The Village Voice does a cute little cover for its "Queer Issue". In a long, but interesting cover story, we find:
Most people will do anything to avoid calling children under the age of 10 "gay." Teachers, especially, have reason to avoid the topic, says Kevin Jennings, the executive director of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network. "They're putting their fingers in their ears and going 'La-La-La, I'm not going to address this' because I'm not going to get accused of having some nefarious hidden agenda with the children."
It's entirely possible to get overdosed on "gay and lesbian" during Pride Month, but so far, we are having a great time.
I feel like a 'music appreciation' walking stick. This month will include everything from Xanadu (AS should suggest his friend who has a PhD in camp not to miss the production - even though it is not strictly camp, it has the chance to be a cult classic, that one) to Tool (maybe also Passing Strange). The True Colors concert was a really good time, without any real weakness in the lineup. Beth Ditto is almost tantric on stage, at some points - I was transfixed. P-dog was happy that Dresden Dolls did Black Sabbath. Cindy Lauper is inimitable. I love her spoken voice, too, which can summon up a childlike innocence, no matter how much you hear it ("Don't hate the haters"). Erasure revealed that there may be a lost generation of gays-in-polo-shirts who know the songs but don't know how to dance ... Anyway, you get the picture. Oh, yeah, I was able to get b-day seats for the Yankee Doodle boy to see hot-ticket Jersey Boys, so we're packing it in, even after the party officially stops.
