Thank you!!!

Thank you!!! (I hope you are settling in nicely in your new spot!)

As a sociologist, I obviously have the more depressing aspects of queer life covered...😳

I don't remember what the actual conversation was about. I just remember how mad he was that I didn't like Oasis. Wait till he finds out my opinion on Coldplay's music.

Some of you may not know this, but Focus had a giant phone bank where anyone could get help - bills paid, referrals to christian therapists, food etc. Basically they were trying to replace the existing (paltry) gov safety net. They laid the groundwork for what we are now witnessing writ large.

The damage he did to reproductive rights, to queer folks, to women in abusive situations is unfathomable.

I listened to this man's tapes over and over and over again in car rides with my parents. He was their young married couples minister at their church in Pomona before he brought Focus to CSprings.

It's not surprising that the pastor gave this sermon during a "Men's Preaching Night" event. As @cjpascoe.bsky.social told us in her research almost 20 years ago, straight men use homophobia to police each other's masculinity.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

I'm so so so so happy for you!

HA! I'll need them. 😂Quite frankly, I'm grateful to have a solvable problem to focus on.

The funny thing is, I took a little walk before prepping for this class and saw a "Be Kind" graffiti 👀