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Hypocrisy, Thy Name is Republican

From Down With Tyranny:

Tiny little North Carolina fascist Patrick McHenry still hasn't been officially outed—even if everyone in DC knows he's a raging closet case. Neither have Trent Franks (R-AZ), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Miss McConnell (R-KY), David Dreier (R-CA), Mark Kirk (R-IL) nor even flamboyant DC men-about-town Lindsay Graham and Aaron Schock… or a dozen other furtive, frightened GOP dick-lovers. Republicans who have been caught red handed and dragged out of the closet, like boy rapist Mark Foley (R-FL), Jim Mcrery (R-LA), Larry Craig (R-ID), Ed Schrock (R-VA), Robert Bauman (R-MD), and Jim Kolbe (R-AZ), have been forced out of Congress and into retirement. But no matter how frequently the media covers these tragic outings of virulently anti-gay right-wing closet case phonies, the cavalcade of clowns never seems to end. This week, stage center moved to Arapahoe County, Colorado. Patrick Sullivan, once a major donor to homophobic fanatic Marilyn Musgrave's political career—and once the "straight as an arrow" fascist sheriff of Arapahoe County who—turns out to be a drug dealing boy chaser, like virtually EVERY Republican who runs around screaming how much they hate gays.

Former Arapahoe County Sheriff Patrick Sullivan's arrest in a meth-for-sex case left longtime law officers at a loss for words Wednesday, though court records paint a picture of a man who has been living a double life.

Sullivan, 68, remained behind bars in a jail that bears his name, accused of trading methamphetamine for sex with a man Tuesday, a transaction monitored by deputies working with a confidential informant. During a brief morning court appearance Wednesday, a judge doubled his bail to $500,000.

The arrest of the married father and grandfather sparked shock– even bewilderment– among longtime law officers.

…Wednesday evening, a man who owns a home in Centennial said Sullivan was a frequent visitor this year to the house, where he would consume drugs and have sex with young men living there.

He said Sullivan intimidated him.

"I couldn't get rid of these guys because this guy named Pat Sullivan said you are going to let them stay for free," Derek Hendrickson said. "He said I said they could stay for free and it would hold up in court, and said, 'Do you know who I am?'"

"He was telling me he has a jail named after him." … A search Tuesday night of Sullivan's home, conducted after both the former sheriff and his wife consented, led to the discovery of "a fairly large amount of adult homosexual pornography."

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Michelle Bachmann: Still a Stupid Cunt

From Alexandra Petri at the Washington Post:

Jane Schmidt, a student at Waverly High School, in Waverly, Iowa, recently asked Michele Bachmann, "Why can't same-sex couples get married?"

"They can get married," Bachmann responded, "but they abide by the same law as everyone else. They can marry a man if they're a woman. Or they can marry a woman if they're a man."

(In Iowa, same-sex marriage is the law, at least for now, but never mind that.)

She later expanded on this in a response to someone else: "Every American citizen has the right to avail themselves to marriage but they have to follow what the laws are. And the laws are you marry a person of the opposite sex."

Really?

This is the sound of a thousand heads hitting a thousand desks.

I'm glad Bachmann wasn't there for history. "Why can't Rosa Parks sit at the front of the bus?"

"She can sit," Bachmann would say. "She can sit at the back of the bus."

I'm glad she isn't my waiter. "Is there a vegetarian option?"

"The vegetarian option is steak," Bachmann would say, not blinking an eye.

"Is there a way for people in wheel chairs to access the sixth floor?"

"There's a way. They can take the stairs," Bachmann would say, still not blinking.

"There doesn't seem to be an option for Republicans to vote."

"Republicans can vote. They can vote Democrat like everyone else," Bachmann would say, blinking a little in confusion.

"I'd like to find a synagogue."

"There's a synagogue right here," Bachmann would say. "It's a church."

"Do you have apples?"

"Yes, I have oranges."

At first Bachmann's remark seemed like a peculiar thing to say, coming on the heels of her sensible remark that, "I think we have forgotten what true tolerance means. True tolerance means allowing people to express themselves and their beliefs."

But then it made sense.

