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Gay Pride, Gay Marriage and Decent Society

By Jose Zapatero, Prime Minister of Spain. Excerpts from speech upon passing Spain’s historic human rights legislation.

“‘We are not legislating, honorable members, for people far away and not known by us. “‘We are enlarging the opportunity for happiness to our neighbors, our coworkers, our friends, and our families: at the same time we are making a more decent society, because a decent society is one that does not humiliate its members.
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Weeks 6-8: Knowing is Essential

“Assumptions are the termites of relationships.” –Henry Winkler

It is easy for us males in the gay world to have assumptions about each other. I think that’s why such thing as special symbols were born; so that we could help diminish unnecessary assumptions.

The Hanky Color Code which grew out of the modern gay movement of the mid-20th Century is one such system of symbols. Wearing certain colors of cloth or a chain or set of keys on the left side of your body said to others that you were a “top”; wearing them on the right side let them know that you were a bottom. This made life a bit easier and less of a guessing game. Read the rest of this entry »

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How to Manifest a Soul Mate

In her (yes, one of wombed energy) article titled “How to Manifest a Soul Mate” (SelfGrowth.com), Arielle Ford notes that she believes in the many-branched ancient Chinese science of Feng Shui and had a master of the practice to come to her new home and help her designate rooms and spaces.

I became faintly aware of Feng Shui through a co-worker. I learned at the time that it could involved layout and organizing but never thought about it applying to other things. The applicability to other things seems obviouse to me. In fact maybe you (like I have) will make note of things in your own home and bedroom and in your personal life which might benefit from Fen Shuiing.

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Weeks 1-5: Imagination

“Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.” - John Lennon

I could say that to myself for every time I see a “heterosexual” advertisement where they often appear (TV, movies, road signs, email service provider portal screens…) without a “homosexual” counterpart.

What types of scenarios might we see if imagination were to overtake the limited “reality” of such marketing? Not that we need more print and visual advertisement and marketing. It would be more like replacing some of the current scenarios with ones from LBGT perspectives. Imagine that food ad with the partner cooking for a happy spouse, and both of them being guys! Or two guys married to each other and one of them asking for some house chore to be done, or picking the kids up from school, or dealing with the in-laws?

The possibilities could go on and on and that’s imagination.
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