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losing it with this failed administration...

I am so DAMN frustrated! I just sent this using the whitehouse.gov site. I'm not diluting myself and think anyone will actually read it but at least it felt sort of good.

Dear President Obama,

Your administration is filled with spineless fuckers, including you.

You perpetuate the mediocre  stalemate in which Americans are content to live. Your inaction regarding DODT comes after weeks of (publicized) homophobic violence and teen suicides. And this is what we get. Another "fuck you" from "liberal" Democrats.

Stop the DOJ request for an injunction! Head them off at the pass and end Don't Ask Don't Tell.

As a progressive gay man, I'm so tired of having to deal with your weak hand me downs and pandering. When will you begin to respect all Americans instead of just suck the teat of the center.

At the end of the day, no, you didn't. We've no universal health care, minimal improvement in STD/HIV prevention policies, no sweeping education reform, and a clearly failed international policy.

Woefully,

Greg Zhovreboff

 

For folks who are as frustrated as I am, please at least have a look at the party to which I belong: www.peaceandfreedom.org

Prelude to a kiss

So, it's 12:45am and I should absolutely *not* be starting a lengthy entry - as this one would become; however, it's on my mind and I have a few thoughts so I figure I might as well go and throw them out.

Barebacking among queer men

I wouldn't exactly say that what surrounds barebacking is a stigma, as we are more than happy to discuss and accept the behavior; however, we certainly enjoy attaching any sort of opinion to our observation. In keeping with this trite attempt at 'advancing' queer culture as is popular among some groups, we love to push the bar. But change is hard, eh? The post-AIDS (can we say post-AIDS yet?) porn industry is certainly a great example of said difficulty. This post really needs to end about here so my point without going into it yet is that I feel perhaps the stigma is not on the act of sex without a condom but rather on the idea of subjecting viewers to sex with a level of intimacy to which many are not accustomed. The act of actively and (borderline) sensually exchanging fluids which we have been trained to fear is indeed horrifying. It speaks to larger topics such as how we communicate with one another in gay male relationships, how we meet one another (hello, Grindr), etc.

As I mentioned, it's way too late/early to go into this but here's my brief brain-barf. Hopefully more to follow. Your comments are absolutely welcome.

The Richmond is dead! Long live the Richmond! (Kiss-in tonight)

Last night a gay couple were physically thrown out of a wine bar on Geary St. called Internos. They were called fagots and hustled out of the bar. Apparently, all they were doing was hugging and looking into each others eyes (how romantic!) and grabbing a drink before Showgirls at Midnight Mass.

Tonight, a few queens are pulling together a KISS-IN at 9pm at Internos Wine Bar. Hit up Anna Conda for more details.

I find this sad and surely goes against my previously held belief that there is no such thing as a truly straight bar in San Francisco. Even more upsetting to me is that this happened in my childhood neighborhood. Go figure.... I own a "The Richmond" t-shirt and wear it proudly as a local of the diverse and generally delightfully friendly neighborhood. This makes me want to somehow mark it up to denote the hate that apparently lies beneath the carpet of summer fog and good Russian & Chinese food.


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