In and Out I once wanted to fit In. Now I want to fit Out. Transsexual, bisexual, polyamorous, lesbian, queer, female… All these identities and more I claim for my self. Layer upon layer of self, to be embraced or rejected, denigrateded or respected, celebrated or tolerated. Longing for community With those alike, yet different. … [Read more…]
August Heat (By Walter Beck) For Michael Brown Lady Justice weeps from clouds of tear gas As Ferguson, Missouri burns. She weeps tears of blood, Like a vengeful saint Praying for another teenage kid Shot down in cold blood.
STILL EXILES For Ben Snipes All the years And all the seasons that have passed, I still heard it in your voice today. We’re still exiles, Remembering the salted soil Of the place we once called home. We still have our scars From dirty knives, And fragments from political bullets Buried in our souls. Do … [Read more…]
Many of us feel frustrated and sad because we cannot participate as much as we would like in our community. Pride Month intensifies those feelings. Be assured just by sharing and learning you are an activist too. There many ways to be a part of making this world a better place for our orientations and … [Read more…]
CROSS LOVE BLUES (By Walter Beck) When they call you less than human, When they try to force you into therapy, When they say they vomit at the sight of you, They do it with love in their eyes. When they punch you, When they kick you, When they spit on your bloody carcass, They … [Read more…]
Coattail Rider Blues (by Walter Beck) Dancing on a tightrope Strung across two worlds, Time warping on a high wire Over a sea split by colors. Yeah, I’m a fence rider, With a hand in each camp. Leaning one way or another, With the person holding on Absolutely terrified I’m gonna jump ship And swim … [Read more…]