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Friday, November 21, 2008
i saw her again... for the first time, after so long, her eyes were looking into mine... I'd forgotten that it was this sensual vulnerability that once upon a time attracted me to her... her humor met mine again, our smiles met again... and those silences... those long silences that spoke so much...i remember the desire that overcame me that evening
I commented on her new hair, she commented on my clothes... we sipped our coffee... forgiveness is a powerful thing... it was a fresh start of a friendship...
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Monday, November 17, 2008
Many people have asked me what I think of the issue of gay marriage.... to be honest, I think that the concept of 'marriage' is so diverse... it has transformed over generations and inter-cultural blending... governments involved with 'marriage' find themselves running into the challenges of diversity. It would be best for governments to stay out of 'marriage' altogether. Recognize civic unions or legal household partnerships but allow the individual to personalize marriage to what suits them. I am for the push towards 'equality'... by that I mean that I deserve the same rights that my heterosexual friends do... by 'same', I do not mean that I want to be the 'same' as them... 'equal' and 'same' are different. I mean that if, and when I have sex or want a life-long union with another, it is seen as equal to a heterosexual person by the government. I don't want my sexual behaviors to be criminalized and I want my concept of 'marriage' to be respected as equal to anyone else's concept of marriage.
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at 2:03 PM by C.flava.
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Friday, November 14, 2008
"There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest. ” -
Elie Wiesel
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at 12:10 PM by C.flava.
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
2008...
America has a new president of colour... New Zealand has another new female prime minister... Zambia has a new president... The Cure has a new album...
This fall, it's felt like the sky has cried and renewed itself... it takes 7 years for cells to regenerate...
3 weeks ago, two young men robbed me in broad day light... I saw the innocent desperation on the youthful faces of my robbers... it's amazing how even in my shock I appreciated their humanity.
This compassion was short lived... rage overcame me... my story of victimization propelled a personal and passionate chase... I ran with all my heart... they were not going to get away with it... at some point I was out of breath.... I was prepared to have lost my belongings... I was horribly ANGRY...
Then... two strangers emerged from no where and ran with me... I ran even faster... as fast as my 2 inch heels would take me... i looked at my rescuers again... I DID know them.... it was the old guy that repairs bikes... and the guy who works at the food bank... people I would smile at daily... neighborhood folks I'd for granted as part of my everyday, ordinary life....
I live in a community of economic desperation... it can feel like every man or woman for herself... these really are trying times.... two strangers chose altruism over individualistic apathy... thanks to them and SFPD... all my possessions were recovered...
I walk to work everyday using the same route... i greet the same folks... i offer food to whoever I can, whenever I can... 3 weeks have passed... and my neighbors, both sheltered and unsheltered, who witnessed the crime, continue to check in on my well being... life is beautiful... and I await to be surprised by what else is ahead
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at 1:55 PM by C.flava.
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