Category Archives: Liberty

A Letter from Huey Newton

May 14, 2012 – 6:48 pm

A Letter from Huey Newton to the Revolutionary Brothers and Sisters about the Women’s Liberation and Gay Liberation Movements” is considered the first pro-gay, pro-woman proclamation to come out of the black civil rights movement. During the past few years strong movements have developed among women and among homosexuals seeking their liberation. There has been [...]

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Buff Naked At Black’s Beach

May 9, 2012 – 7:28 pm

In the summer of 1974 I visited Black’s Beach in San Diego, which was the most popular nude beach in the United States. While nudity remains against the law in the city of San Diego, the Torrey Pines State Park has allowed ‘clothing optional’ for sun-worshippers from the Torrey Pines Gliderport north to the steel [...]

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No Cinco De Mayo

May 7, 2012 – 9:02 am

Two days ago my brother-in-law and I put the dock in the lake. The water temperature was 62 and the sunny air hit 72, which was warm for Southern Maine. David and I went into the water with trepidation, but it wasn’t so bad once we were in the lake. Coming out was another thing. [...]

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International Write Off Day # 3

May 2, 2012 – 11:49 am

My first credit card came via Mrs. Carolina. 1995. “It’s an American Express for emergencies.” The blonde golfer loved the way I kissed and she visited me once a month in New York. Ms. Carolina told her husband that I was gay. His believing her mapped a faultline in my masculinity. Ms. Caroline was blonde [...]

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May Day Thailand

May 1, 2012 – 8:33 am

Thailand has an amazing galaxy on public holidays, mostly religious or honoring the royal family history. Many farangs are befuddled by this unexplained cosmos, especially since the nation celebrates three different New Year’s Days. Western, Chinese, and Thai. Today is a bank holiday in Thailand, but few Thais or westerners know the origin of this [...]

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