For Her Serene Highness, Princess Charlene of Monaco on Her Wedding Day

Dan Savage on Book of Mormon, Tony Perkins

In this terrific interview, Dan Savage talks to Keith Olbermann about The Book of Mormon and offers his body to Tony Perkins.  NSFW, but a well worth a viewing:

Easy To Wear!

Finally it's Friday! Today will be a very busy day because, luckily, my work is growing and I have several orders to deliver.This morning I have to look for some new fabrics to sew new boho dresses ordered by an American store! Let's hope so! How is your day?

TwinSet Shrug

joythechampion Dress 

Vintage Clutch 

Janet&Janet Boots 

Persol Sunnies

My First Gay Bar, Cont.

I guess Andrew Sullivan liked my little piece.  How flattering. 

My First Gay Bar

Andrew Sullivan has started a fascinating series on first visits to gay bars.  He was inspired by this Slate article on the decline of the gay bar.  It got me thinking about my first gay bar and what a night that was.  It was, of all places, The Heretic in Atlanta.  I was active duty military, stationed in rural Alabama and incredibly naive and inexperienced. I was also incredibly paranoid of getting caught in a gay bar, especially the Heretic, which had such a reputation that even I had heard of it. I went with my very first boyfriend who I had just met, and a couple of his friends. As we were walking in, I was too preocupied with scanning the parking lot for undercover Military Police (I told you I was paranoid) to notice the guy checking IDs until I was up. I fumbled with my wallet and out flopped my military ID. I scrambled to hide it and find my drivers license and the guy said "Don't worry honey, that's not the first one of those I've seen tonight." His joke eased my paranoia. That night was the first time I ever danced with a man. It was overwhelming to see a room full of men dancing with men. If there's anything more liberating than that, I haven't experienced it yet.

Quote of the Day

"I fear I'll be remembered for the work I did on this campaign."

--Marc Mutty, the Chairman of the Yes on 1 Campaign in Maine that overturned marriage equality in that state in 2009.  Mutty was on leave from his job as public relations director for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Maine while running Yes on 1.  He also bemoaned the "hyperbole" used in the campaign and said,

"You know, we say things like 'Teachers will be forced to (teach same-sex marriage in schools)!' " he continues. "Well, that's not a completely accurate statement and we all know it isn't, you know?"


His statements are part of a documentary on the Yes on 1 campaign that will be released later this summer or in the fall.  
 
In related news, Equality Maine has announced a new campaign to gather signatures to put marriage equality on the ballot again in 2012. 

Do you like black and white photos?

Black and white photos are simplistic, pure and capture our soul.

I think it's because, without color, we aren't drawn to the makeup and the color of our eyes or our hair or how tan our skin is. Black&white captures the innocence on one's face and the hurt they've gone through to feel vulnerability. The glow we see comes from the inside, brightening our eyes, our skin, our smile.