I have been very absent. I was a zombie immediately after finishing my novel, and just went through two weeks of LJ f-list ( Read more... )

Marched in the Pride parade again. Haven't missed marching in about a decade, I think, though it terrifies me being at the centre of such a large crowd. I hold on tightly to my banner and don't let go, and it's okay ( Read more... )

So, most of you have probably heard that for the first time an American court has ruled that unequal marriage violates their constitution. This means that same-sex marriages are back in California - though there are higher courts and there will be more challenges ( Read more... )

So congratulations to Iceland and Portugal. Nine countries, a handful of American and one Mexican district, and that's it, so far. About 5% of the world's nations, but everyone that comes over makes it easier for the others - and embarrassing for those that resist ( Read more... )

So I became the last person on earth to see Avatar this week. Probably the last person on earth. The indigenous Dongria Kondh people of India are using the film to draw attention to their plight. Poor Chinese folk are using the theme song to protest the demolition of their homes. So it seems to have made it out of the bubble of well-to-do West ( Read more... )

So it's Remembrance Day - a day to remember all the naive kids who went off to the meat-grinder of two World Wars, without any real idea what they were getting into ( Read more... )

This week, the bill I proposed about LGBT veterans was profiled in both Xtra and Slap Upside the HeadHopefully this remains an issue. Maybe after the dark days are over -- after somebody throws Harper's ring into Mount Doom or something, and we get a prime minister who isn't a national embarrassment -- these veterans can actually get the ( Read more... )

Today is the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, which is the touchstone moment of the gay movement in the United States. Celebrations are planned all over Canada ( Read more... )

Happy Midsummer/Litha to those who celebrate it!

I've lived like a hermit for much of the last week, which I think I needed. I'm about one-third through the a revision of what looks to be a complete second novel, but other than that and work, I've had a lazy week.

I am quite proud of this, though. That resolution was my idea. montrealais encouraged me to ( Read more... )

We had a good going-away party for em_fish yesterday at Café L'Étranger. It was good to see her again. I'm going to miss her during her year in Australia, but I'm happy she's she's coming back (and with sassysairsExcept for the party, I've been mostly indoors since the weekend, working on editing. I'm about two-thirds through the current edit. It's come a long ( Read more... )