Brief History of Gay Pride Marches
In America, the first gay or “homophile” organizations began in the the early 1950s, the most famous being the Mattachine Society in Los Angeles and the Daughters of Bilitis in San Francisco. These groups began the process of normalizing and then politicizing homosexual identities, eventually taking back the word “queer”…
Uncanny Similarities of Primate and Human Baby Love
I could watch this all day. This incredible video from the Cincinnati Zoo captures an intimate moment of bonding between a grandmother and granddaughter. The two delight in each other, rubbing their faces, lips, fingers and noses together. I am struck by how much I recognize myself here, how I…
Ruminations on Wellness in the Winter of COVID
There’s no vaccine for the kind of Corona in me. My lungs, brain, blood and muscles have not (yet) been occupied by 19. But all the same, I carry it closely wherever I go. I am not asymptomatic (as best as I can tell). I am diligent with my mask-wearing…