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Clay Aiken came out. On the cover of People magazine. I know a lot of folks are rolling their eyes, but I've been thinking about all those middle aged ladies who like to listen to Clay. People tend to idealize their cultural heros, so I'm suspecting a lot of “Christian” wimmin are spinning him from scary […]
Well, I'm soon off for my Vacation Day 2 Adventure — a much delayed, highly anticipated “coffee” with Bram of The Pittsburgh Comet. We are meeting at Amani International Coffeehouse on the Northside. Amani is in between webpages, so I can't post a working link. I have been rah-rahhing Steel City Stonewall to hold an […]
Oh, those naughty little penguins and their homosexual desires. I know this post is going to attract at least 37 google searches desperate to identify a homosexual tidbit about a professional hockey player, but I am referring to “And Tango Makes Three” which topped the charts of the book most often challenged in school and […]
One of our favorite bloggers has just reported that John McCain's Chief of Staff, Mark Buse, is an openly gay man. Mike Rogers has the details. After I finish shuddering that yet another talented queer person is lending themselves to a virulently anti-gay agenda, I'll be with you. Western Pennsylvania was home to two of […]
Last week, I posted a little banner to help generate some donations for Bitch magazine — my favorite (and among Ledcat's top 5). While the little weiner dog indicator doesn't seem to work, the good news is that they met their fundraising goal in 3 days! The flip side is that independent voices in the […]
Here are some articles I would like to read in the City Paper. In no particular order. 1. Who are the Flower People? You know them. They walk up and down the lanes of traffic at busy intersections, hawking flowers. There is one older gentleman along Penn Avenue. I want to buy flowers b/c I […]
The Post-Gazette's “Next Page” featured a fascinating article on the implementation of deliberative polling around marriage issues. My interpretation of this process is that it strives to create an informed voter, rather than create systemic changing dialogue grounded in consensus. At the core of deliberative polling lies the belief that to develop an informed opinion […]
Last night, Ledcat and I stayed up very late to go see John McIntire's show at a new season of Late Night Cabaret at Theater Square. It was a fun evening with lots of snark and wonderful off the cuff comments. And in the great Pittsburgh tradition, the panel on sexism and racism included three […]
Today's Post-Gazette includes a reflection from a member of Calvary Episcopal Church on the impending vote of the local diocese to leave the US branch and join a more conservative branch. It is very flourishy, too much so for a beautiful late summer Sunday in the sense that I prefer to go for a drive […]
Two articles in today's Post-Gazette caught my attention. First, the ongoing drama of the Pittsburgh Episcopals. First, the local diocese decides to vote themselves off the American Episcopal Church island over the ordination of woman and gays. A few Pittsburgh churches stay on the island. Then the island itself (American Church – stay with me) […]
