I am whatever YOU think I am until YOU get to KNOW me. This is true for everyone else too, of course.. so don't make assumptions about anyone or pass judgment; ask questions. You might just make a new friend.
GODDAMN! What
one person orders $40 worth of take out? It looks like the epiphany Murph is
about to have about turning 30 years old will be the best thing to ever happen
since making time to go to the d*mn grocery store.
This week as a
part of Issa Rae’s #ShortFilmSundays we’ve been blessed with a
screening of this R. Michael Thomas original. Press play and
thank me later.
YES, courtship
is important in selecting a mate! Although more gay men are into hookups, there is still a demand for
same-sex couples wanting to consider their desires for life-time partnerships
before setting their wedding date. In the “DAYS OF YORE” sexual intimacy was
not present before the wedding bed! Over past decades couples have become
accustomed to sexual activity before marriage—either as occasional trysts or
living together full-time. This same trend has been occurring between same sex
couples.
To minimize lifestyle conflicts,
common interests are very important for any couple. NO couple has 100% common
interests, but variances should be minimal to sustain long-term compatibility.
Sustainable relationships are easier if a couple recognizes their similarities
and differences and then make allowances in daily living.
With lots of discussion between you two can bring a
couple closer together not further apart. A couple can benefit from “pillow
talk” in bed after sensual lovemaking. This is an excellent time to talk about
inner feelings with each other, common interests and variances especially
discussing sexual activity that needs adjustment to maximize the intensity of
your climaxes. As gay men, do you think courtship is important?
President Obama
made history today by naming the site of the Stonewall riots the first national
LGBT monument — but it had long ago proved it deserved that title.
The bar has
been a gathering place after major moments in LGBT history, both for
celebration and mourning. The Stonewall Inn became a center for LGBT people and
allies to come together after the Orlando mass shooting to remember the 49
people whose lives were lost June 12 and the 50-plus who were wounded. This time last year, crowds rushed to the Stonewall to celebrate
the Supreme Court's ruling for marriage equality, after a long and hard-fought
struggle.
While LGBT
people are in a state of mourning over the horrific act that took place in
Orlando, the community needs a space where it can come together to honor
historic moments in our history. That kind of space is exactly what President
Obama recognized today.
The Stonewall
National Monument will protect 7.7 acres of land in Manhattan's Greenwich
Village — Christopher Park, the Stonewall Inn bar, and the area streets and
sidewalks that surround the area where the 1969 riots against police harassment
took place.
"The riots
became protests, the riots became a movement, the movement ultimately became an
integral part of America," said President Obama in a video about the
history of the Stonewall riots.
"I believe
our national parks should reflect the full story of our country, the richness
and diversity and uniquely American spirit that has always defined us,"
Obama added in his announcement.
The National
Parks Conservation Association celebrated the announcement, saying, "Now, thanks to
this victory, this site of mass resistance that led to larger social and
political change will now be preserved as part of our national heritage for
future generations."
Growth is
painful because you have been avoiding a thousand and one pains in your life.
By avoiding, you cannot destroy them - they go on accumulating. You go on
swallowing your pains; they remain in your system. That's why growth is
painful: when you start growing, when you decide to grow, you have to face all
the pains that you have repressed. You cannot just bypass them.
You have been
brought up in a wrong way. Unfortunately, until now, not a single society has
existed on the earth which has not been repressive of pain. All societies
depend on repression. Two things they repress: one is pain, the other is
pleasure. And they repress pleasure also because of pain. Their reasoning is
that if you are not too happy you will never become too unhappy; if joy is
destroyed you will never be deep in pain. To avoid pain, they avoid pleasure.
To avoid death, they avoid life.
