Follow our national / international gay news and blogging site on Twitter! We’re at @Queerlandia
See our blog at Queerlandia.com
Follow Queerlandia on Twitter!
March 17, 2011
Gay, News, Personal gay blog, queerlandia Leave a comment
When I Should Have Known
February 24, 2011
commentary, Gay, Personal atheist, being out, coming out, Gay, gays in visalia, Jim Reeves 3 Comments
That’s me, back in 1969 or so. Twelve years old. One important thing in my life happened right about then, and a second important thing didn’t. I wrote about the first thing in a blog posted to Tulare County Atheists some time ago. This blog is about the second thing, the one that didn’t happen. At least not for another 25 years.
I had a “girlfriend” when I was 5 years old. We attended the same kindergarten class in Tacoma. I remember calling her my girlfriend, and I think she called me her boyfriend, but I’m not sure either of us really thought much of the designation. For me, it might have been more something my father suggested. She and I only interacted in school, since we didn’t live close to each other. We didn’t really play that much together, and other than the status of “girlfriend”, I really don’t recall much about her. I think her name was the same as my sister’s, Sherry, but I could be mis-remembering that. We moved after the end of the school year, and I never saw her again. I don’t recall being upset about that. Maybe that was the first clue?
That was it for girlfriends up until my senior year in high school. Second clue? Perhaps.
I should have figured out the second thing right about the same time I figured out the first. But there was a big difference between being OK about being an atheist, and being OK about being gay.
Busy Day for Marriage Equality (via Queer Visalia)
February 23, 2011
Gay, News ag-eric-holder, doj-will-not-defend-doma, DOMA, marriage equality, President Obama Leave a comment
via Queer Visalia
Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach Gets Good News
February 18, 2011
commentary, Gay, News dont-ask-dont-tell, gay military men, Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach Leave a comment
I Want YOU - For The US Air Force!
On December 22, 2010, I posted this picture and a link to NOH8’s website where it and others of military men affected by Don’t Ask Don’t Tell could be found.
Now the latest news about the status of Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach, the Air Force officer in this picture:
The South Bend Tribune reports that the Air Force has informed Lt. Col. Fehrenbach that he will be retired with his full rank and pension on October 1, 2011. This effectively cancels the discharge proceedings that were in progress since he was involuntarily outed in 2008.
“It was a great sense of relief. I didn’t expect it,” said Fehrenbach, 41, a 1991 University of Notre Dame graduate, in a telephone interview with the Tribune Tuesday from Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho.
For nearly three years, Fehrenbach has been in a battle to save his career because of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy — a policy that was overturned in late 2010.
With no further explanation, the military in January sent Fehrenbach new orders: Effective Sept. 30, he will be retired from active duty at his current rank and with his pension. He’ll serve out the remaining months of his military duty at his current desk job at the base in Idaho.
Visalia Couple Do The “Impossible” – for 35 years (via Queer Visalia)
February 12, 2011
commentary, Gay, News gay marriage, gay-relationships, long-term-relationships, ralph-josephs, same sex marriage, slade-childers Leave a comment
via Queer Visalia
A Valentine’s Day Special Interview (via Queer Visalia)
February 10, 2011
Gay, News long-term-gay-relationships, valentines-day, visalia-gay-men Leave a comment
via Queer Visalia
Newlyweds Billed For Announcement Never Published (via Queer Dallas)
February 8, 2011
commentary, Gay, News couple-billed-for-announcement-that-didnt-run, dallas-morning-news, dante-walkup, mark-reed-walkup, same sex marriage Leave a comment
via Queer Dallas
Gay Porn Star – Straight and Married (via Queer Landia)
January 25, 2011
commentary, Gay gay-for-pay-porn-actor, marie-claire, reece-jacobs, reece-rideout Leave a comment
via Queer Landia
Should I Be Worried?
January 18, 2011
commentary, Gay, geek, Personal jim reeves crimes, jim reeves gay, search engine results 1 Comment
It makes me wonder, sometimes.
Today, while doing some of my Editorial chores at QueerNetworks, I noticed a search engine term that landed someone on QueerVisalia. Some of the entries make me wonder at times just what is going on in some people’s minds.
I’ve seen things like “Jim Reeves gay porn star” (yeah, there is a gay porn actor with the stage name Jim Reeves. It’s not me. Really. He’s hot. And hung.), and “Jim Reeves gay” (if they’re asking about me, the answer is “yes”. If about the porn actor, still “yes”. If the country-western singer of the late 50’s and early 60’s, “no”, as far as I know.).
Today’s search engine query was “Jim Reeves crimes”. Now that has me a bit scared. Especially since the link in the return brought them to QueerVisalia.com!
JimmieJoe / KC6YRU 
Sailor punished for accidental sleepover (via Queer Landia)
March 5, 2011
Jim Reeves commentary, Gay, News bryan-mcgee, Gay, leadership, LGBT, naval-nuclear-power-training-command, navy, petty-officer, south-carolina, stephen-jones, united-states Leave a comment
The military is making progress, but there are still plenty of bigots and homophobes in the ranks. We can only hope that some higher-up will put a stop to this eventually. It certainly does not reflect well on the Navy.
via Queer Landia
Share this: