Posted in October 2013 …
In Appreciation of Ivri Lider
This is “Bo (Your Soul)” by Ivri Lider, which is so beautiful: “Mishehu Pa’am” never ever gets old: Another favorite song by this gorgeous man is “The Man I Love”: And “Tamid Ahava”:
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A Response to Chris Faraone
In an article by columnist, Chris Faraone, called “THE TRITE STUFF: THE CASE AGAINST DONNIE WAHLBERG” in which I believe he fails to recognize that anyone who is a member of a boy band are really taking part in a marketing ploy targeted very specifically towards young teenage girls, and New Kids On The Block … Continue reading
Support for ENDA grows as Senate vote nears
Originally posted on National LGBTQ Task Force Blog:
Since Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced on Monday that the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) will come up for a vote before Thanksgiving, support for the legislation has steadily grown. As we noted yesterday, Sen. Bill Nelson has signed on as a co-sponsor. Both Senators Pryor and…
America’s Post-Racial Society?
Ever since Barack Obama won his first election in 2008, there has been a certain amount of media and social push that we in fact have “transcended race.” Rather than say we are beyond race, this MSNBC article suggests that all issues are “racialized” since Obama took office in 2008: Since the presidential election of … Continue reading
Fitness Model: Philip Fusco
The Versus Mentality
There is such a fantasy that we should exist in a society that presents with an either one, or the other. It has roots in religious beliefs that one act means choosing evil over choosing good. Seldom is such a choice actually presented to us. Indeed, competition in itself can be a very healthy practice, … Continue reading
Happiness is a Choice
“I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition.” ~ Martha Washington We are all the architects of our own happiness. It is certainly not a goal, … Continue reading
On Relationships with Other Men
I am well known to have a fondness for other men. The right type of guys often have a special place in my heart. This fondness for other men isn’t confined to the homosexual narrative that it’s only a physical attraction. Certainly, a physical attraction is a part of this fondness, but not the entirety … Continue reading
A Look at My Newfoundland/Canadian Cousins
Not long ago I began an endeavor to look into my family genealogy, I didn’t know what I would expect to find, and I certainly didn’t expect to have Canadian cousins who were highly active individuals. It began when I came into contact with another cousin of mine, who also happened to live in Massachusetts. … Continue reading
I Joined Arlington Street Church on Sunday
On October 20th, 2013, for what has seemed like a strange turn of events, I officially joined the Arlington Street Church! It was a beautiful ceremony from beginning to end. I am so excited to have such a great congregation as my new family. “Freedom is the will to be responsible to ourselves.” – Friedrich … Continue reading
What I Am Appreciative Of
Some days are harder than others, where I reach an utter breaking point emotionally and slide into a hugely negative attitude, but that doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate what I have. I am not in an unhealthy relationship with another person. It’s so true that I am single, but being worse than single is being needy … Continue reading
Victory: Same-Sex Marriages to Start in New Jersey
Originally posted on National LGBTQ Task Force Blog:
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force celebrates the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court not to issue a stay in the decision that allows marriage for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the Garden State. New Jersey Superior Court Judge Mary Jacobson found last…
Feminist Frequency: Tropes vs. Women
When it comes to this trope, I can give a great example that is also not mentioned. The Doctor’s companion, Clara Oswin Oswald, who helps the depressed, lonesome Doctor get a new thrill for life in The Snowmen. She is also a caregiver, a nanny, and the real Clara in modern day London happens to … Continue reading
On Relationships
With a recent release of Autobiography by Morrissey, detailing his first relationship with another man named Jake Owen Walters in his mid-30s. This article from The Guardian explains: When he met Jake Owen Walters, he writes, “for the first time in my life the eternal ‘I’ becomes ‘we’, as, finally, I can get on with … Continue reading
‘I was born to save the Doctor’: A Look at Clara in The Name of The Doctor
I have re-watched The Name of the Doctor several times, and no matter how many times I watch it again, I still remain extremely irritated by the same scenes. It’s a problem to have a love for a show that exhibits some really cool ideas, yet depicts scenes that happens to make me clinch my … Continue reading
Feminist Frequency: Damsel in Distress Series – Tropes vs Women in Video Games
These are really worth watching these videos and understanding how video games disempower, brutalize, and violence against women as a common theme. I have been a gamer for quite some time, and being well aware of this unfortunate theme in video games, generally have stuck to games that don’t depict this so much. I have … Continue reading
Living without the Confines of Religion
I have a found a place of great comfort inside, a well of knowledge and experience, that isn’t taught to me by religious teachings. It’s my ideals that I find matter most, not which religion, if any, I happen to believe in. I grew up in Cambridge with influences from my great-grandmother, Ida Cox, and … Continue reading
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