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Just the Axe, Ma’am
Filed under: EntertainmentThe Complimentary Spouse and I are at the Jobsite Theater tonight to see Lizzie, a rock musical about axe murderer Lizzie Borden. I’d be neglecting my responsibilities as the world’s most cromulent Simpsons expert if I didn’t point out that… Keep reading …
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The Best Laid Plans of Dogs and Men
The hand-off was supposed to go down late at night on November 8, 2019, on Calle Compostela in the old part of Havana. There he was, resting in a doorway, indifferent to his surroundings. The street wasn’t too busy or… Keep reading …
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🏳️🌈 The Big, Boring Impact of Obergefell
This polite tirade started as a really short LinkedIn post but just kept growing. Yesterday was the eighth anniversary of the Obergefell v. Hodges decision, which made marriage equality the law of the United States. Looking back at the joyous… Keep reading …
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🏳️🌈 What the Doctor Ordered
Filed under: LGBTQOn a flight from Tampa to Chicago in 2011, the Complimentary Spouse and I sat in front of two men lamenting political correctness and the decline of religion in public life. One said he hoped Michelle Bachman would enter the… Keep reading …
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🏳️🌈 Selling Out
Filed under: LGBTQDepending on which expert you talk to, Americans see between 3,000 and 10,000 ads daily. If you’ve been paying attention, you’ve noticed a shift in the way these ads — well, some of them — speak to and interact with LGBTQ… Keep reading …
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🏳️🌈 History’s a Drag
Filed under: LGBTQDrag was around for a long, long time before RuPaul smeared some Vaseline on a low-resolution camera and launched Drag Race in 2009.1 Men have been dressing as women for entertainment for centuries — what, you didn’t learn about Shakespeare?… Keep reading …
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🏳️🌈 Thank You for the Music
Music doesn’t lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music. Jimi Hendrix Yesterday, I wrote about dance music. Today, let’s talk about music in general. For LGBTQ people, music reflects… Keep reading …
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🏳️🌈 Dancing Queens
What do gay men enjoy more than a dance song? The extended dance remix of the same dance song! OK, there’s a bit of stereotyping going on there, but lots of gay men go gaga for Gaga, wanna be Madonna1,… Keep reading …
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🏳️🌈 Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves
Let’s jump into a recent controversy to kick off Gayskool ’23. The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence have been in the news because they were invited, disinvited, and re-invited to the L.A. Dodgers Pride Night planned for June 16. (As Daily… Keep reading …
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Our Dirty History on Display
Filed under: WhatnotAt a fundraiser at the Portico Cafe1 Friday night, the Complimentary Spouse noticed something out of the corner of his eye and pointed at it. “There are somebody’s ashes on that shelf.” I looked and didn’t see an urn. “Where?”… Keep reading …