Author: geohrinj

In one of my recent meanderings through Facebook, which sadly has become something I do multiple times a day, I happened on the following little ditty posted and credited to a web site named sun-gazing.com: “I’m too old for this

Once again in writing on the early years of Harry Hay’s queer activism, the late 1940’s and early 1950’s, I am relying heavily on the wonderful collection of Hay’s writings edited by Will Roscoe from 1996 and aptly called Radically

It has now been nearly 37 years since the second national Radical Fairie Gathering here in Colorado in the late summer of 1980. That event was the brainchild of Don Kilhefner, Harry Hay, John Burnside, and Mitch Walker with logistical

Sometime round 1993 my partner who was then suffering significant side effects from advanced HIV disease and near incapacitating peripheral neuropathy purchased two blue recliners.  We had them located in our basement right in front of the TV. They brought

If we loose Trump through impeachment, early retirement or most likely a big myocardial infarction that leaves us with Mike Pence. In addition to the negative qualities attributed above to Trump we get a toxic dose of homophobia. Pence truly

“Raindrops” was a topic that I was truly drawing a blank on though thanks I suppose to my Irish roots I love the rain and the more rainy days the better. Perhaps this explains in part my draw to those

This is a phrase I can actually personally embrace. It is one that I certainly hope is used to describe me, or my posture in the world, at least once in awhile. Though I am not sure anyone has ever

The first chapter of Judy Grahn’s wonderful tome Another Mother Tongue from 1984 deals extensively with the color purple and its historical meaning and connections to gay people. She posits both current and ancient connections to the color for us as a

Good grief where to begin with this topic? It could certainly be the title of a book with many, many chapters. As I have written in the past it has been the women in my life who have had the

Once you read the lyrics to the song True Colors made a famous hit by Cyndi Lauper back in 1986 you can see why it has been adapted as a Queer anthem and especially by certain LGBT youth groups. A great coming