The guys at Andrew Christian are really enhancing my Facebook feed! If you ever hear I’ve had a heart attack, these kind of things are probably why…
oohhh… they’re killing me!
December 16, 2012
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Another indulgence, this from Andrew Christian
December 11, 2012
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Stoney L., an Andrew Christian customer from Louisiana
The Andrew Christian (underwear company who’s target customers are young gay men) website, here. NSFW
Jimmiejoe a sports fan? Well, yes and no.
December 6, 2012
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I’m not into sports, but I’m sometimes a fan.
Speaking of fans, I think I need one.
The things I didn’t know
December 1, 2012
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On Friday, November 30, I attended a special showing of the documentary “How to survive a plague”, shown in Fresno. Using archival video, the film showcases the efforts of ACT UP and TAG during the early years in the battle against AIDS.
I think what amazes me the most is how much of this battle I was oblivious to, even though I was a young adult at the time. I recognized some of the media coverage of events from having seen it on television while it was happening, but I was unaware, even as recently as Thursday last, that most of the impetuous that drove research was due to pressure imposed by these groups.
Presented in a chronological progression, the challenges faced by those infected, as the community struggled to deal with this mysterious new killer, are laid out for the viewer. The continuing dismissal by those in power of the victims of this illness, the slow movement in funding and research as the death toll climbed, and the clear impression given by many that those infected with HIV simply got what they deserved, are all things of which I was aware.
What I didn’t know, and now completely changes my outlook on a history that I lived through, is how the protests and actions of ACT UP and TAG were instrumental in forcing government and the pharmaceutical industry to respond. It becomes clear that thousands, hundreds of thousands, or perhaps even millions more would have died without the concerted efforts of a relatively few people, many of whom were also suffering from AIDS.
Letters to the Editor – Does SB 1172 protect children, or usurp parental rights?
October 27, 2012
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The fingers have been flying recently, writing letters to the editor. Our local paper, The Visalia Times Delta, published on October 24 a letter bemoaning the recently passed SB 1172. The California legislature passed, and Governor Brown signed, legislation that outlaws “reparative” therapy for anyone under the age of 18. Predictably, the right wing is furious with this blatant usurpation of parental rights. The writer of Wednesday’s letter seems to feel that parental rights trump any other concerns, and that disproven and harmful therapies are justifiable if parents think they are acceptable. I wrote a response. You can read both after the jump.
NOH8 picture finally available!
August 30, 2012
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It has occurred to me…
August 29, 2012
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It’s a shame there aren’t more (any) out gay deputies at my department. During a quiet spell tonight, I was thinking about the dispatch tradition I’ve been unable to uphold in my 18 years here.
In all those years, I’m pretty sure I’m the only (single) dispatcher that has not had some kind of gossip-worthy relationship with a deputy or officer.
I’m a bit bummed by that.
Oh well, guess it’s just not meant to be.
Really, who could resist this face?
I’ve been Bouska’d! Start the clock…
July 13, 2012
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Friday the 13th. Not scary at all. A bit nervous, perhaps, meeting a photographer of Adam Bouska’s caliber, and having him take my picture, but that went well, and the ominous date faded to a faint memory as the event kicked off (not that I’m superstitious or anything). Adam is a friendly guy, obviously talented (look at the NOH8 pics!), and he and his team have the shoots humming along like a well-oiled machine. Even got a hug at the end of my shoot! He and his partner are both genuinely nice, friendly guys, and made all of us feel at ease, even as they kept the line moving. With almost 800 people who Facebooked a RSVP to attend, there’s a lot of pictures to take!
If you’d like to have your picture taken, be sure and check out the NOH8 Campaign‘s site, and see if they’re coming to a city near you soon! If so, get in line like the rest of us, and join in the campaign.
Larger images of the above pictures after the jump.
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I didn’t get the fashion gene…
December 2, 2012
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December 1, 2012
I’ve never been sure about this whole suit-jacket-jacket-over-just-a-tee-shirt thing, it always seemed a bit… well, incomplete, I suppose. Most everyone I’ve seen doing it, however, has looked fine, so I thought I’d give it a try. It seems to work, for a picture anyway. I’m still not sure about wearing one with blue jeans, although, again, everyone I’ve seen out and about that way looks good (that may have more to do with them looking fine no matter what, than it does with anything they happen to be wearing at any particular moment. I’m looking at you, Ted).
I’m a bit annoyed with the Gay Gods for sending me down with incomplete DNA. No fashion gene, no decorating gene, no dancing gene…. I feel a bit like a rainbow flag with several colors missing!
BTW, the red marks on my neck don’t indicate anything more than my electric razor irritates sometimes, and I had just shaved. And for some reason, I get two spots on my chin when using digital cameras to take pictures. From my Kodak camera, to the iPhone, splotches show up in the strangest places, and are generally not visible to the naked eye. I’m not sure where all that gray is coming from that shows up in my hair in these pictures. It doesn’t seem to be there in my mirror!
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