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So it happens again – I blog once a year about Matthew Shepard. Gay rights in America seem to be receding, especially in Wyoming, Mathew Shepard’s home state. The UW office that supports the LGBTQIA+ community vanished in 2024, thanks to a Wyoming legislature hostile to diversity. This makes giving to UW rather difficult. I […] By dint of life, my blog has become the place where, once a year, I publish my feelings and thoughts about Matthew Shepard and his murder in Laramie, Wyoming, back in 1998. The thing is, of course, that I’ve captured feelings on my blog for over 20 years – and while I can rearrange the […] So, this is the second 25 years later post I’ve written. The first was a 500 word vomit produced in about 20 minutes. Disjointed. Disorganized. The fact is, I am in Laramie, Wyoming, this week – I arrived Sunday evening and have been attending Matthew Shepard related events ever since. Sunday night was “Laramie […] Wow. Today marks 24 years since Matthew Shepard died. It remains difficult to write my thoughts about him every year, some of this is because I feel like I am being a bit repetitious, some of it is because I never quite know how to address my feelings about him every year. It’s not easy […] About 11 years ago, I promised to donate money to the University of Wyoming Rainbow Resource Center every year. I’ve kept my promise – some how donating enough to become worthy of individual attention from the UW Foundation. I don’t personally think that I’ve donated enough to qualify for this kind of attention, but be […] Matthew Shepard died 23 years ago today. Another year has ticked by. Another moment to pause and reflect on Matthew Shepard. One remarkable thing about Matthew Shepard is that he continues to be present in society – I was scrolling through Facebook last week and I noticed that Indiana University Credit Union (my primary […] I’ve never worn this hat. This was a giveaway from the BVG – Berlin’s public transit agency – during Berlin’s Christopher Street Day (Berlin Pride) several years ago. Which year, I cannot recall. The hat folds up tightly and neatly into the yellow bag on the left, along side the whistle in front. I […] On June 12, 2020, the Pulse nightclub in Orlando was the site of horrific mass shooting: 49 dead, 53 wounded. While I’ve already mentioned attending a memorial at Brandenburg Tor (Whatchamacallit 89: #BerlinForOrlando #LoveIsLove), this comic book is another reminder of that tragic day. It was also a fundraiser, will all proceeds going to […] I bought this package of Pepperidge Farm Goldfish Colors awhile back: judging from its expiration date of March 8, 2015, I probably bought it in 2014. Given the rainbow, I thought of it as Pride Goldfish – so after eating them, I save the box. In the intervening years, the package has faded slightly […] 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 […] |
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