Monthly Archives: January 2013

Taylor Meets Zac on the Red Carpet of Hollywood

What happens when the wolf pack leader of Forks meets the Wildcat basketball captain from East High. This is also known as when Taylor meets Zac on the red carpet of Hollywood.

January 15

Henry’s Tacos Stands Down

Weird to put a post up about a taco stand. But for 51 years Henry’s Tacos served meals to Los Angeles and we loved them for it. In high school we used to sneak off and get food at Henry’s because it beat the roach coach that came by our school. Due to a disagreement […]

January 14

The Trouble with Normal

“Normal is not something to aspire to, it’s something to get away from.” #JodieFoster #HFPA #GoldenGlobes The trouble with normal is that it implies there is something wrong or abnormal about life’s most creative, engaging, and unique aspects. Oh yeah… And you didn’t have to come out tonight Jodie, but welcome to the “out” community. To see Foster’s full […]

An AIDS Free Generation by 2015

As I prepare to kickoff the fundraising and training for my second AIDS LifeCycle, I am reminded of what Liz Taylor once said: “It is bad enough that people are dying of AIDS, but no one should die of ignorance.” AIDS is more than a syndrome, it is the wicked witch, the evil queen, the […]

A Eulogy for PFLAG Founder – Jeanne Manford

40 years ago, a schoolteacher started Parents, Families, & Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) without the benefit of any of the technology that today makes a grassroots movement so easy to organize. No Internet. No cellphones. Just a deep love for her son and a sign reading “Parents of Gays: Unite in Support for […]

San Francisco Mourns the Loss of an Icon

One of San Francisco’s twin Brown sisters has died. Who are the Brown Sisters you ask? Vivian and her twin, Marian, were San Francisco landmarks for decades, dressing in meticulously matching outfits strolling in Union Square. They even caught the eye of San Francisco Chronicle columnist Herb Caen. I only saw them a few times, […]

The Time I Pulled a Liz Lemon

This season one of the greatest shows on TV will exit stage left for the last time: 30 Rock. I have found many of my most hilarious pop culture references in Tina Fey’s prose. But this post isn’t about that series finale. It is about the time (or to be more accurate – a time) […]

Sign of the Times from Washington State

#MarriageEquality #LGBT #MEdayWA

January 10

Comedians are the Modern Poets

To understand Dov Davidoff’s humor you really only need to know two things about this New Jersey native: 1) he grew up in a junkyard and 2) lost his virginity to a prostitute in Mexico at the age of 12. If that doesn’t make you real, I don’t know what does. Comedians are the modern poets, […]

January 09

Distinguishing Between the Gay Scene and Gay Community

Often in media and conversation, we confuse the gay scene with the gay community. The drinking, sex, and frivolousness found in the gay scene (and found in the straight scene as well, see Exhibit A – Jersey Shore Cast Photo) are not distinguished with the high rates of philanthropy and low rates of crime present […]