When I first heard of the federal case for same sex marriage I agreed with some of the things I read. Maybe this was the wrong time. Maybe it was doomed to fail, based on the history of other challenges which weren’t supported by a majority on a state level. I’ve been there since, wondering […]
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As much as LGBT Americans have against them in 2009, it seems almost insignificant compared to life in the 1960’s. Social repression in the 1950’s and before resulted in a wave of rebellion in the 1960’s. LGBT Americans migrated to larger cities, and established a sizable population in Greenwich Village, NY. The city had laws
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Dog Tags Not Ratedâ¦Don’t ask- Don’t Tell Written and Directed by Damion Dietz Starring: Paul Preiss , Bart Fletcher , Amy Lindsay , Candy Clark Review by: Leon Velasco Rating of: One Thumb up It wasn’t one of the greatest movies I’ve seen. It was ok, but if it’s between this and say
Mardi Gra Mambo Author Greg Herren Review by: Leon Velasco Rating of: Two Thumbs way up. I am not very partial to mystery novels but this one was very good. The intricacies of each character mingling with others; the author doesn’t skip a beat. Very well thought out and the execution was great with
I am ashamed to admit that I attended my first Tulare/Kings Co. PFLAG meeting this afternoon. I’m not ashamed that I attended, only that this was my first time. What a wonderful group of people! I am so proud of and thankful for Steven and Joan Palmer. They are a marvelous couple who saw a
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All Over the Guy Rated R Director Julie Davis Starring Dan BucatinskyâRichard Ruccolo Sasha AlexanderâAdam Goldberg Review by Leon Velasco Rating: Two Thumbs Up This movie is a great light comedy of attraction, awkwardness of dating and getting to know each other, gay or straight. "4 friends , 3 guys , 2 couples⦠you do
Meet in the Middle Walk Review By: Leon Velasco & Joshua M. Ross My partner Joshua Ross and I were the first couple to arrive in the sign in station for Selma carpool. The group there was very kind, supportive and welcoming as we walked up to the booth. Everyone as they arrived was very
The Good Neighbor A Novel by Author Jay Quinn Review by: Leon Velasco Rating: Two Thumbs Up I had read this book and found that Being neighbors to a straight couple and certain boundaries can feel like they have been possibly crossed not only may exist in Ca, but in Florida as well as any
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Camp Courage and the -respect -empower-include” that I learned there, not just from the Camp Courage team, staff and speakers, but from the people I met from all over the valley. When I showed up that first day I really didn’t know what was going to happen. I was really thinking, here we go, we
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