Though I like to think of myself as being a very sharp, savvy Gal On The Move, privately I’m finding myself turning into a ridiculous girl. I get moony when I say ‘my fiancé.’ I’m daydreaming about the wedding pictures – I keep changing my outfit. I wonder if I could get Darius Rucker to perform at the party?
When I arrived it was cold and grey, with most shops closed and only a few smattering of people walking down the street. Looking for some sign of life, I headed to the beach, where impressively tan and sculpted Spanish men languished in immodest Speedos.
It was a delirium of sleep deprivation, anxiety and stress, lack of food for more than a day and the emotional rush of watching the love of my life bring life into the world. But my next memory is something I’ll never forget: As the nurse tenderly set Miles on the warming table, I extended my finger. His tiny, wrinkly, newborn hand wrapped around it. My heart melted – I was a mommy.
Many of the shared experiences among LGBT people as a marginalized community are our families’ shared experiences too – and so our straight parents, siblings and children are, in no small way and if they choose to own it – members of the community through us.
Sometimes family bonds need to be forged anew when parents learn that a child is gay. So it was with Trish Pachak, who confronted her daughter about her suspicions 13 years ago.
Planning for ‘Final Arrangements’ – the memorial and services you hope to take place after you die – can be a disturbing thought. But it’s easy to imagine this hypothetical nightmare scenario if it doesn’t take place: A gay woman dies unexpectedly; her partner is left behind.
It’s impossible to miss the winds of change sweeping across America and Colorado in recent days. From the White House to our Statehouse, the clarion call to extend basic civil rights to same-sex couples has never been louder.
Despite being given a second chance by Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Republican state House committee killed the Colorado Civil Union Act on a party-line vote, 6-5.
Gay and bisexual men face addiction at almost twice the rate as the straight population, said Steve D’Askoli, a project therapist for the Mile High Meth Project.
The MHMP, an organization that provides addiction treatment and prevention services to Coloradans coping with addictive disorders, will co-sponsor a June 9 symposium for gay and bisexual men struggling with stimulant drug use.
