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Thoughts on the prominence of gender heresy among gay men, cultural appropriation, and some updates on my latest work

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There's no time like the present to come out as a heretic.

Jul 6

Jun 18

Reflections on my first Pride, and where I am now.

Jun 7

Here's what's been happening

May 17

Apparently, I'm a "sociopath."

Jan 19

I’ve taken at least a dozen showers since I binge-watched HBO’s limited series, Mrs. Fletcher, and I still haven’t managed to scrub away the ickiness.

Dec 8, 2021

My grad school writing professor told me to prepare a manifesto to read aloud to the class. Here's what I wrote.

Dec 2, 2020

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