Cynthia Yockey, A Conservative Lesbian
A Conservative Lesbian
I was so shaken by the news of Maggie’s illness on Friday evening that I didn’t start on all the chores I wanted done before Awesome Nephew came to take care of Dad yesterday until midnight. By the time I was finished, I just had time to shower and dress before leaving for the Restoring …
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Maggie Byrd lived with or near my family for most of my life. She will turn 71 on Nov. 18. Without her, I would not have been able to keep my late life partner, Margaret, at home with me instead of in a nursing home after she became paralyzed due to multiple sclerosis in 1992. …
Dear Richard McEnroe of Three Beers Later featured this video of Charisma Carpenter from the UPN series, “Veronica Mars,” which is how I found it. I enjoyed Ms. Carpenter’s work in “Buffy” and “Angel.” I am embedding the video here for its inspirational value on account of learning via a little Google research that Ms. …
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I love the convenience of being able to have a lot of tabs open in Firefox, but once you have 50 or 60 tabs open, it does get confusing. Here are five handy ways to deal with too many tabs open in Firefox.
Courtesy of Anthropocon.
I was just browsing Cracked.com for a story on a post I’m planning when I came across one that may help my dear gentle readers understand why being denied marriage equality is deadly for lesbians and gays and goes a long way toward creating the social instability for which our communities are attacked. I’ve mentioned …
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Prop 8 Trial Decision_8_4_10 I’ve been trying to make sense of the outrage on the Right over the decision in federal court by Judge Vaughn Walker announced yesterday overturning California’s Prop 8, which outlawed same-sex marriage. Social conservatives seem to be asserting three non-existent rights that permit them to deny equality to lesbians and gays: …
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Yikes! I’m trying to figure out how long I’ve been socially isolated and it’s in the range of 18-to-25 years. I’ll be 57 in October, so that’s most of my adult life. It’s been for lots of reasons — Margaret’s multiple sclerosis, my undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea (because it reduced my energy and earning power), …