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The Mysterious Man In My Life
As some of you know, there is a man in my life. He has been here since September, living with my partner and I in our home. Sure, we didn’t have a lot of room and weren’t looking for a man to move in, but when we heard his story, we just knew we couldn’t say no. He is differently-abled, you see.
He walks with a wobble. Sometimes he falls over, but he picks himself up right away and keeps on going....
Memories and Holidays
The holidays and memories of the past always seem to go hand in hand. Maybe it’s because the holidays bring back memories of childhood, family gatherings or significant events. Maybe it’s the smells of the holidays… cookies, fruitcake, the tree. Scientists say that smell is a larger trigger to memory than events themselves.
This holiday season was no different, with my partner and I talking about...
Memories and Holidays
The holidays and memories of the past always seem to go hand in hand. Maybe it’s because the holidays bring back memories of childhood, family gatherings or significant events. Maybe it’s the smells of the holidays… cookies, fruitcake, the tree. Scientists say that smell is a larger trigger to memory than events themselves.
This holiday season was no different, with my partner and I talking about...
How NOT to Fix Me
I have been planning on writing about a certain subject for quite a while now. This certain subject posed a bit of a conundrum for me. The very words I am about to utter bring a chill to my spine. They are only two words, but Spidey-senses go a-tingling. Those powerful words are: Corrective Rape. That’s right, you heard me, CORRECTIVE RAPE. Honestly, after hours and hours of researching statistics...
How NOT to Fix Me
I have been planning on writing about a certain subject for quite a while now. This certain subject posed a bit of a conundrum for me. The very words I am about to utter bring a chill to my spine. They are only two words, but Spidey-senses go a-tingling. Those powerful words are: Corrective Rape. That’s right, you heard me, CORRECTIVE RAPE. Honestly, after hours and hours of researching statistics...
The World According to Momish
I was in a ten-year relationship and my ex had a son. I jokingly call him my “Sonish” and I am his “Momish”, although we usually refer to each other by our names. You might find it silly, these “ish-isms”, but since marriage is not legal for same sex couples in the state of Oregon, I am not legally his stepmother, though I took on the same family role… that of provider, confidante (when...
The World According to Momish
I was in a ten-year relationship and my ex had a son. I jokingly call him my “Sonish” and I am his “Momish”, although we usually refer to each other by our names. You might find it silly, these “ish-isms”, but since marriage is not legal for same sex couples in the state of Oregon, I am not legally his stepmother, though I took on the same family role… that of provider, confidante (when...
Gay Couples Get Hit in the Pocketbook. Repeatedly.
Gay Couples Get Hit in the Pocketbook. Repeatedly.
Winning the right to marry in several states is certainly a step in the right direction towards equal treatment. However, until the federal government acknowledges unions between ALL COUPLES as marriages, with all the same rights on a local, state and federal level, we have a long, long way to go. Currently, gay couples consistently pay much more in...
Gay Couples Get Hit in the Pocketbook. Repeatedly.
Gay Couples Get Hit in the Pocketbook. Repeatedly.
Winning the right to marry in several states is certainly a step in the right direction towards equal treatment. However, until the federal government acknowledges unions between ALL COUPLES as marriages, with all the same rights on a local, state and federal level, we have a long, long way to go. Currently, gay couples consistently pay much more in...
Coming Out All Over Again
I’d like to welcome contributor Velvet Blade to our rolls here at the GLBTQ page. I’ve been reading her for quite a while and I hope you enjoy her essays, which will appear monthly, here at AWOP.
Something that lesbians have to do that our heterosexual counterparts never need to do is continually come out. Unless we look, breath, walk and talk Lesbianese all day long, we introduce...
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