Life Power Now - for gay men

The crisis in the print media has finally reached the most trusted gay news media and the Advocate won’t be published anymore as a “stand alone print subscription.” Translation: Twenty something swim suit models simply sell more magazines than political commentary.

There isn't one for heterosexual couples, and there shouldn't be one for same-sex couples either. This opinion piece was published in the in the editorial section of the Los Angeles Times last week. Do I need to say I agree? Of course I do. Good to hear a sane opinion every now and then.

Listen to Scott Shafer's piece on The California Report.

The federal trial over the unconstitutionality of Proposition 8 began today with an opening statement by attorney Theodore Olson, who with David Boies is leading the legal team assembled by the American Foundation for Equal Rights to litigate the case Perry v. Schwarzenegger. Opening statements will be followed by testimony from Kris Perry, Sandy Stier, Paul Katami and Jeff Zarrillo, who comprise two couples who wish to be married but who were denied marriage licenses because of Proposition 8.

Male big horn sheep live in what are often called “homosexual societies.” They bond through genital licking and anal intercourse, which often ends in ejaculation. If a male sheep chooses to not have gay sex, it becomes a social outcast. Ironically, scientists call such straight-laced males “effeminate.”

Rise Up And Shout! empowers gay and lesbian youth. Bridging the generation gap between the gay elders leading the community and the gay youth struggling through the coming out process, Rise Up And Shout! brings the two groups together in a year-long mentoring relationship. Through this process, the youth find, develop and finally showcase their unique voices in a performance event.

Altered States? Expanded Consciousness? Author Robert Monroe began describing his out-of-body travels in his first of three books, Journeys Out of the Body, and was internationally known for his work with audio sound patterns that can have dramatic effects on states of consciousness.

Sometime around midlife (not necessarily chronological), most gay men find themselves questioning the purpose and direction of their life. The midlife awakening is often accompanied by disappointment, disruption and fear.

25 years ago I met my life partner AIDS. We’ve gone through everything together. And when I say everything, I mean it. Like most people when they have a partner they don’t look for one another.

I was on the way to Yosemite when I got the news that Farrah Fawcett had died. I spent a lot of time over the course of the weekend thinking about her, and the loss of a piece of my childhood.