that company doesn’t mean security,
And you begin to learn that kisses aren’t contracts
And that presents aren’t promises,
And you begin to accept your defeats
With your head up and your eyes open,
With grace of maturity, not the grief of a child.
And you learn to build all your roads on Today
Because Tomorrow’s ground
Is too uncertain for plans, and futures have
A way of falling down in mid-flight.
After a while you learn that even sunshine
Burns if you get too much.
So plant your own garden and decorate
Your own soul, instead of waiting
For someone to bring you flowers.
And you learn that you really can endure…
That you really are strong
And you really do have worth.
And you learn and learn and learn…
With every goodbye you learn.

Author Unknown

FOR THE STRAIGHT FOLKS WHO DON'T MIND GAYS BUT WISH THEY WEREN'T SO BLATANT You know, some people got a lot of nerve. Sometimes I don't believe the things I see and hear. Have you met the woman who's shocked by two women kissing and, in the same breath, tells you she is pregnant? BUT gays, shouldn't be so blatant. Diesen Beitrag weiterlesen »

Das Gedicht, das bei der Beerdigung in "Vier Hochzeiten und ein Todesfall'' gelesen wird, stammt von W.H. Auden, einem im englischsprachigen Raum relativ bekannten, fast schon als schwulen Kultdichter zu bezeichnenden Autor. In der Gedichtsammlung von Auden heißt es einfach "XX''. Diesen Beitrag weiterlesen »

Does It Matter? My father asked if I am gay. I said Does it matter? He said, No not really. I said Yes. He said Get out of my house. I guess it mattered. Diesen Beitrag weiterlesen »