Vibrant.(Still) Unrepentant. Badass. Old. Queer

This is it, kittens! P1K! One thousand posts! *woot* * fireworks * * confetti * * marching bands * * snarky comments about clos eted Republicans * Last night, Isa and I discussed a certain Idaho Senator's ... um ... situation . And by "situation" I mean "penchant for cruising various public restrooms for sexual thrills." I floated a theory, which is still hanging around in my brain ... Why is it we've been hearing more about GOP gay shenanigans than Democratic gloryhole frolicking? Besides Barney Frank in the 80s and Jim McGreevey a few years ago, what other Democratic gay scandals have there been in recent memory? Are Democrats smarter than Republicans? More discreet? Probably ... but that's not my theory. My theory is this: Because Dems tend to skew more socially liberal than Republicans, they are also more comfortable with issues of sexuality, including their own. Out and proud Democrats don't run for public office. Or they run as out and pr...

“There’s no easy way to say this,” she said over the phone. “But, some people said your behavior at the barbeque was inappropriate.” “What? I didn’t think we did anything offensive,” I replied. My mind raced through my Inappropriate Behavior Checklist: Peeing off the balcony? Nope. Drunken, racist remarks? Nope. Butt sex in the bathroom? Ha. I wish. Ha. Kidding. Nope. Deep, passionate kissing? Nope. Groping? Nope. As the homosexual couple representatives at an otherwise very hetero-gathering, I was very aware to not be overly … emotive. What the hell did we do? “Well, there were children present. And one of the parents mentioned to [the hostess] that Y was sitting on your lap.” OMG! A man sitting on another man’s lap at a table where there were no other chairs! The horror! And, EEK! I may have had my arms around him. And I may have pecked him on the cheek once or twice (or three times, I can’t remember). Won’t someone think of the children? Won’t someone? Won’t someone explain to the c...