Status Updates From Out on a Limb: Selected Wri...

Gay Cowboys Embraced by Redneck Country: this essay was a contemporary review of Brokeback Mountain. The first time I watched that movie it haunted me for like a week afterward. It was so moving and deeply emotional. He is right that stories about homosexuals that focus on love not sex are powerful forces for the culture. And stories that show how the struggles these men help keep me grateful for today’s world.

Islamo-Bullies Get a Free Ride from the West: great quote: “Bit by bit, free societies abandon small freedoms to accomplish the sensitivities of Muslims of Christian fundamentalists or the PC police or other touchy fanatics. Bit by bit we cede our freedoms to fear and phony civility—all in the name of getting along.” He’s obviously correct that we treat criticism of Islam differently than any other religion.

The End of Gay Culture: this essay was written in 2005 and it was fascinating to read. First it was about gay culture not LGBTQ+ culture which was interesting. Second I have never felt myself to be a part of either, and it is especially interesting to read about a culture that certainly no longer exists due to the fact that 20 years ago he thought it was ending. I Appreciate how far we have come that I live openly

Still Here, So Sorry (2005): A good essay about how we should be terrified of something I am terrified of, HIV. Andrew has the means at the time of the essay’s writing to afford expensive HIV treatments compared to other people allowing him to live past 40, something he never believed would happen. He laments how he is a bad example for HIV prevention because he can live a normal life.