I will start this off with a little disclaimer, if you are a Trump supporter then this article will not cater to your tastes. As most of my readers have deduced, I am a gay cis male how has a strong affinity for LGBTQ history and making sure that it continues to be shared as … Continue reading Trump, What Is He Good For?
Are We Intimate?
In Can You Have Intimacy In Casual Relationships I talked about intimacy and various types of nontraditional relationships. My opinion was pretty close minded, I was writing from the viewpoint of a situation I had recently been acquainted with. One should write from an open-minded point of view and let the audience draw conclusions as they … Continue reading Are We Intimate?
Birthday Musings
With tomorrow being my birthday, I sit here and look back on what I have seen and experienced. June 1973 was when the Upstairs Lounge was set on fire and killed 32 people. At the time it was the largest mass killing of LGBTQ people. In the month of August, the first major LGBT event … Continue reading Birthday Musings
Sashay Into the Weekend
Most that know me are aware of my fascination with Todrick Hall. Im not a long time fan, as i didn't know he did American Idol or was on MTV. His appearances on RuPaul's Drag Race started my fascination. Here was this 30 year old man who has amazing vocal and dance talents and I … Continue reading Sashay Into the Weekend
The Curious Case of Candice Keller
We live in a world where we have measured freedom, often times we don’t realize just how limited it is. We can look back 60 years and see the strides we have made, how disease brought our community to the brink, and won the right to marry, should we choose to do so. We have … Continue reading The Curious Case of Candice Keller
Asian Lantern Festival August 2019
This year I got to go back to the Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. The lanterns were as awesome as last year but they were all new exhibits. It was as amazing as it was last year and the crowds seemed to be more mindful of photographers this year. Being 6'4 and … Continue reading Asian Lantern Festival August 2019
Gay Ol’ Summer
It is August and the summer is officially winding down. The days have already started to get shorter and the air has taken on a different quality. These are the last days for getting away, partying, and enjoying youthful behavior before fall sets in and all of our clothes have to go back on. Summer … Continue reading Gay Ol’ Summer
Trials to Change the Future
Okay, you can argue that it is a more accepting time in history than, let's say 1960, for being LGBTQ and that is true in a way. We are more out than we have ever been, there is more coverage in the media, and more people in positions of power speaking out about who they … Continue reading Trials to Change the Future
Seeing People For Who They Are
My recent article prompted some heated discussions on a Facebook group for Cleveland’s LGBTQ. Things like pronoun usage, gender identity, and sex are topics that have become something of a large amount of focus in recent years. And it is easy to understand why people have a hard time with the terms and usage. For … Continue reading Seeing People For Who They Are
Gender and Pronouns
Human Condition is defined as the characteristics, key events, and situations which compose the essentials of human existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and morality, as defined by yourdictionary.com. Life is the quintessential human condition because it is the sum of our existence. How the unique identifiers are understood by us is how … Continue reading Gender and Pronouns
Gay in the CLE 