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Ask yourself first
A good friend of mine and his wife are expecting their first baby soon. It’s all very exciting. This little…
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The Lost Generation of Old New York
Picture it, Manhattan, Lincoln Center, September, 2001. A young man with alabaster skin, perky lips, dark brown eyes the color…
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Queen Acres
A few summers ago, sitting poolside with my husband Jewell and my cousin Joy, we started singing the theme song…
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Just be nice
We spent a lot of time when the boys were growing up reminding them that words matter, actions matter more,…
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Why we still show up: Reflections of another Q Lagoon Day
Last weekend, a few hundred of us spent a July afternoon at Lagoon, just riding roller coasters together. I’ve organized…
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Creep: Lindsey Graham
U.S. Senator Graham (R-South Carolina) died of a hardened heart (no, seriously) on July 11 at age 71. He’d been…
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My first rural Pride parade
I’ve lived in so many places, let’s just say that it’s necessary for me to count on my fingers just…
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Dear July
You arrive, as you always do, while the glitter is still settling. The flags are coming down this week off…
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Semisesquicentennial; look it up
You may not have heard of the artist John Trumbull, but you’ve definitely seen his most famous painting: Declaration of…
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What a sitcom character taught me about Pride
Just before I turned 12, a new sitcom aired on TV, Three’s Company. The plot was pretty simple: facing the…
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