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🏳️🌈 Born This They
Filed under: LGBTQThe singular they — that is, using the pronoun “they” as a non-gendered alternative for “he” or “she” — isn’t a new invention. In fact, it first emerged in English in the Fourteenth Century, according to the Oxford English Dictionary.… Keep reading …
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🏳️🌈 Transformational Technology
Filed under: LGBTQIf it weren’t for Lynn Conway, the Daily Dave wouldn’t be online. It would be handwritten. Or mimeographed. Or carved on a stone tablet. Conway, a trans woman, changed the way computers ran programs, and later revolutionized the way we… Keep reading …
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🏳️🌈 Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Since I wrote about baseball yesterday, let’s switch gears today and talk about … (checks notes) … baseball. Depending on who you ask, the first Pride night at an MLB stadium was held in 1994, 2000, or 2001. In 1994,… Keep reading …
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🏳️🌈 Up High!
Did you know that the high five was invented by a gay man? As the story goes, on October 2, 1977, L.A. Dodger Glenn Burke, the first MLB player to come out, was on deck and Dusty Baker was about… Keep reading …
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🏳️🌈 Gayskool: Friends of Judy
Filed under: LGBTQJinkx Monsoon, Seattle’s premier Jewish narcoleptic drag queen, lit up the gay internet last month with her uproarious — yet somehow reverent — impersonation of Judy Garland. I insist you watch it right now: Every gay man I know, except… Keep reading …
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🏳️🌈 It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Queer
Filed under: LGBTQIt’s June, which can only mean one thing1 — it’s Pride month! And that calls for another 30 days of Gayskool, my LGBTQ history project here at the Daily Dave. You can brush up on old Gayskool posts here. Come… Keep reading …
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Katrina and the Caves
Filed under: Travel & FoodThe Complimentary Spouse and I went to the Cave of the Winds near Colorado Springs yesterday. I’m happy to report that we didn’t have to wear miners’ helmets or get muddy — it was a pretty tourist-friendly place. As I… Keep reading …
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There’s no Questions Like The Four Questions Like no Questions I Know
Filed under: Four QuestionsWhat is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a short-sleeve blue shirt and a pair of shorts. Please alert Anna Wintour. What is making Dave happy today? Dave had a good day at work. What is Dave’s inspirational thought for… Keep reading …
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The Four Questions Have Been Thunderstruck
Filed under: Four QuestionsWhat is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a Victor Hedman Lighting jersey and a pair of khaki shorts. What is making Dave happy today? Dave and Complimentary Spouse are at the Lightning game. It’s a draw after one period,… Keep reading …
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Wake The Four Questions Up Before You Go-Go
Filed under: Four QuestionsWhat is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing a very nice pink polo shirt and a worn-out pair of basketball shorts. As someone who works from home, Dave only has to look good from the torso up. What is making Dave… Keep reading …