Issue 417
April Showers Bring Bitch Flowers Reprises
No plans to go out of town because of soaring gas prices? Then, the fourth-annual April Showers Bring Bitch Flowers on May 27 is the place to be! The event stars the ultimate party doll, Bitch Flowers, along with the emcee doll of the North, Camille Collins, and the dirty gurl doll, Krystal Kleer. This…
Hope—Not Ho-Hum
As another Pride celebration draws near, one contemplates the consumerism, the crowds, and the assimilation supplanting more rough and rowdy Prides of the past. More communities are celebrating, more GLBT folks and allies, and just plain citizenry, are joining in. The Stonewall Uprising’s 42nd anniversary is just around the corner (June 28), and while the…
Lucky Lady Listener Q&A
I really do have the bestest bevy of listeners in all the world of podcasting. From Rehoboth Beach to Reykjavik, Iceland, my lucky lady listeners are the fabulous furnace that keeps my creative fires burning. They send me gifts and greetings. They challenge my thoughts, and help shape my opinions. They’re pretty much my queen’s…
Contain Yourself
No other type of gardening offers instant gratification in the way a container garden can. It is fun to help guests put winning combinations together at Tangletown Gardens—sending them home with a sure recipe for success, and a guarantee to be the envy of their neighbors. In a matter of a few hours, one can…
Big Gay News
First Openly Gay Justice Confirmed to Massachusetts High Court The Boston Globe reports that veteran appeals court judge Barbara Lenk, who is openly gay, won confirmation to a seat on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. She becomes the first openly gay judge to serve on the state’s highest court. Lenk had the full support of…
It’s Just Plain Wrong
Same-sex marriage. Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. Blood donation. Whenever I am confronted with yet another reminder that, as a gay man in the United States, I am, in fact, not treated as an equal member of society by my own government, I want to turn the page, flip the channel, turn off the radio, and…
Redeeming Qualities
I think the Minneapolis Police Department’s gun redemption program is a pretty cool idea. I like the thought of taking Grandpa’s old World War II service revolver (which he used to defend Fort Snelling Cemetery from marauding squirrel attacks) down to my local police station, and trading it in for tickets to Wrestlemania. I heard…
An Ill Wind with Great Hair
I was awakened this morning by an ill wind. This wind was covered with fur and teeth. This wind has a name: Fredo and Livia. They are my miniature schnauzers, and they are a pair of thugs. They wake me each morning by slapping me with their oversized panda paws. The attack this morning seemed…
Ms. Behavior©
Dear Ms. Behavior: My ex-partner, Suzanna, and I, who were together for six years, broke up amicably but sadly a couple of years ago. All was OK between us until she got a new girlfriend, Amber, who was very jealous. I took a graceful step back, figuring that Amber either would chill out or be…
When Happiness Knows Your Name
The pursuit of happiness includes freedom to love for same-sex people. Look up from this page and around the room you’re in. No, seriously. Do it. Pwease. If you’re at a salon waiting your turn, look at the stylist laughing with his client. If you’re in a coffee shop, look at the charmingly awkward not-a-first-date-’cause-it’s-just-coffee-date…
