“Dear San Francisco, people may say what they will about the city, but in my mind you are still the sparkling city of the world. I love that I find my Chinese identity in Chinatown, my queer identity in the Castro, and still have time for Ocean Beach. But most of all I remember, every March, protest blockade, poster, and speech or song I have been a part of here.
“On the day we arrived in SF in 1981 we went to dinner at Zuni Cafe. A totally naked streaker ran by wearing only red tennis shoes. My partner turned to me with a look and said ‘I guess we aren’t in Kansas anymore.’ 40+ years later we are still here. You are still not Kansas. With love, The Lesbians in the front row.” #DearSanFrancisco #Joy #loveletters #circus #OurCityIsRising
This week, these two Terrill Welch paintings are winging their way to a special home in Alberta, Canada. With gratitude, we offer congratulations to the art collector who is celebrating a milestone as she reaches towards her vision! When we asked the art collector about their selection of these two paintings, they replied that they were following their joy. Doesn’t that make you smile?
Me: Is there a third character?
My twelve-years-old: Maybe it's God?
(You can use hints from the description.)
A painting by Fatma Haddad (spouse Mahieddine): "Femme et enfant en bleu" (Woman and child in blue), 1947. Courtesy of the Grey Art Gallery, collection of Isabelle #Maeght, #Paris.
Over on the bird app, my announcement of the birth of our child was met with tons of happily supportive posts, but also a fair number of grossly homophobic and virulently anti-surrogacy posts. I can safely say that here on Mastodon, I’ve only seen happily supportive posts, so thank you all for that! #SafeSpace#Fatherhood#Joy#IAmNowCoParentingATinyHuman
Embarking on my virgin Mastodon voyage! I value being a good human, leading consciously, leveraging technology to improve lives, living joyfully, adapting to change, and sitting (in meditation) to rise.