As Bachmann would say, "We allow you to express different beliefs. You can express different beliefs that agree with us."

I'm glad she's here to keep things straight.

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Friday Dance Party: La Flavour – Mandolay

Another song forever associated with a boy I dated back in the day.

Two things remind me of Brian Butcher: this song and a patchwork suede jacket I bought from the clothing store he was working in at the time. The last photo I have of him dates from 1982 (the one above is from 1979). We lost touch shortly thereafter and last I'd heard he'd relocated to Southern California. I often wonder if he's still among the living, and if so, where life has taken him.

The trouble with having dated men with fairly common names is that even in the age of the Internets it's impossible to track them down. Probably a good thing, come to think of it…

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Just Curious…

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What a Difference a Day Makes!

It was clear and sunny 24 hours ago…

The commute this morning wasn't all that bad. At least it wasn't as horrible as it was the last time it snowed. I fear this afternoon will be more of a problem, as the white stuff is supposed to continue coming down throughout the day (which it did not last time). Fingers crossed!

Don't get me wrong. I love the cold and the snow…I just don't like driving in it!

I asked a co-worker today if you ever get used to it.  Her response? "Never. I have a very healthy respect for driving in weather like this, and I've lived here all my life…and I ski!"

The prognosticators are saying it will be clear (but extremely cold, lower single-digits) until the middle of next week, when when another storm is scheduled to come through.

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World AIDS Day

Remembering:

Kent Kelly
Ben Walzer
Ken Cohen
Steve Golden
Dennis Shelpman
Philip Ruckdeschel
Jim Hagen
Peter Whitman
Chuck Krahe
John Trapp
Marty Kamner
Michael Nelson
Jim Nye
Ken Borg
Harold Gates
Jim Girard
Kevin Ohm
Scott Woods
Bobby Farina
Brian Lea
Fred Sibinic
Steve McCollom
Rick King
Tom Farrell
Chuck Mayer
Richard Gulliver
Ron Aiazzi
Keith Roseberry
Grant Neilsen
Ric Hathaway
David Koston

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An Observation

I'm almost starting to feel sorry all the Christianist Zombies out there trying to force their own brand of Sharia Law down the throat of the United States—not because they feel they're being "persecuted," but because of the amount of complete and utter darkness they're wandering around in. I mean, can you imagine living your life day in and day out so full of hate for everything that is different than you, so completely obsessed with trying to make the world conform to your bronze-age view that nothing else matters? Spending your life in a never-ending state of cognitive dissonance has to be what serious, unmedicated mental illness feels like.

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Too Much Information

Since all the other kids—as well as my Ben—are playing in traffic, I'd might as well rush out into it too…

1. How old were you when you knew you were gay?
9 or 10. I was in 4th Grade. It was the first year of formal P.E. classes, and one of the coaches always had facial scruff, eternally hard nipples, and a tuft of chest hair creeping out the collar of his T-shirt. To this day, the chest-hair-out-the-collar thing still elicits spontaneous sideways whiplash whenever I see it.

2. Have you ever had sex with the opposite sex?
Hell no. I'm gay, remember?

3. Who was the first person you came out to?
It was my second college roommate. Immediately thereafter he "came out" by telling me his uncle was Christine Jorgensen. "We don't discuss Uncle George much any more." (I had no reason to doubt him; while I'd heard of her, Christine Jorgensen was by no means a well-known name at the time.)

4. Are you out to your family?
Yes.

5. Do you want children?
Not at my age, no. If you'd asked me twenty years ago I might've answered differently. "The biological imperative," and all that.

6. Do you have more gay friends or straight friends?
60-40 Gay to Straight.

7. Were you out in school?
Not until college.

8. Is your best friend the same sex as you?
Yes.

9. If your best friend is the same sex, have you ever had sex with them?
Yes.

10. Have you ever done crystal meth?
Not just no, but HELL no!  For the longest time all I attracted into my life were tweekers.

11. Have you ever been in a sling?
No. I think by this point I would've been if I'd had any desire to.

12. Have you ever done a 3-way?
Been there, done that, got the T-shirt. Fine for casual sex, but it can destroy relationships.

