"A Thought To Ponder..."

"A Sunday Reminder..."

"A Thought To Ponder..."

Don't be fooled...

"The Truth About Black History Month..."

On Feb. 8, 1968, three black students were killed and 28 wounded as state troopers opened fire on student demonstrators on the campus of South Carolina State College in Orangeburg in the wake of protests over a whites-only bowling alley. The event would become known as the Orangeburg Massacre. Above, the contorted body of 17 year old high school student, Delano Middleton, a peaceful protester, lies mortally wounded and literally under the heel of his "lawful oppressors." This is the truth about black history in America.

Why am I remembering this today...

Some have questioned why black people have been relatively quiet about what's going on with ICE... I can't speak for everyone, but as for myself, we might be visibly absent, but we're not being quiet -- we're being careful. We're resisting and we're supporting our immigrant brothers and sisters when and how we can... But we also know this is particularly different than anything we've seen before.

Maybe other's won't say it, but we saw Renee Good's and Alex Pretti's white privilege completely ignored and it was frankly shocking to us. We're all too accustomed to black and brown civil rights being ignored and our lives being taken without any repercussions, but what we are witnessing now is something frighteningly new. 

 

As we've always been, black people are allied to the cause of freedom and justice for all, but we know what world we're living in right now, for us this is Déjà vu. Trump's ape video was merely the latest poignant reminder of exactly what he thinks of us. We know that his assault on DEI was just the beginning of what he has in store for us.

"Fear Eats the Soul"

"It's Not So Funny..."

"The Truth About Canada..."

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney celebrated the worldwide success of Heated Rivalry during an appearance in Ottawa at the Canadian Media Producers Association on January 29th. In the photo above, the PM (equivalent of the POTUS) invited Heated Rivalry co-star Hudson Williams to do that "leg thing" with him. The PM had nothing but praise for Heated Rivalry, the groundbreaking Canadian-made series that's thrilled audiences around the world including in anti-LGBT Russia.

This is what acceptance, freedom and 

real representation looks like...

Thank you Canada for leading the way, again

"The Irony Of Truth..."

"The Truth Is Always Stranger Than Fiction..."

"Fear Eats the Soul"

"In Memoriam..."

Those of us who may survive this should never forget those who gave the most to resist for us all...

"Fear Eats the Soul'

"A Thought To Ponder..."

Let that sink in...

especially if you're one of those who

think what's happening is not so bad.

"Fear Eats the Soul"

"The Truth Today..."

Lest anyone think I'm oblivious to what's happening in our nation, I am not... I simply understand how little ability I have to affect it.

It all reminds me of the title of the longest book I ever read more than 40 years ago...

Poor Fellow My Country

"Fear Eats the Soul"

"The Truth About Marriage Equality..."

I remind our allies of this every chance I get...

"Gay PDA Is Okay..."

When it comes down to who you love,

never give a fu*k what strangers think...

PDA: Public display of affection

"A Little Sane Advice..."

Earlier this week in Detroit

"The Dreams Of Men Still Young..."

In 2012, this was just a dream...

Don't ever forget how hard fought this battle was...

Those who would steal from us our rights and freedoms didn't succeed in 2025, but that hateful generation hasn't given up on turning back the hands of time... We must be ready to fight again in 2026 and until the last of the haters is gone from the Earth

"Fear Eats the Soul"

"The Color Of Love..."

"I Am Always Remembering..."

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Daryl Cagle, November 23, 2003

"The Truth About Canadians..."

Can you tell I love my neighbors across the river...?

Husband and I got married in Canada in 2011, 4 years before

Obergefell v. Hodges made it possible throughout the U.S.

"The Views To Love..."

"A True Love Story..."

Our story began in NYC on June 26th 1977, Gay Pride Weekend when Sandy and I met in a private disco call 12 WEST. Dance was always a part of our story as I was a choreographer/dancer and owned a Dance and Music school called the Fournier-Grego Performance Center with my former partner, Bob. When my long time relationship with Bob ended, my relationship with Sandy became very serious. He moved into my apartment on Houston Street in the West Village and in a amicable very adult switch-a-roo, Bob moved into Sandy's apartment on Perry Street. Sandy quit his job as a lab technician and became the office manager at the school. 

When I came out at 19, my first partner (or "lover" as we used say back in the day) was a dancer named Henry, who worked at the school as a Ballet instructor. And there we were, my wonderful gay family all working together and being the best of friends watching over each other. During the AIDS pandemic, Henry passed away. After Bob and I decided to close our Performance Center, Bob became infected. Sandy and I became his caregivers for a year until he made his transition. It wasn't long after when Sandy and I moved to Fort Lauderdale. 

When same sex marriage finally became legalized, we immediately went to City Hall and happily put a ring on it! (Shameless plug alert:) There's much more to our story and you can read much more about it in a novel I wrote called "And We Danced"! published on Amazon!