A site inspection that became something far more personal. A guest room decorated with Royal portraits by friends who remembered what mattered. Indianapolis drag royalty, Midwestern Republican territory hosting a global Pride conference, and a late-night rescue from a Jackson Heights gutter by a stranger with enormous arms and impeccable timing.
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Podcast Episode: Boston, Massachusetts ~ A City of History, Heart and Humanity
Multiple visits, one city that keeps earning them. Linda and Anna’s quiet kindness over a nerve-settling scotch. Alan at the wheel and a question nobody on the Pride committee could answer. A food hall that answered it anyway. Boston — historically magnificent, people first, and entirely worth the walk.
Please Continue ReadingBoston, Massachusetts ~ A City of History, Heart and Humanity
Multiple visits, one city that keeps earning them. Linda and Anna’s quiet kindness over a nerve-settling scotch. Alan at the wheel and a question nobody on the Pride committee could answer. A food hall that answered it anyway. Boston — historically magnificent, people first, and entirely worth the walk.
Please Continue ReadingPodcast Episode: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: My Controversial Presidential Election
An InterPride AGM beset by organisational disaster. A presidential challenge nobody quite saw coming — except, perhaps, the candidate. Yelling, back-slapping, and a landslide victory that left certain faces considerably egg-covered. Pittsburgh’s gay bars were exceptional. The city itself: more interesting than expected, less than it deserved to be.
Please Continue ReadingPittsburgh, Pennsylvania: My Controversial Presidential Election
An InterPride AGM beset by organisational disaster. A presidential challenge nobody quite saw coming — except, perhaps, the candidate. Yelling, back-slapping, and a landslide victory that left certain faces considerably egg-covered. Pittsburgh’s gay bars were exceptional. The city itself: more interesting than expected, less than it deserved to be.
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