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Posted on December 5, 2017 Leave a Comment
One of the most important paintings in my own collection is titled “Home of the Brave” by the young San Francisco artist Monty Guy. It depicts a battle-scarred American Indian wearing traditional war paint on his face along with a black-eye. Blood splatters his face and body. Across his chest the words Land of the […]
Posted on July 31, 2016 Leave a Comment
We’re all born fashion victims. It’s the nature of being human. Unless you were born in a cave and live in the Amazon, chances are you’ve been wearing clothes and making fashion choices as long as you can remember. And like it or not, our fashion choices are a public display of who we are […]
Posted on February 15, 2016 1 Comment
Dear Mr. President, On this day, February 15, 2016, we celebrate President’s Day in the United States. Of all the many wonderful, intelligent and inspiring presidents we honor today, you alone are my president. As a gay man coming of age in the Reagan years, I watched as my brothers fell one by one, dying […]
Posted on September 24, 2015 1 Comment
Dear Holy Father, Welcome to the United States and welcome to our beloved city of New York. I’m writing to request permission to celebrate our wedding in the Catholic Church. My fiancee, Enrique Padilla Jr. and I were both baptised in the Catholic Church and raised in the faith. Up until a couple […]
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