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I acquired this wristband thingy whilst riding the Lady Gaga truck at Berlin CSD (Pride) 2011.
If it weren’t for the fact that I keep it on a shelf that I see out of the corner of my eye, I probably would have tossed this years ago. Its main purpose is to remind me […]
This is one of my few pieces of jewelry, another bracelet.
I used to wear this Men’s Silver Satyr Torc Bracelet frequently – it weighs less than the previously shown Navajo Turquoise Bracelet, which makes it more manageable on a day-to-day basis.
The bracelet was made by Esculpta, a jewelry company based in Greece. […]
I bought this book in the summer of 1998, shortly before moving to Bloomington, Indiana.
In fact, I ordered it online and had it shipped to Bloomington, only for it to get there before I got there. A friend had to pick it up from the UPS warehouse and keep it for me – […]
I picked up this hat last August while visiting Boston – and going to two Red Sox games. I actually bought this the second night – and the decision to buy it was the Pride coloring.
Baseball is truly the sole sport that I enjoy watching – it’s relaxing and laid back – slow […]
Gosh, it was four years ago today that I met friends at Brandenburg Tor to remember the victims of the Orlando Pulse Nightclub shooting.
The above heart was given to me by somebody in the crowd during the gathering to wear – I’ve kept it ever since.
I don’t know why.
Maybe I do: […]
I just finished Continental Divide, the above book – I wish I could remember where I first learned about the book. It was an instant decision to read it: the book is set in Wyoming – why I wanted to read it – and is about a transgender Harvard freshman who finds himself in […]
The above image was a present from dear friends who found it for sale at the Lesbian and Gay Street Festival in Berlin during the summer of 2018.
They bought it directly from the artist, who had a booth at the festival. I saw the booth a grabbed a postcard from the artist, which […]
A few years ago one of my friends gave me these cowboy potholders as a (I believe) birthday present.
I love them – and they stay on my kitchen wall having never been used for their nominal intended use.
Instead they are beefcake I admire during pauses in cooking – a whimsical take on […]
I woke Thursday morning to the news that Larry Kramer died.
Thanks to other writers – namely Dan Savage, but others as well – I am well aware of Larry Kramer. But I only have one book by him, The Tragedy of Today’s Gays.
Which is, in many respects, a shame: Larry Kramer is […]
I realize that I am a difficult person to buy presents for – I have a quirky sense of humor that is hard to define and understand.
The above is a present that one person got right: my baking is gay tea-towel.
It’s utterly ridiculous, yet perfect.
Rather than actually using it, I’ve hung […]
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TQE : That Queer Expatriate I'm an American living in Berlin, Germany -- which makes me an expatriate, not an ex-patriot. Before landing in Germany, I've lived in Denver, Colorado; Laramie, Wyoming; Bloomington, Indiana; and Weimar, Germany. If you want to write to me, feel free! The username is elmadaeu on the gmail.com service.
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