On This Day Originally shared 10 years ago February 5, 1981, 11 p.m. Squads of undercover (under towel?) ‘peace officers’ raid four gay bathhouses in downtown Toronto. Over 300 people were charged with crimes ranging from ‘running a bawdy house’ to ‘being a found-in a [read more]
The latest information on our efforts to move (back) to Canada. We’ve received an update from the Canadian government indicating (although not promising) my husband’s application to become a legal Permanent Resident of Canada (with my sponsorship) is looking positive and moving faster than expected. [read more]
An interesting question. To the extent I think about it, I identify as male– although with the understanding that I am very much a GNC: Gender Non-Compliant male. As a sexually-active gay man with a Husband in ‘modern Western society’ I am clearly out of [read more]
June is celebrated in many countries around the world as LGBT Pride Month (or, perhaps a Pride Week or Pride Day that month). Of course there are some locations where another month is selected- whether due to overlapping celebrations or climate considerations. Although June was [read more]
Sure, the world (or at least democracy in the USA) is about to implode. Whether you’re getting ready to protest, gathering to build community, or escaping this mess (at beach, bar or bearcave) you can look great with made-to-order items featuring genuine Brian, the Digital [read more]
My poetry, art & design are licensed to selected Production Partners, as I don’t have the resources nor the space to stock dozens of designs on dozens of colours of dozens of styles of apparel- to say nothing of mugs, totebags, oracle decks, printed books [read more]
I recently ordered samples of my kaleidoscope designs as bandanas from Fourthwall– a new Print on Demand partner. They might also make a great altar cloth, if my artwork and the available sizes, work for you. The image below, of those 2 samples, links to [read more]
Spinning pain into joy I started my TeddyBear Tears Kaleidoscopes series (“deceptively bright expressions of pain and anger over repressed childhood trauma“) in 2017. I don’t know if my resistance to a palette of only/mostly dark shades and muted colours is a strategy to keep [read more]
I dun did a thing. My sense is that folks who use that well-known Patron website are looking for regular, or at least, moderately frequent exclusive new content. That doesn’t match where I’m at, mentally and physically, for 2026. That’s why I decided to offer [read more]
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