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Actually, I first want to express my deep gratitude for the complete acceptance that I have received from this very fine group of people! I joined this forum of beautiful people at a time in my life where I was again facing idiotic mindsets and manurisms from those around me, especially at my workplace. And this place, and you people were my respite from the ignorance of those that I dealt with at the time.

Well it's the last day of Pride Month, and I can't think of a better ending than this...

Had Vietnamese food and played Pegs and Jokers with Al's Sister and Niece. A fun time!

I clearly should have read the description of this exhibition we went to today, as should my brother who told us it was a Wes Anderson exhibit at a local museum. Not true. Here is their description of this thing that was pleasant and contained some good but not really artistic or professional photograph. "Accidentally Wes Anderson: The Exhibition" is a journey through more than 200 of the most beautiful, idiosyncratic, and interesting places on Earth – all seemingly plucked from the whimsical world of Wes Anderson. 10 themed rooms provide you a personal passport to visual inspiration and adventure with amazing photography and immersive moments throughout. https://awaexhibition.com/los-angeles/

Watched the first two episodes of The Bear Part III and I'm in love all over again. Quite the yin and yang pair of episodes.

"A decade ago, she practically introduced Diet Coke," Um... prior IP Grahame?

I'm gonna guess 1964, those women sure were getting uppity then.

It's basically Elton John at the sight of Stonewall in NYC, talking about how far we've come, but how MAGA are making new anti LGBTQ laws and trying to strip back the rights we've gained. But in his speech he says "no fucking way" which gets an uproarious applause, and a chuckle out of Biden.

Thanks for sharing your story, Steve.

Sniper free* Deck Brunch *But how would you know, really?

This guy is one of my favorite makers to watch. He always makes something interesting. This time, the world's most elaborate pinhole camera...

Al fresco, with the Brits

Your post reminded me of my own coming out story. First off, I knew my truth very early on. But I really struggled with self loathing and shame. In the time period when I grew up, it was quite the norm to denigrate the masculinity of a gay man. If you were gay, you were also a sissy, at least in the minds of the ignorant. And I too was ignorant. Therefore I was actually afraid that I was going to morph into a much more effeminate version of myself. I'm not kidding. That's what I thought was going to happen. And that caused me enormous distress. It really wasn't until I was in college and really exploring the gay lifestyle and gay clubs, bathhouses and the like, that I started to understand that wasn't a reality. Actually the reality was that the stereotypical effeminate gay male was but a small subsection of the gay community. That discovery is what allowed me to develop a sense of self worth, as ridiculous as that sounds today. You had to grow up in that time to understand how denigrated we were then, and how we were perceived by the general public.

What your favorite music says about you — and your politics https://wapo.st/3UwjXj7