Whatever else he was, Michael Jackson will always be a tragic figure to me. Phenomenally talented and by all counts a sensitive soul, let us hope that whatever demons he wrestled have died with him.
Rest in peace, Michael.

Joe.My.God (re)posts his annual response to the hand-wringing that invariably follows Pride season. Folk with assimilationist tendencies fret about the “freak show” that can only hurt our chances to be accepted by society at large. Joe does an excellent job of responding to such impulses and I couldn’t agree more. I would only add that [...]

It was the most polite event I’ve been to since I can remember. But then I wasn’t a street preacher.
On the northwest corner, a couple of preachers were telling passersby they were going to hell, and in turn being told to “[deleted] off.”
The one with the “Homo Sex is Sin” sign was besieged by a [...]

Only Aussie Bum…

I saw Swan Lake at the Vienna Opera House when I was on my mission. I left somewhat underwhelmed and haven’t been really big on ballet ever since. Maybe it was because we were in the stehplaetze (standing places) and even with rails to lean on, three hours is a damn long time to be [...]

It’s funny. I was actually thinking about this very thing the other day. “Traditional” family values…well which tradition? As Betty points out, there are so many to choose from!

HT: Joe. My. God.