Posted in life, tagged equal rights, equality, gay life, gay marriage, Hillary, Hillary Clinton, lesbian life, LGBT families, LGBTQ, same sex relationships, same-sex marriage, transgender on June 25, 2015| 1 Comment »
Anyone in the LGBTQ community can and will sincerely appreciate this video!
I am grateful, and I am hopeful that America will move ever closer to total inclusion for all of it’s citizens regardless of race, color of the skin, country of origin, spiritual beliefs …
…or sexual orientation.
Thank you Hillary for standing with LGBT families!
Posted in life, tagged bisexual, gay life, gay rights, gender fluidity, lesbian, lesbian life, lesbians, pansexual, Pride, transgender on June 25, 2015| Leave a Comment »
It has been so long since we have made the time to attend Pride festivities. We used to love to attend the festivals and parades in Portland. But since we have lived near Philly, life has just been so busy that when June rolls around (my favorite month) we just have not made it to the City of Brotherly Love to enjoy the Pride season.
What is Pride all about in your community? What does Pride month mean to you? What has been your favorite part about the festivities? Mine used to be simply walking in public with my partner hand-in-hand with no one staring at us like we were some sort of societal pariah.
Years ago, before FB and G+ and other social media, in the blog world this season was also an opportunity to share one’s “coming out” story. Here’s a couple links to posts that I shared way back then. What is your coming out story? What does LGBTQ mean to you?
Posted in attitudes, behavior, Bible and homosexuality, blogging, faith, friends, Gay Christians, GLBT Christians, GLBTQ Christians, inspiration, lesbian life, Reflections, religion, sexuality and spirituality, spirituality, thoughts, tagged church, faith, Gay Christians, gay life on October 29, 2009|
Posted in equal rights, gay pride, gay rights, GLBT, HRC, lesbian, lesbian life, lesbians, LGBT, LGBT rights, life, Pride, queer, summer, tagged coming out, gay life, lesbian, lesbionic woman, Portland, Pride on June 12, 2009|
Posted in attitudes, behavior, coming out, friends, lesbian life, life, musings, Pride, Reflections, thoughts, tagged Bible and homosexuality, choices, coming out, coming out of the closet, gay life, lesbian life, Pride on February 25, 2009| 8 Comments »
No matter how long someone has been living “out,” it seems that there are always speed bumps along the road of life. Many of these speed bumps in my life come in the form of bumping into people that I have not seen or heard from in years… sometimes decades!
All over again the anxiety rises, the risk presents itself, the closet threatens to enclose.
A decision presents itself.
Is this person important enough in the scope of my life to risk the “rejection” by coming out all over again to? Or were they just a passing acquaintance that I would be better off to simply “drive on over” at 15 mph?
I faced that question again this week. I chose a little of both. To the person I really had a meaningful friendship with, I authentically and unapologetically “came out” to (and it went very well!). To a few other folks who really were not much more than proverbial speed bumps in my life… I just smiled and drove on by.
So, this life… this thing of “becoming who I am”… of being willing to be fully me… is a lifelong journey. Clearly different for each one of us. But I am willing to face the bumps along the road when they arise and enjoy the scenery as much as possible in the meantime. What have your coming out or “pride” experiences been like?
Posted in blogging, funny, gardening, gay life, humor, lesbian life, random, tagged gay life, humor, travelocity gnome on October 8, 2008|
Posted in coming out, family, gay life, lesbian life, lifestyle, musings, tagged coming out, family, gay life, lesbian life on October 7, 2008|
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Burning or building bridges in the community? 