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Something I’ve missed quite a bit from married/partnered life are the special ways we acknowledged holidays, big and small. These are small rituals that carved out a space that was just for us in the midst of family chaos, community chaos, and general chaos. One tradition was having sushi on holiday ‘eves’ – Thanksgiving, Christmas, […]
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sue Kerr (@pghlesbian) This past week, I created a little reel about going back to school shopping in Pittsburgh. It sort of went south as a bunch of sad memories spewed from my mouth. So I tried again and this time the memory is lovely. It […]
Content Note: involuntary civil commitment, police, trauma, mental health system, domestic violence “Books are often far more than just books.”― Roxane Gay, Bad Feminist: Essays When the police came to handcuff me and drag me from my home on August 27, 2023 – to execute what I still believe was an invalid civil warrant for involuntary commitment […]
LGBTQ Families Day aims to raise awareness of the diversity, joys, and challenges of all LGBTQ families—found, formed, and chosen—and to show their strength, elevate their collective stories, and reaffirm allies’ support. The event is held on the first weekday of June, between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, in order to honor all parents but […]
Today is a date that would have made John groan, curl up in a blanket on the couch, and turn on the Broadway Musical streaming channel – his 60th birthday. I wish he was here so I could tease him about it. But he is not. Typically, the dates of his birth and death make […]
“We do want to address directly the issues you raised and encourage you to raise awareness of these risks via your well-established advocacy avenues.” Prepare for a long blog post. I’m concerned that a resource used in Family Court does not provide effective privacy for litigants, especially around HIPPA, gender identity, and immigration. For the […]
It has been a week. There’s always this one week in theater seasons when multiple shows open and other types of shows also happen and it is just soooo much. This past October, I caught pink eye so that took me out of contention. This past week was the spring version – three plays, one […]
She gets up and pours herself a strong one My friend Sarah and I are dabbling lightly in the libations lifestyle. In January, I had a cocktail at City Theatre when I saw a play and it was nice – bourbon and other stuff. I said “huh, I guess I like bourbon.” This led me […]
Today is my Dad’s birthday. He would have been 85.hs He died in 2024 so only made it to 83. Is that a robust old life. One year when I was working in foster care, I asked my Dad to play Santa at the annual holiday party. He was tickled. The suit fit and he […]
My spouse chose Groundhogs Day for our wedding so she wouldn’t forget the date. It was a cute comment at the time. Until it wasn’t. I never truly thought I would have a wedding day. In part because of marriage inequality, in part because my trauma demons told me I didn’t deserve one. But we […]
