Sunday, October 22, 2006
This election is getting out of control down here. There are signs in front yards all over town that say "If you love gays, vote Golden". Tim Golden is running a longshot campain for the senate on the Democratic ticket and because he has been endorsed by the teachers union the, right wing nuts have been trying to associate him with gay teachers. A local tv ad shows a disturbing pic of Golden with ominous music underneath a voice saying "Tim Golden wants gays and transexuals to teach your children...do you?"
I was recently on a local public access show to debate politics and as soon as I brought up this subject the host said "isn't it a fact that where you're from - new york city - that as part of "diversity studies" boys and girls in 6th grade sex education are forced to perform fellatio on a condom covered banana in front of their classmates?" When I tried to debunk this common!!! belief we got into an on air shouting match which ended with the host shouting "everone in town knows you were arrested in Atlanta last week for perversion!"
Yes, it was in the valdosta times "Local man arrested for perversion"
Jorge and I decided to take a day off last week and drive up to Altanta to go some gay bars. The first one we found had a sheriffs sign on the front door stating that this establishment had been closed, which I should have seen as a bad omen, but we had driven all this way and I wanted to meet some of my southern sisters. We finally found the aptly named Backstreets, which you entered from the parking lot which was surrounded by a privacy fence, so nobody can see you or your car. I've been to some depressing gay bars in my life but nothing prepared me for this place. First of all, it seemed like time had stopped in the 70's and not in a good way. A very sad queen was lipsynching to Barbara while the ugliest bunch of drunken gay men (lots of frosted hair and international male outfits) tried to keep from falling over. They all stared at Jorge and I like we were aliens from another planet as we walked from the front door to the bar. We ordered grey goose on the rocks and the bartender didn't know what that was so we got two beers. After about 15 minutes a hot guy came in and sat at the end of the bar and watched the crowd. I was convinced that this hot guy was cruising me and was having fantasies of a threesome when about 15 cops stormed into the bar and seperated the patrons into four groups. The group that Jorge and I were in were read our rights, arrested and taken to the station where we were charged with "intent to commit sodomy", put in a holding cell for 12 hours, and then released after posting 1500.00 bail.
The next day we met with a local lawyer who advised us to plead guilty and pay the fine because no one ever wins these cases.
When the story appeared in the Valdosta paper I managed to get the paper out of the driveway before my mom read it and removed that page.
I was recently on a local public access show to debate politics and as soon as I brought up this subject the host said "isn't it a fact that where you're from - new york city - that as part of "diversity studies" boys and girls in 6th grade sex education are forced to perform fellatio on a condom covered banana in front of their classmates?" When I tried to debunk this common!!! belief we got into an on air shouting match which ended with the host shouting "everone in town knows you were arrested in Atlanta last week for perversion!"
Yes, it was in the valdosta times "Local man arrested for perversion"
Jorge and I decided to take a day off last week and drive up to Altanta to go some gay bars. The first one we found had a sheriffs sign on the front door stating that this establishment had been closed, which I should have seen as a bad omen, but we had driven all this way and I wanted to meet some of my southern sisters. We finally found the aptly named Backstreets, which you entered from the parking lot which was surrounded by a privacy fence, so nobody can see you or your car. I've been to some depressing gay bars in my life but nothing prepared me for this place. First of all, it seemed like time had stopped in the 70's and not in a good way. A very sad queen was lipsynching to Barbara while the ugliest bunch of drunken gay men (lots of frosted hair and international male outfits) tried to keep from falling over. They all stared at Jorge and I like we were aliens from another planet as we walked from the front door to the bar. We ordered grey goose on the rocks and the bartender didn't know what that was so we got two beers. After about 15 minutes a hot guy came in and sat at the end of the bar and watched the crowd. I was convinced that this hot guy was cruising me and was having fantasies of a threesome when about 15 cops stormed into the bar and seperated the patrons into four groups. The group that Jorge and I were in were read our rights, arrested and taken to the station where we were charged with "intent to commit sodomy", put in a holding cell for 12 hours, and then released after posting 1500.00 bail.
The next day we met with a local lawyer who advised us to plead guilty and pay the fine because no one ever wins these cases.
When the story appeared in the Valdosta paper I managed to get the paper out of the driveway before my mom read it and removed that page.
Labels: IF YOU LOVE GAYS - VOTE TIM GOLDEN
Sunday, October 08, 2006
Today is my 49th birthday - I do not want to celebrate my 50th in this hell hole. My parents wanted to go with them to church this morning and I obliged, but minutes into the sermon the preacher started talking about how gays are destroying America, which is the God's chosen country, and I had to leave. Then everyone at church wants to know why I left - I can't take it...
Labels: GOD LOVES AMERICA
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Saturday, October 07, 2006
When I was at the courthouse on Thursday I was shocked to see that the separate water fountains were still in use. The only change was that there is now a piece of wood nailed on top of the old colored/white signs. I remember these fountains very well from my youth and know which is which and was shocked to notice while I was waiting in line that 90 % of the people who drank from them chose the one that had their race underneath the piece of wood!
Outside the courthouse someone had hung Mark Foley in effigy from a huge live oak tree. His shirt read "FOLEY FAG". I went home to get my camera but it had been taken down when I got back.
Outside the courthouse someone had hung Mark Foley in effigy from a huge live oak tree. His shirt read "FOLEY FAG". I went home to get my camera but it had been taken down when I got back.
Thursday, October 05, 2006
The political situation in Valdosta is so depressing. I switched my voter registration to today so I will be able to vote in the upcoming elections. The fat bitch at the courthouse gave me such a look when she saw that I 'd checked the box for democrat. "Hmhh" she muttered as she handed me my card. I wanted to smack her right in her pig face. There has never been a democrat elected in this county but at least there will be one more vote for sanity this election.
Jorge applied for a job at wal-mart today and came home very upset. The application had a line that asked "sexual orientation" and had three boxes - heterosexual - homosexual - confidential. When he asked the HR woman about the legality of this question she said that sodomy is illegal in the state of Georgia so it is perfectly legal for an employer to ask potential employees that question. She added that the question is asked only for insurance purposes and that wal-mart does not discriminate for any reason and that it was up to Jorge to decide if /or how he wanted to answer the question. Still, we hope he gets a position because we could use some money coming in and walmart is basically the only game in town
Jorge applied for a job at wal-mart today and came home very upset. The application had a line that asked "sexual orientation" and had three boxes - heterosexual - homosexual - confidential. When he asked the HR woman about the legality of this question she said that sodomy is illegal in the state of Georgia so it is perfectly legal for an employer to ask potential employees that question. She added that the question is asked only for insurance purposes and that wal-mart does not discriminate for any reason and that it was up to Jorge to decide if /or how he wanted to answer the question. Still, we hope he gets a position because we could use some money coming in and walmart is basically the only game in town
Labels: "SEXUAL ORIENTATION"
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Jorge and I are thinking about taking a road trip to Atlanta to check out that scene. I know that Ru Paul and Lady Bunny came out of those clubs so it must be fun up there - or a little more loose than Valdosta.
Labels: I MISS LADY BUNNY
We are starting to think that the best thing to do with my folks is to move north. The medical situation down here is very 3rd world and I don't see any way to improve my parents outlook other than to take them to the northeast, where the best doctors in the U.S. live.
