LGBT Category
Beyond Same-Sex Marriage?
Posted on July 30, 2013 Leave a Comment
Following the victory parties of May and the Pride parties of June, in Minnesota the wedding parties begin this week on August 1. Jaxon and I won’t be doing ours for at least a few years, but the sight of so many people celebrating, many who have been in relationships for decades, was incredibly moving. […]
Beyond the Formal Work
Posted on February 13, 2013 Leave a Comment
I haven’t written a posting for a while because I spent most of January writing my next pre-dissertation special topic paper. Also, I’m taking a course in the use of storytelling to support research. We have a number of interesting assignments, so to keep the good times rolling on here I am going to publish […]
Returning to Stories
Posted on January 15, 2013 Leave a Comment
It’s that time of year when scholarship applications come due, which has given me an opportunity to revisit parts of my own story as it has evolved over the course of my adulthood. In some ways, my work has been closely tied to storytelling ever since my early years at Michigan State, where I co-founded […]
What I Meant to Write Last Week, Only Surlier
Posted on December 20, 2012 Leave a Comment
Before the tragedy in Connecticut last week, my intention was to write about our short mid-week trip to Iowa. I was also going to get a wee bit political. Let’s see if I still can. Toward the end of November, I had a pleasantly surprising phone call from a very dear friend. I’ve known Tony […]
Diminished But Not Lost
Posted on November 30, 2012 Leave a Comment
A consistent theme in my adult life has been my fascination with the history of 20th century queer movements. In case you haven’t noticed, in just more than half a century we’ve gone from completely hidden and isolated (visible only in police raids, pantomimes, paddy wagons, and lurid news briefs) to developing politically powerful urban […]
The Unique Point of View
Posted on November 18, 2012 Leave a Comment
I had the pleasure of watching my partner introduce himself to a shop owner yesterday, in the hopes of finding a place to sell the beautiful, handcrafted chair he restored earlier this fall. Typically, at home I get to witness the inner part of his creative process, where he really dives in and puts his […]
One Day Closer
Posted on November 16, 2012 Leave a Comment
Today brought me one day closer to finishing this Ph.D. Along with six of my classmates, I passed the written comprehensive exams and stayed on track for achieving candidacy (i.e. all but dissertation) by the end of the spring. Last week, a friend asked me if I feel any closer to knowing what I want […]
To Keep Or To Sell
Posted on November 10, 2012 Leave a Comment
I won’t lie: money’s been a little tight lately. Despite a few signs of economic turnaround, this still seems to be the case for most of my friends and loved ones. With an eye toward identifying some sellable assets to shore up our savings, I pulled my old trumpet out of the closet—a silver Bach […]
Part 2 on Same-Sex Marriage
Posted on November 8, 2012 Leave a Comment
People who know me well won’t be surprised that I’m especially curious about the “collateral” impact of same-sex marriage fights on LGBT communities, so I’d love to hear if anyone has seen actual data on the issue as I’m describing it here. A couple months back, the executive director of a local nonprofit– one that […]
On the Minnesota Marriage Amendment
Posted on November 8, 2012 Leave a Comment
Although my academic schedule kept me out of the action for this past election, like most queer Minnesotans I watched the results with a mixture of anxiousness and anticipation and felt deeply proud when we became the first state to reject one of these divisive ballot initiatives. I’m especially in awe of the organizers, volunteers, […]
