Month: November 2008

  • We miss the culture but does the culture miss us

    Juan is in the shower. He is washing off his thick makeup from the night, when he was “Anita Drink,” one of the most obnoxious drag queens to grace the stage, which is quite difficult in a city with such stiff competition. I lie down on our unmade bed, which resembles more of a nest…

  • We miss the culture but does the culture miss us

    Juan is in the shower. He is washing off his thick makeup from the night, when he was “Anita Drink,” one of the most obnoxious drag queens to grace the stage, which is quite difficult in a city with such stiff competition. I lie down on our unmade bed, which resembles more of a nest…

  • Gay Marriage, Let’s Talk Logic and Legality

    I just can’t figure out why Americans apparently oppose gay marriage so strongly, i.e. voting yes on California Proposition 8 in Tuesday’s election. Forget popular culture (and all its various positive and negative portrayals of homosexuality), forget the myriad opinions held by religious and non religious Americans, let’s talk logic and legality here. I keep…

  • Obama! Yes We CAN

    I feel like a long time voter because of all the California propositions and local elections I’ve participated in, but actually this was only my third presidential election. Both of my first two elections were sorely disappointing; I didn’t particularly like either candidate and ended up voting Green, aware that in a sense my vote…