Can’t wait to watch it when it comes up on iTunes!

Working for yourself is wonderful. I love my not- so- lazy, set- by- myself days. Some days are quiet and some days are crazy but they are mine mine mine. So happy for you.

And Misunderstandings. What is THAT about?

Back to Love.

to you.

But. I have to say – wish you had finished it. The propaganda feeling was there for me, but softened by the fact that this man really did stick his (mildly nutty, overbearing at times, pushy at others) neck out there to make major MAJOR change in California.

In the end, I saw a complicated person and his crew of various brainy hoods – some who believed so strongly in him and in coming out, but still couldn’t do it. I saw a crizazy insecure man go over the edge and commit what may or may not have been a hate crime, but was a tragic end to a wild ride for Milk and Moscone. I saw a born politician – a man who manipulated the scene to make change and was able to do it because he knew his audience. Someone who, like janice dickenson, can claim to be the best or the first because the competition fell away. Not because he was necessarily the best OR the first.

I love that it reminded me that Prop 8 IS something that was born years ago with the first anti discrimination legislation, that there really IS still relevant activism for gay and straight folks to partake in to create real change (Love Makes a Family!) and that I shouldn’t get lazy about doing my own thing to make diversity in all its forms a celebrated thing.

Can’t wait to see you, planning a little bit each little day. xoxoxo

Lindsay Bolt – i can’t WAIT to talk about this with you, not only because frankly you’re around MUCH more diversity than i am, and on a regular basis, but because i love your brain and your explanation of what you’ve experienced and how it makes sense to you. Your input and ideas would be awesome. And, i admit that perhaps i have a blurring of lines when distinguishing between gender identity and sexual orientation (they are at the same time related and not related, depending on the person!). There’s a lot of good stuff to talk about, and i’m glad we’ll have plenty of time. Thanks for your thoughts.

…and i want ALL of your cents!!!

I take a few exceptions (in my read of your words, although I am sure in chitsy-chatsy it would all level out) in some of your thoughts on the “outwardly” gay folks….And would love to talk about it when we get together in a couple of weeks. I agree on other points and direct all folks to the family friendly party that was gay pride in Amsterdam. It was a party, it was for everyone that could squeeze into the street side or onto a boat on the Prisengraact (spelling is poor I’m sure) canal to enjoy the fun and celebration of being different, being free, and being cut from a different cloth, sexual as that cloth may be.

I think Dykes on Bikes is the last thing that reminds me about why I still get excited about Pride. I still get chills seeing so many flipping women of so many types do what so many women are afraid to do – ride a pack of motorcycles and enjoy the thrill of it. With the odd but real shortage of women wearing their butchy exterior with pride these days, I can’t help but delight in butch lesbians. Not chip on their shoulder assholes that happen to be butch lesbians, but everyday gals that are willing and able to carry their different exterior and personality around without shame.

More than two cents. xoxoxoxoxo