Given the ongoing coverage of the shooting in Orlando, it is going to be hard to come up with a new angle. So I can just share a personal one. I am disheartened, but what has happened. I look back on my history, the gay history, and see massacres stretching back. So today we find […]
Category Archives: LGBT
June
29
My attitude towards Pride has changed from dismissal to respect
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
Originally posted on The Alteran Blog:
I used to think privilege was a nonsense concept, and I used to think that Pride was unnecessary. These two misconceptions are related. Privilege, loosely defined, is what some people have when they enjoy social advantages by virtue of belonging to a certain group. Privilege (as well as being…
June
28
The Power of Pride
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
In early June my best friend and I had a lengthy discussion around the role of Gay Pride in today’s society. He proposed that Pride still had a every important position in gay culture. I thought the celebration had its day and was grasping on to relevancy. Then the Supreme Court ruling happened. As you grow […]
June
27
Puerto Rican Orlando Cruz is First Openly Gay Boxer
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
Originally posted on Stephanie Nolasco:
Credit: FOX News Latino Puerto Rican featherweight boxer Orlando Cruz is the first openly gay man in the sport’s history. “I’ve been fighting for more than 24 years and as I continue my ascendant career, I want to be true to myself,” said the 31 year old to USA Today.…
June
26
#LoveWins
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
Originally posted on Gay Travel America:
courtesy of google June 26, 2015, USA became the 21st country to legalize same sex marriage. Hoorah! to LGBT community and to the world. All US states and US territories can legally issue marriage license to our beloved brothers and sisters of the same gender. Finally, Love wins. After the…
May
31
AIDS LifeCycle 2015
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
Today is the first day of AIDS LifeCycle (ALC). This is my first time, in several years, that I haven’t participated in the ride. ALC participants make a bold statement that there is much work to be done in the fight against HIV/AIDS. AIDS LifeCycle is a fully supported, 7-day bike ride from San Francisco to Los […]
