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Christians

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My brother is a Christian. He used to be an alcoholic . . . but one divorce and a 12 step program later, he’s hopelessly addicted to the lord. He’s just as screwed up as he ever was but the chances of his destroying anyone else’s life through drunk driving is greatly diminished. I guess … Read more

Father

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I grew up in fear of my father. No, he didn’t beat me. He spanked me for awhile but not to the point that I would call it ‘beating.’ My fear was more primal and irrational than that. I thought he would kill me. I cannot remember a time when he was not my adversary. … Read more

What Is This?

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I started this blog 25 years ago. I was old: 50; but I had an interesting perspective on gay life. You see, I didn’t come out until I was 40, and that was at the height of the AIDs crisis, so I didn’t get to experience the wild permissiveness most gay men experience when they … Read more