Category Archives: GLBT issues

Finding their Son in the Subway

Posted on April 3, 2013 by JimArnoldLA
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To me, this story is magical. I see this story of the formation of a family in black and white, on film, in a 1930s or 1940s black and white film, and perhaps Anthony Russo, the New York Times artist … Continue reading →

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Chasing After Straight Boys: Downton Abbey’s non-doubting Thomas

Posted on February 13, 2013 by JimArnoldLA
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My totally biased, non-professional and likely hugely flawed – yet fun – psychological reading of the character of Thomas Barrow (played by actor Rob-James Collier) on Downton Abbey. SPOILERS, perhaps, if you haven’t seen all of Season 3 of the … Continue reading →

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Dennis Bogorad: Finding Support, Gay Men with Prostate Cancer *

Posted on February 7, 2013 by JimArnoldLA
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Congrats to friend Dennis Bogorad for writing this great piece for Huffington Post (Dennis Bogorad: Finding Support). * As a prostate cancer survivor, I can attest to the simple fact that a PSA test did indeed save my life. Prostate cancer runs in … Continue reading →

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Palm Springs Film Fest 2013 – What I Saw!

Posted on January 12, 2013 by JimArnoldLA
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Three films I saw at the Palm Springs International Film Festival 2013 with gay male-related content – and my short reactions to them!**  There are mild spoilers. Pls. don’t read if you don’t want to be informed. I Do “I … Continue reading →

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“Best” U.S. Cities for LGBT Equality

Posted on December 29, 2012 by JimArnoldLA
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Interesting data! Richard Florida, the author of the “Rise of the Creative Class” books, has this post in the Atlantic Cities site, about where certain cities rate on LGBT Equality Indices – and which include criteria such as non-discrimination, relationship recognition, … Continue reading →

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Gay Men Don’t Get Old?

Posted on September 14, 2012 by JimArnoldLA
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“People who wear impressive clothes have better lives.” Vivienne Westwood said this, according to the article by Simon Doonan. She invented punk and brought back the bustier, so she knew what she was talking about. Now not all gay men wear … Continue reading →

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A Gay Man’s Guide to Dating After 50 — an AARP take!

Posted on August 8, 2012 by JimArnoldLA
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Dear friends, I realize I haven’t posted in a week! I guess it was the post-Amtrak depression or something. Having to do the laundry. Exchanging the Midwest and East and South’s heatwave for the one finally arriving in California. . … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles Pride June 2012

Posted on June 11, 2012 by JimArnoldLA
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So, L.A. Pride celebrations were over the weekend, and I have multimedia presentations for you, dear reader. Makes it much easier on me today with having to come up with something intelligible to write about it all, but let me … Continue reading →

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Where being gay really is a death sentence

Posted on June 3, 2012 by JimArnoldLA
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Winnipeg Free Press story on where being gay is a death sentence In Iran, there are no homosexuals. Or so said the president of Iran. When I posted the story about the thoughts/rants of Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, little did I … Continue reading →

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Why Are Faggots So Afraid of Faggots? Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore Weighs in on Marriage Equality, the Occupy Movement, and Freedom

Posted on May 26, 2012 by JimArnoldLA
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I was quite interested in Chris Hall’s SF Weekly piece from several months ago on gay writer/editor/activist/Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, so I clipped it. Mattilda has a refreshing point of view, to say the least. I mean, have you wondered, as … Continue reading →

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