Gal on the Move
What if you could have a coming out party but for queers? A queertillion or a queerceañera. I, of course, would prefer that someone could come out in a fashion according to her or his tradition. But, if you are queer, you get to bring the gender appropriate date.
I’m extraordinarily opinionated, in case some of you didn’t know. I have no compunction about expressing those opinions. This is my opinion about spending: Put your money where your heart is … or not. It’s your choice.
It started to make me wonder: Is it better to assimilate and be portrayed honestly in mainstream media? Is it still important to have a dedicated station for our community? Yes! It is vitally important.
If benevolence is accepted as a gift, it is a wonderful and uplifting experience for all involved. But if the beneficiary receives it as her or his due – as something owed by you or the Universe in general – it sours the whole process.
That minister sitting next to you at my dinner table – gay. In fact, my architect, accountant, financial advisor, attorney – all members of my church, all gay.
I am a hedonist. In the past I only said it jokingly – I, like most in American culture, internalized the belief that there is something wrong with pleasure. We can have all kinds of discussion about Puritanical values, racism and a host of other things, but I don’t really care why I believed it. I just know I had to get over it.
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?
How do your spending habits change when you’re in a relationship? Sometimes it could be useful if a voice, other than your mother, asked you if you really need to be spending that much.
When I heard that the Yves Saint Laurent retrospective was coming to Denver, and only…