13. Have you ever dressed in drag?
Nope.

14. Would you date a drag queen?
It depends on who they are out of drag.

15. Are you 'fixed in your ways' as it were?
After living in San Francisco for 16 years, I think I've explored just about everything I was even remotely interested in exploring. At this point, I know what works for me and what doesn't. So yeah, I guess the answer to that would be yes.

16. Cher or Bette?
I have 15 songs by Cher in iTunes. I have 100 by Bette.

17. Have you dated someone of a different ethnicity?
Yes.

18. Been to Fire Island?  Saugatuck? Key West?  Ft. Lauderdale?  Palm Springs?
No.  No. No.  No.  Yes.

19. How many Madonna CDs do you own?
What are these "CDs" of which you speak?  14 albums show up in iTunes.

20. Name of your first love?
Dennis.

21. Do you still talk to them?
See #42.

22. Does size matter?
Not at all.

23. Biggest turn on?
Enthusiasm and gusto. As for specific physical attributes, I think you can get that from the pictures I post.

24. Biggest turn off?
Willful ignorance and attitude.

25. Ever been harassed due to your orientation?
Not unless you count someone yelling from a passing vehicle, "Go back to the Castro!" as a boyfriend and I were walking hand-in-hand down Union Street in SF.

26. Worst gay stereotype that applies to you?
I have the required black and white photo of a dead female movie star in the apartment. Other than that, you'll have to ask someone else. My friends describe me as "the straightest gay man they know." Whatever that means.

27. Ever been to a pride rally?
Yes, but I lost all interest after attending my fifth or sixth.  I mean, how many half-naked men can you photograph?

28. Would you marry if you could?
Hell yes.

29. Would you rather be rich and smart or young and beautiful?
Rich and smart. Youth and beauty can be bought, starting at about $150 an hour…

30. Do you sculpt your eyebrows?
Sculpt, no. Trim, yes. When gentlemen reach a certain age, they have to. Otherwise they end up looking like Andy Rooney.

31. Do you trim your body hair?
No.

32. Ever had sex with more than one person in a day?
I lived in San Francisco for 16 years. Nuff said.

33. Ever been to an orgy?
Does a sex club count?

34. Which character in "The Women" best reflects you?
I think I've reflected all of them at one time or another.

35. Favorite gay expression ?
"Oh puleeze!"

36. How many "exes" do you have?
Depending on the definition, I would say three.

37. Do you believe in fairies? 
I lived in San Francisco for 16 years. Nuff said.

38. Do you have any tattoos?
Yes.

39. Do you have any piercings?
Not any more.

40. Would you date a smoker?
It's a vile habit, but undeniably sexy (at least in photographs). That said, I've dated smokers, but probably wouldn't do it again.

41. If you are male, do you know many lesbians?
Over the years, several have come and gone from my life. Loved them all. Hated their drama.

42. Do you know anyone who has died from HIV?
Far too many.

43. Are you part of a gay organization?
No.

44. Is your gym cruisy?
What is this "gym" thing of which you speak?

45. Grinder or Scruff?
Meat Market Mentality at its worst.

46. Are your best years behind or in front of you?
I have beautiful memories of years past that will never be matched, but I have to believe the best is still to come. Otherwise, why go on?

47. Got Porn?
You've been to my website, right?

48. Make out music?
I'm weird that way. No music required.

49. Ever been in love with a straight guy?
In high school, yes. It seemed I was crushing on someone different every year. But since that time, no—although verily I have lusted in my heart.

50. Did you ever have sex with him?
No.

51. Have you ever been to a nude beach?
Too many times to count. I had the tan and the legs to prove it (you had to traverse a 150-foot vertical trail to get there). Good times, indeed.

52. Have you ever been to a bath house?
Bath house, no. Sex Club? See #33.

53. Ever had sex in public?
Yes.

54. What gay gene did you miss out?
Shopping.

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Sunday Dance Party

This was the first disco record I ever bought. Zip's Records on University Avenue in Tucson, Arizona. February 1977.

Of course, the album cover shown in the video above was way too risqué back then, so it was issued in the States with this art instead: