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RPGs

2008-04-21T02:06:26Z

Hey all, is there anyone out there into PnP RPGs? If so, what's being played out there?

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Arthur C. Clarke - RIP

2008-04-15T18:58:34Z

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/books/03/18/obit.clarke.ap/index.html

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- Arthur C. Clarke, a visionary science fiction writer who won worldwide acclaim with more than 100 books on space, science and the future, died Wednesday in his adopted home of Sri Lanka, an aide said. He was 90.

Clarke, who had battled debilitating post-polio syndrome since the 1960s and sometimes used a wheelchair, died at 1:30 a.m. after suffering breathing problems, aide Rohan De Silva said.

Clarke moved to Sri Lanka in 1956, lured by his interest in marine diving which he said was as close as he could get to the weightless feeling of space.

"I'm perfectly operational underwater," he once said.

He wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey," which director Stanley Kubrick turned into a classic movie.

Clarke was regarded as far more than a science fiction writer.

He was credited with the concept of communications satellites in 1945, decades before they became a reality. Geosynchronous orbits, which keep satellites in a fixed position relative to the ground, are called Clarke orbits.

He joined American broadcaster Walter Cronkite as commentator on the U.S. Apollo moonshots in the late 1960s.

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Because everyone gets blue balls...

2008-04-15T18:38:29Z

http://blueballfixed.ytmnd.com/

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TerryTown post deleted.

2008-04-11T08:26:18Z

if only it was Spam Musubi: http://www.hawaiianbarbecue.com/images/MENU/musubi.jpg

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I Hate Homosexuals!!!

2008-04-06T09:53:56Z

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2O0J7BSdKME

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Exciting new Google/Virgin collaboration

2008-04-03T01:03:24Z

This is easily the most exciting thing since pomegranate-flavored Tang™ and World of Warcraft® for Abacus...

http://www.google.com/virgle

Intro to Project Virgle from Richard Branson:

http://www.youtube.com/projectvirgle

I hope they accept my application...

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Torchwood on Radio 4

2008-03-30T08:17:26Z

http://io9.com/373231/torchwood-to-continue-without-pictures

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Pomosexuality and the Death of the Label

2008-03-20T23:33:21Z

BECAUSE LABELS ARE FOR CLOTHING... NOT PEOPLE.

Pomosexuality (short for postmodern sexuality) refers to a nonorientation in which people disregard sexual labels altogether. While it is convenient to sort everyone into a handful of different groups - homosexual, bisexual, heterosexual - pomosexuality argues that not only can these words and categories not do justice to the complexity of human sexuality, but are also grand illusions socially constructed to maintain a state of separateness between people. Like most other things in life, sexual orientation and/or gender identity isn't a black and white, either/or experience for many of us. More appropriately, it is best described as a fluid and incalculably unique journey that is beyond definition. Pomosexuality literally means anything you want it to mean. It means anything goes. And it represents an end to all the confusion, oppression, fear, and restraint that comes with trying to identify with a restrictive label.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXxODfmU_iU

Join the new social network that is introducing the concept of pomosexuality to the masses, revolutionizing the way the world views sexuality and gender. http://wWw.POMOWORLD.com

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What Are We Queer Geeks Reading?

2008-03-14T19:11:06Z

So, what are we currently reading?

Currently, I'm reading: FICTION: "A Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde; I'm re-reading "Persusaion" by Jane Austen and NON-FICTION: "the End of Faith" by Sam Harris (I'm re-reading this particular book for the purposes of a discussion club of which I'm a part), and "Guns, Germs & Steel" by Jared Diamond.

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ICP 2.9 now available at Creampuff Revolution

2008-03-11T23:02:36Z

Dear Friends of the International Carnival of Pozitivities (ICP):

It is a tremendous pleasure to announce the publication of edition 2.9 of the ICP at the following link:

http://rosemaryrowe.typepad.com/creampuff_revolution/2008/03/creampuff-welco.html

Creampuff, a.k.a., Roro, who hails from Vancouver, is our first repeat host from Canada. I encourage you to bookmark this edition and visit it over time so that you can enjoy each of the contributions from the world of HIV/AIDS. I hope that you will also join me in thanking Roro for her work this month. We “met” about 2 years ago during the NHL Hockey Championship between Edmonton and the Carolina Hurricanes and have been fast friends since despite some rather competitive invocation of mojo to make our teams win the Stanley Cup. Roro’s sense of compassion combined with her sense of humor makes me quite happy to count her among my friends.

This 21st consecutive edition of the ICP features personal accounts, video, a special musical contribution from UK band Slovo, self-help information and the latest in news from the HIV/AIDS community. I hope that you will spend some time reading and that you will leave comments for the contributors. It is through your comments that we can hone our messages and learn how you feel about our work. Please feel free to leave your thoughts with each of the contributors and for our gracious host.

Next Edition

Please visit the ICP homepage to learn more about this project and how you can contribute here:

http://www.internationalcarnivalofpozitivities.blogspot.com .

We are now accepting submissions for edition 2.10 to be hosted here, at Mshairi:

http://www.mshairi.com/blog

This will be Mshairi’s first stint as host of the ICP although she has been a frequent contributor in the past. Mshairi’s edition will mark the first time that the ICP will have been hosted by an African host. If you like poetry, you should scroll through her blog. A selection of her poetry also appears at one of my favorite sites, The Other Voices Poetry International Project, an anthology of poetry from around the world that has been recognized by UNESCO, here:

http://www.othervoicespoetry.org

Mshairi's work appears under the title “Footprints” here:

http://othervoicespoetry.org/vol27/mshairi/index.html .

Contribute Your Work

Please join the growing community of contributors and hosts for this important international forum for genuine voices of AIDS. If you are interested in hosting the ICP, please email me at ron.hudson@verizon.net with the subject listed as “Volunteering to Host the ICP” and I will make the process for you as fun and rewarding as possible. We urgently need new volunteer hosts for the ICP editions after April, 2008. I will work with you to make the process as painless as it can be whether you are a first-time or returning host.

Please Share with Your Friends

Please share this notice with your friends and consider posting announcements of our link on your blogs and websites. Our continuing presence is bolstered by your participation and outreach. Please help spread the word.

To be Removed From or Added To the ICP mailing list:

Please email me at ron.hudson@verizon.net to be added to or removed from the ICP mailing list. Please include the word subscribe or unsubscribe in your subject line to indicate your intent. I will use your source email address as indicated in your note. If you did not receive notice of the ICP from me via direct email, then I do not have your email address in the mailing list. Please note that I can not remove an email address that does not exist on the mailing list. Your privacy is absolutely critical and no email addresses will be shared, sold or given to any other source. I use blind-copy distribution technology to prevent your identity from being revealed.

Peace to you and yours.

Safe Journeys!

Ron Hudson

2sides2ron http://www.ronhudson.blogspot.com
Poundcake Love http://www.poundcakelove.blogspot.com
The International Carnival of Pozitivities (ICP)
http://www.internationalcarnivalofpozitivities.blogspot.com

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Torchwood

2008-02-18T08:52:23Z

Anyone else watching the second series? Just saw the first episode and it was better than the whole first season. loads more overt queer action and the scifi elements and writing were far better.

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MTV casting call for "True Life"

2008-02-15T10:24:38Z

i was contacted today by "Grace" with an appeal to post a casting call notice for "True Life"... i was reluctant to post it through, but two things made me reconsider:

1) she was decent enough to ask first, and
2) True Life is a stand-out in the MTV line-up.

below is her letter. i posted the casting call info in the listings.

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Hi Ray,

I found the "Queer Geeks" tribe through a blog called "Blather and Bosh."

I'm helping to cast an episode of MTV's "True Life" called "I Live Another Life on the Web." I wanted to see if you might be willing to post the casting notice to your members. We are looking for someone who is out on the web, but maybe not yet in real life. Please take a look and let me know what you think!

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geek love story (a happy ending!)

2008-02-14T01:02:24Z

Years ago (almost a decade now!?) my geeky friends and I all jumped on the MP3 player bandwagon and bought the first generation Diamond RIO players. With a whopping 32 Meg of memory!

This began our love affair with the little buggers, especially when at the gym. But something always bothered me about the damn things....the long dangly cord to the headsets. I recently upgraded my Treo 650 to the Centro, but Palm still hasn't bothered to put in an A2DP profile for bluetooth! Curse them! But a 3rd party makes one, and after tinkering around with various stereo bluetooth headsets, I found one that plays flawlessly, is comfortable, and lets me listen to music or watch movies while on the treadmill, lifting, or jogging.

I see other people walking around with dangly wires, and know their pain. Yes, I was once one of them.

I think that only other geeky queers will understand my joy. And the love in my heart for my new favorite toy.

Excelsior!

;-)

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ICP 2.8 now available

2008-02-09T18:24:00Z

Dear Friends of the International Carnival of Pozitivities (ICP):

It is a tremendous pleasure to announce the publication of edition 2.8 of the ICP at

http://notperfectatall.blogspot.com/2008/02/icp-28.html

Dragonette is our first European host, working from The Netherlands I encourage you to bookmark this edition and visit it over time so that you can enjoy each of the contributions from the world of HIV/AIDS. I hope that you will also join me in thanking Dragonette for her work this month.

This 20th consecutive edition of the ICP features personal accounts, video, music, self-help information and the latest in news from the HIV/AIDS community. Among these posts, you will find news about HIV/AIDS from around the world, posts from long-term survivors, an Annie Lennox HIV-prevention video, news and personal accounts from Africa, Australia, Asia, Europe, and North and South America. I hope that you will spend some time reading and that you will leave comments for the contributors.

Next Edition

Please visit the ICP homepage to learn more about this project and how you can contribute at the following link:

http://internationalcarnivalofpozitivities.blogspot.com

We are now accepting submissions for edition 2.9 to be hosted at Creampuff Revolution, located here:

http://rosemaryrowe.typepad.com/creampuff_revolution/

This will be Roro’s second stint as host of the ICP. Her writing style is beautiful, funny, clever and guaranteed to make your ICP experience a good one. Please consider contributing your original artwork, poetry, news, personal accounts, short stories, videos or music files for the next edition.

Contribute Your Work

Please join the growing community of contributors and hosts for this important international forum for genuine voices of AIDS. If you are interested in hosting the ICP, please send an email to ron.hudson@verizon.net and I will make the process for you as painless as possible. We urgently need new volunteer hosts for the ICP editions after March, 2008. If any of you have previously hosted or if you are first-time host, I will work with you to make the process as fun as it can be. It would be especially cool to have a volunteer host for the April edition.

Please Share with Your Friends

Please share this notice with your friends and consider posting announcements of our link on your blogs and websites. Our continuing presence is bolstered by your participation and outreach. Please help spread the word.

To be Removed From or Added To the ICP mailing list:

Please send an email to ron.hudson@verizon.net with the word REMOVE or SUBSCRIBE in your subject line to have your name removed from or added to, respectively, the ICP mailing list. If you did not receive notice of the ICP from me via direct email, then I do not have your email address in the mailing list. Please note that I can not remove an email address that does not exist on the mailing list. Your privacy is absolutely critical and no email addresses will be shared, sold or given to any other source. I use blind-copy distribution technology to prevent your identity from being revealed.

Peace to you and yours.

Ron Hudson

http://www.ronhudson.blogspot.com 2sides2ron
http://www.poundcakelove.blogspot.com Poundcake Love
http://www.internationalcarnivalofpozitivities.blogspot.com
The International Carnival of Pozitivities (ICP)

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queer geek's baby

2008-01-22T12:30:10Z

this is how queer geeks make babies

http://qik.com/video/4450

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Anyone going to Macworld 2008?

2008-01-13T07:11:22Z

Hi guys, I wanted to know if anyone else is going to the Macworld conference the week of January 14th in San Francisco? If so, it would be kewl to meet up!

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Edition 2.7 of the International Carnival of Pozitivities Available

2008-01-12T15:49:36Z

Dear Friends of the International Carnival of Pozitivities (ICP):

It is a tremendous pleasure to announce the publication of edition 2.7 of the ICP at

http://www.thespincycle.blogspot.com/2008/01/as-positive-as-you-wanna-be-icp-27.html

Matty the Damned at The Spin Cycle

(http://www.thespincycle.blogspot.com)

has graciously served as our host for this month...from Australia. Bless his heart, Matty has a way with words. I have to include a STRONG LANGUAGE WARNING for you to consider, but what is a little language when you are dealing with a terminal illness? I hope that you will read this article and overlook any part that might offend you to see through to the good in the messages that we share to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS.

This 19th consecutive edition of the ICP features personal accounts, video, self-help information and the latest in news from the HIV/AIDS community. I hope that you will spend some time reading and that you will leave comments for the contributors.

Next Edition

Please visit the ICP homepage to learn more about this project and how you can contribute at the following link:

http://internationalcarnivalofpozitivities.blogspot.com

We are now accepting submissions for edition 2.8 to be hosted at NotPerfectAtAll, located here:

http://notperfectatall.blogspot.com/

Please consider contributing your original artwork, poetry, news, personal accounts, short stories, videos or music files for the next edition.

Please Share with Your Friends

Please share this notice with your friends and consider posting announcements of our link on your blogs and websites. Our continuing presence is bolstered by your participation and outreach. Please help spread the word.

Contribute Your Work

Please join the growing community of contributors and hosts for this important international forum for genuine voices of AIDS. If you are interested in hosting the ICP, please send an email to ron.hudson@verizon.net and I will make the process as painless as possible. We have hosts inline through March, 2008, but if you would like to host in April, 2008, or beyond, please let me know. I hope that you will consider signing up to host a specific edition of the ICP.

To be Removed From or Added To the ICP mailing list:

Please send an email to ron.hudson@verizon.net with the word REMOVE or SUBSCRIBE in your subject line to have your name removed from or added to, respectively, the ICP mailing list. If you did not receive notice of the ICP from me via direct email, then I do not have your email address in the mailing list. Please note that I can not remove an email address that does not exist on the mailing list. Your privacy is absolutely critical and no email addresses will be shared, sold or given to any other source. I use blind-copy distribution technology to prevent your identity from being revealed.

Peace to you and yours.

Ron Hudson

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Happy Holidays one and all

2007-12-24T17:56:09Z

Happy "insert preferred holiday here" -- hope you and your loved-ones are all safe, sound, and stop asking uncomfortable questions...

cheers everyone!

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New tribe: "GLBT Scientists, Techs, & SciStudents"

2007-12-07T05:10:41Z

http://tribes.tribe.net/glbtscientists

"GLBT Scientists, Techs, & SciStudents"
This tribe is a social networking forum for Gay, Lesbian, Bi, Trans, Intersex, Queer, and friendly heterosexual allies in the sciences and technical professions (including allied medical fields). Discussion of topics directly related to the science of same-sex attraction is welcome, as is inviting discussion regarding career considerations for GLBTIQA folks in the sciences, questions and requests for assistance related to queer science topics, posting of queer science humor, and--of course--flirting. What would a social networking group for GLBTIQA scientists, techs, science educators, and science students be without humor and flirting? Anyone and everyone who joins this tribe is also highly encouraged to become an official member of NOGLSTP, the National Organization of Gay & Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals (www.noglstp.org) -you will be glad you did!

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Announcing Edition 2.6 of the International Carnival of Pozitivities (ICP)

2007-12-03T21:37:16Z

Dear Friends of the International Carnival of Pozitivities (ICP):

It is a tremendous pleasure to announce the publication of edition 2.6 of the ICP at

http://www.dropdeadhappy.com/dropdeadhappy/ICP26.html

Mark Kokocki is our third host from Canada and our second from the Vancouver area after Roro at Creampuff Revolution. I encourage you to bookmark this edition and visit it over time so that you can enjoy each of the contributions from the world of HIV/AIDS. I hope that you will also join me in thanking Mark for his work this month and Giles of Slimconomy and Roro of Creampuff Revolution for the previous Canadian editions.

This 18th consecutive edition of the ICP features personal accounts, video, music, self-help information and the latest in news from the HIV/AIDS community. Among these posts,you will find news about HIV/AIDS in women and children, a good sampling of posts from long-term survivors, a Bollywood-like HIV prevention video from India, news and personal accounts from Africa, Asia, Europe, and North and South America, I hope that you will spend some time reading and that you will leave comments for the contributors.

Next Edition

Please visit the ICP homepage to learn more about this project and how you can contribute at the following link:

http://internationalcarnivalofpozitivities.blogspot.com

We are now accepting submissions for edition 2.7 to be hosted at The Spin Cycle, located here:

http://thespincycle.blogspot.com

This new edition marks the first time that the ICP will have been hosted outside of North America as we go to Australia for host Matty the Damned and the Spin Cycle team. It is notable that Matty and the Spin Cycle contributed the first post to the ICP’s first edition in June of 2006. Please consider contributing your original artwork, poetry, news, personal accounts, short stories, videos or music files for the next edition.

Please Share with Your Friends

Please share this notice with your friends and consider posting announcements of our link on your blogs and websites. Our continuing presence is bolstered by your participation and outreach. Please help spread the word.

Contribute Your Work

Please join the growing community of contributors and hosts for this important international forum for genuine voices of AIDS. If you are interested in hosting the ICP, please send an email to ron.hudson@verizon.net and I will make the process for you as painless as possible. We have hosts inline through February, 2008, but if you would like to host in March, 2008, or beyond, please let me know. I hope that you will consider signing up to host a specific edition of the ICP.

To be Removed From or Added To the ICP mailing list:

Please send an email to ron.hudson@verizon.net with the word REMOVE or SUBSCRIBE in your subject line to have your name removed from or added to, respectively, the ICP mailing list. If you did not receive notice of the ICP from me via direct email, then I do not have your email address in the mailing list. Please note that I can not remove an email address that does not exist on the mailing list. Your privacy is absolutely critical and no email addresses will be shared, sold or given to any other source. I use blind-copy distribution technology to prevent your identity from being revealed.

Peace to you and yours.

Ron Hudson

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David Gerrold's whitewashed life?

2007-11-20T01:46:14Z

I love, love, love David Gerrold. For those of you who don't know, he a) wrote the most popular episode of Star Trek, "The Trouble with Tribbles," b) wrote the Chtorr series, c) wrote a bunch of gender-bending stores in the 1970's, and d) donates a lot to AIDS charities. I remember fondly "Moonstar Odyssey," about a world where gender remains indeterminate till puberty and is only determined after introspection and experimentation -- it taught me everything I know about sexuality, when I was 13. I also loved "The Man Who Folded Himself" about a guy with a time belt, who, among other things, goes back and has sex with himself -- wouldn't you?

In the 80's David adopted a child, and wrote a semi-autobiographical book about it called, "The Martian Child." I think the kid is in college now and seems like quite a happy and upstanding citizen. SOOO, "The Martian Child" will be made into a movie. But they made his character STRAIGHT to avoid distracting the audience with political issues such as gay adoption.

Is that selling out?

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ICP 17 is now Available. I hope you are finding it helpful and interesting.

2007-11-12T03:04:27Z

Dear Friends of the International Carnival of Pozitivities (ICP):

The 17th consecutive edition of the ICP is now available at the following link:

http://slimconomy.blogspot.com/2007/11/w-elcome-to-november-10-2007-edition-of.html

This edition is the second to have been hosted by a Canadian blogger and the second to be hosted internationally. Please join me in thanking Giles at Slimconomy for his participation as our host this month. As usual, this edition features personal accounts, video, self-help information and the latest in news from the HIV/AIDS community. I hope that you will spend some time reading and that you will leave comments for the contributors.

Next Edition

Please visit the ICP homepage at the following link to learn more about this project and how you can contribute:

http://internationalcarnivalofpozitivities.blogspot.com/

We are now accepting submissions for edition 18 to be hosted at Drop Dead Happy, located here:

http://www.dropdeadhappy.com

Please consider contributing your original artwork, poetry, news, personal accounts, short stories, videos or music files for the next edition.

Please Share with Your Friends

Please share this notice with your friends and consider posting announcements of our link on your blogs and websites. Our continuing presence is bolstered by your participation and outreach. Please help spread the word.

Contribute Your Work

I hope that you will join the growing community of contributors and hosts for this important international forum for genuine voices of AIDS. If you are interested in hosting the ICP, please send me a message and I will make the process for you as painless as possible. Return hosts are welcome! We have hosts in line through December, 2007, but need to start recruiting new hosts for next year right now!! I hope that you will consider signing up to host a specific edition of the ICP.

To be Removed From or Added To the ICP mailing list:

Please send me a message with the word REMOVE or SUBSCRIBE in your subject line to have your name removed from or added to, respectively, the ICP mailing list. If you did not receive notice of the ICP from me via direct email, then I do not have your email address in the mailing list. Please note that I can not remove an email address that does not exist on the mailing list.

Peace to you and yours.

Ron Hudson

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ICP 16 is now available

2007-10-10T17:22:48Z

Dear Friends of the International Carnival of Pozitivities (ICP):

The 16th edition of the ICP is now available at:

http://ogresview.mu.nu/archives/243135.php.

This edition represents an attempt to reach out to a conservative political community about HIV/AIDS. It is my hope that our messages might encourage those who normally do not come in contact with the issues of HIV/AIDS to think about how to help us fight the pandemic. We have poetry, video, personal accounts and news from around the world.

Next Edition

Please visit the ICP homepage to learn more about this project and how you can contribute at the following link:

http://internationalcarnivalofpozitivities.blogspot.com/

We are now accepting submissions for edition 17 to be hosted at Slimconomy at the link:

http://slimconomy.blogspot.com

Please consider contributing your original artwork, poetry, news, personal accounts, short stories, videos or music files for the next edition.

Please Share with Your Friends

As usual, I would like to ask you to post a permanent link to the ICP homepage (you can get a widget there as well) on your blogs or websites and to share the word of this edition with your readers and friends. The more people who know about the ICP, the more likely it will be that we will continue to receive excellent contributions. In fact, feel free to nominate your own HIV/AIDS related contributions from your favorite blogs or websites. The most powerful stories are those of personal nature, so I would encourage you to seek out or write personal accounts and to share them with the ICP. There are many more of you than of me, so join me in the search for quality blogs that share personal stories about HIV/AIDS from around the world. We have hardly begun to tap into the situation in Asia, so blogs from that region of the world are particularly welcome.

Contribute Your Work

I hope that you will join the growing community of contributors and hosts for this important international forum for genuine voices of AIDS. If you are interested in hosting the ICP, please email me at ron.hudson@verizon.net and I will make the process for you as painless as possible. Return hosts are welcome! We have hosts in line through December, 2007, but need to start recruiting new hosts for next year. I hope that you will consider signing up to host a specific edition of the ICP.

To be Removed From or Added To the ICP mailing list:

Please email me with the word REMOVE or SUBSCRIBE in your subject line to have your name removed from or added to, respectively, the ICP mailing list. If you did not receive notice of the ICP from me via direct email, then I do not have your email address in the mailing list. Please note that I can not remove an email address that does not exist on the mailing list!!!!!

Peace to you and yours.

Ron Hudson

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Don't praise me, just follow my lead.

2007-10-03T07:38:45Z

I met my Husband when we were 17 & 18, 20 years later we find a 19 year old gay boy living on the streets and take him in. We do not have sex with him, rather we treat him as a child of our own flesh and blood. We give him love, a room of his own, show him how to get free health care, show him how to get a job, and when we leave the city we give him the apartment and everything in it. Now we find ourselves legally adopted by an elderly gay man with no family – we are now his family.

What the law denies us - legal gay marriage, we now have through adoption – we are legally siblings and have the legal protections that go with it. We also have Parent/Child legal rights for ‘Dad’. We are legally safer today than yesterday. We also wish to adopt the boy we found on the streets – but a 20 year old gay boy in San Francisco has better things to do that go live in Hawaii just for a little legal protection – perhaps in a few years he will join us here and become our inheritor as we are dad’s.

We have made our own family, a family composed entirely of homosexual men. And why are we alone? Why are there not thousands of other couples trying to adopt their juniors? Why are gay adults trying to adopt babies when there are gay youth dying on the streets? We want to have the right to adopt and have families yet we ignore the young gay adults who truly need us. The breeders sure won’t help raise young gays, and they sure don’t love them as we can, so it is up to us to raise them. Instead of looking through lists of babies who might or might not be gay, find that gay youth living on the street whom TRULY needs an adult to come along and offer them a chance at life.

Right now there is no gay youth in my life, but there has been in the past and there will be again in the future. And my fondest hope is to have a son whom I have adopted to do likewise and adopt a grandchild into our family.

Comments? Praise? Condemnation?

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Gay Geeks Saturday NIght! (Oct 6)

2007-09-30T12:20:31Z

60 folks now on the email list! Welcome newcomers!

It happened to me tonight: I went bar hopping this evening and came to the realization that when I go out on a Saturday night I don't meet the people I want to meet. And heck, this is Folsom Street Fair weekend. Too many people, for one, and too much noise to get into good conversations. And the cruise crush is on. Too much distraction! I wanted to turn in my gay card right then and there.

So, I decided to move the Gay Geeks gathering from Saturday afternoons to Saturday NIGHTS, offering you a TRUE ALTERNATIVE in socializing.

Okay, I'm now calling the Gay Geeks gathering, "Gay Geeks Saturday Night" (a play on an old big band tune, "Jukebox Saturday Night" if you must know).

Info for next gathering:

GAY GEEKS SATURDAY NIGHT
Saturday October 6, 8:00pm
Muddy's Coffeehouse (new venue!)
1304 Valencia Street at 24th, San Francisco

Parking: within 2 blocks typically Public Transit: 1 block from BART 24th Street station, also on Muni lines 26, 48, and 67, and 1 block from lines 14 and 49. Truly a public transit paradise.

Muddy's does not have a good selection of food, but the owner allows people to bring in food from elsewhere. There is a great Mexican restaurant around the corner, also a falafel place and a burger place (with Niman Ranch beef) nearby.

What's the theory behind the Gay Geeks Gathering? Gay Geeks is a haven for intellectuals and visionaries. Thus, your learned geekery is most welcome. If you study languages, streetcars, oceans, religion, have a collection of Harper's Magazine dating to 1909, you're running for mayor of SF, or you've just built a propane-fired Victorian house on wheels, you're our kind of people. Come on by.

The Gay Geeks Gathering is NOT about computers, and it doesn’t focus on gay issues. We don't meet in a "gay" venue, or in a "gay" neighborhood. We're about breaking away from ALL of that! The Gay Geeks Gathering breaks the mold!

TOPICS NEXT TIME: Encouraged but not limited to:

(1) How do we know if someone is crazy or not? Is George W Bush crazy? Are the people running for mayor of SF crazy? Is the guy who begs for money at the freeway offramp crazy?

(2) Will something replace conventional news gathering now that newspapers appear to be on the brink of collapse? Is a news wiki a better idea?

(3) Why do people continue to collect newspaper clippings when the Internet is available, or collect clothes when they're out of style or don't fit anymore? Is collecting stuff specifically an American disease? Or is it a disease at all?

--David Kaye, founder of the Original Gay Geeks Gathering (established January 1997)

Gay Geeks Saturday NIght does not have a website. Subscribe using the email address below to keep abreast on the latest developments.

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Seeking queer triads for research!

2007-09-22T23:00:43Z

My name is Sunny. I am a graduate student in the Sexuality Studies program at San Francisco State University. I am conducting research on polyamory. The aim of my study is to explore how individuals in queer polyamorous triads discuss love in their relationships. I am in search of individuals in queer, long-term (one year or longer), polyamorous triads to interview. Individuals must identify themselves and their relationships as queer, and the triads must be three people who are all sexually and romantically involved with one another.

Participating in this study will entail a 45-90 minute one-on-one interview at a comfortable and private location convenient for both of us to discuss your experiences and feelings of love while in a triad.

If you are currently in a queer, long-term (one year or longer), triad relationship and are interested in participating in the study, please contact me!

smnordmarken@yahoo.com
(415) 516-0908

I am currently seeking people to interview! Please contact me as soon as possible if you would like to participate.

Thank you!
Sunny

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Lost Coast Nature-Based Spirtual Queers

2007-09-11T02:37:47Z

Hi Kinfolk,
Just a little "heads up" if you're in the Eureka/Arcata sphere (and other places-if you're up for the drive). A wonderful two-spirited woman is beginning to facilitate a group of nature-based spiritual queers and is extending an invitation to any and all who might be interested in discovering, exploring or deepening their relationship to pagan forms of spirituality, Native American, Buddhist or other Earth-centered traditions. It's only three weeks old, and meets (she hopes), perhaps every other Sunday from 6:30-8:00 at the Eureka Co-op. If you're interested or just plain curious, give her a call at (707) 269-7044.
Erin, aka Dances on Thunder

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ICP 15 is now available at Living Mindfully with HIV

2007-09-10T20:22:36Z

Dear Friends of the International Carnival of Pozitivities (ICP):

The 15th edition of the ICP is now available at the following link:

http://hivhsnmindfulness.blogspot.com:80/2007/08/15th-edition-of-international-carnival.html

on the blog Living Mindfully with HIV. This edition includes a return of artwork from Colombian artist Farid de la Ossa, a video from Angelique Kidjo and Joss Stone for relief for Darfur, a special gift offer from me for your contribution to an AIDS Charity of your choice, HIV/AIDS news from around the world, more addiction recovery help, a very special introduction to "Big Love" or "Arohanui", and much more. Please take a few moments to read and leave comments, particularly for your host, James Wortz, who has done yet another great job despite a bout of bad health in the last few days.

Next Edition

Please visit the ICP homepage ( http://internationalcarnivalofpozitivities.blogspot.com ) to learn more about this project and how you can contribute. We are now accepting submissions for edition 16 to be hosted at Ogre's Politics and Views ( http://www.ogresview.mu.nu ). Please consider contributing your original artwork, poetry, news, personal accounts, short stories, videos or music files for the next edition. This next edition is very special. I have approached the host, Mr. Ogre, to participate as an outreach to a conservative political community that normally may not hear from people living with HIV/AIDS. Please consider this an opportunity to share your stories with a group of people who may not normally think of HIV/AIDS as often as we do and how you might make your case for teamwork with people who may not necessarily agree with you.

Please Share with Your Friends

As usual, I would like to ask you to post a permanent link to the ICP homepage (you can get a widget there as well) on your blogs or websites and to share the word of this edition with your readers and friends. The more people who know about the ICP, the more likely it will be that we will continue to receive excellent contributions. In fact, feel free to nominate your own HIV/AIDS related contributions from your favorite blogs or websites. The most powerful stories are those of personal nature, so I would encourage you to seek out or write personal accounts and to share them with the ICP. There are many more of you than of me, so join me in the search for quality blogs that share personal stories about HIV/AIDS from around the world. We have hardly begun to tap into the situation in Asia, so blogs from that region of the world are particularly welcome.

Contribute Your Work

I hope that you will join the growing community of contributors and hosts for this important international forum for genuine voices of AIDS. If you are interested in hosting the ICP, please email me and I will make the process for you as painless as possible. Return hosts are welcome!

To be Removed From or Added To the ICP mailing list:

Please send me an email (ron.hudson@verizon.net) with the word REMOVE or SUBSCRIBE in your subject line to have your name removed or added to the ICP mailing list.

Peace to you and yours.

Ron Hudson

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Gay Geeks Gathering in SF This Saturday!

2007-08-27T20:55:09Z

MORE SUCCESS! The last gathering was a smash and a record for talk -- 4 1/2 hours of geektalk! We're going to do it again!

Announcing the next Original Gay Geeks Gathering:

Saturday, September 1, 2:00pm Mission Creek Cafe, back room 968 Valencia Street (betw 20th and 21st) San Francisco

They have good food (try the Chicken Salpicon sandwich!) and a good atmosphere. Heck, there are even books for sale in the back room. How much more nerdy can you get?

Gay Geeks is a haven for intellectuals and visionaries. Thus, your learned geekery is most welcome. If you study languages, streetcars, oceans, Islam, or have a collection of Elvis postcards, or you're running for mayor of SF, you're our kind of people. Come on by. This sets the Original Gay Geeks apart from other such groups. The group doesn’t focus on computers, and it doesn’t focus on gay issues. In fact, we’ve usually gone through hours of discussions and not mentioned computers or gay folks even once.

I envision that this gathering will meet the FIRST and THIRD Saturdays of the month at 2:00pm, but always read the email first to be sure where we're meeting.

To get onto the email list, send a blank email to: sfgaygeeks-subscribe@yahoogroups.com or visit the Yahoo group website at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sfgaygeeks

Topics: Be most assured that the topics will be a whirlwind of everything imaginable.

Show & Tell: If you have something interesting to show, such as your bug collection or whatnot, consider bringing it to one of our future gatherings.

--David Kaye, founder of the Original Gay Geeks Gathering (established January 1997)

Here's the info to get on the email list to keep up with our future activities:

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Fantastic Dimensions #1

2007-08-19T20:57:29Z

Well, the first episode of my irregular weblog about fandom, Fantastic Dimensions, is up and on my weblog (address below).

It's a short episode. It's a start. There's more to come.

Please tell your friends! Please leave comments! Please let me know what you think.

Marlin
http://www.doublefeature.com/unconventionaut/
yahoo! messenger = zentinal

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ICP 14 is now available--Please share this news with your friends

2007-08-16T14:10:22Z

Dear Friends of the International Carnival of Pozitivities (ICP):

The 14th edition of the ICP is now available at the blog Straight, Not Narrow at the following link:

http://straightnotnarrow.blogspot.com/2004/08/welcome-to-14th-edition-of.html

This edition includes original artwork from HIV+ Colombian artist Farid de la Ossa, an original Spanish-language poem with translation by Mexican poet Jeannette Clariond, a video blog from the American comic ANT at his ANT Colony and a spoken-word video from my friend and 1 Giant Leap collaborator Rich Ferguson of Los Angeles, CA. Other posts address recognizing alcoholism within the HIV/AIDS community, as well as other thought-provoking articles about living with HIV/AIDS. We have a number of returning contributors as well as new participants. Please take a few minutes to visit and bookmark this edition so that you can enjoy it at your leisure over the next month.

Please visit the ICP homepage to learn more about this project and how you can contribute at the following link:

http://internationalcarnivalofpozitivities.blogspot.com/

We are now accepting submissions for edition 15 to be hosted at the blog Living Mindfully with HIV. Please consider contributing your original artwork, poetry, news, personal accounts, short stories, and video or music files for the next edition. The more of you who actively submit your articles, the more I will be able to identify and solicit new participants for this project.

I hope that you will join the growing community of contributors and hosts for this important international forum for genuine voices of AIDS and allies. Please note that we are still seeking hosts for our November, 2007, edition and for all editions beyond December, 2007. If you are interested in hosting the ICP, please email me at ron(dot)hudson(at)verizon(dot)net and I will make the process for you as painless as possible. Return hosts are welcome!

If you have a blog, please feel free to post a notice about the availability of this edition. Also, please share this note with your friends. We need to involve as many people as possible. I really appreciate all of the links that you have added for the ICP in your blog sidebars and would encourage any of you who have not yet done so to consider adding a permanent link to the ICP to your blog.

TO BE ADDED OR REMOVED FROM THE ICP MAILING LIST

If you would like to be added to or removed from the ICP mailing list, please email me with either the word REMOVE or SUBSCRIBE in the subject line of the email and I will ensure that your desires are followed. This email list is confidential and will not be shared with anyone. All correspondence is handled using blind copy so that your identity will be protected.

Peace to you and yours.

Ron Hudson

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The International Carnival of Pozitivities (ICP)

2007-07-30T16:08:36Z

Hi everyone.

As a gay blogger and a 22 year survivor of HIV/AIDS, I started a blog carnival for people living with HIV/AIDS and their allies. The homepage of the International Carnival of Pozitivities (ICP) can be found at:

www.internationalcarnivalofpozitivities.blogspot.com

This is a forum to share artwork, music, video, poetry, short stories and personal accounts about living with HIV/AIDS, the struggle to end the stigma of HIV/AIDS and how allies help the HIV/AIDS community.

Please check out the homepage at the link above and you will find links for the first 13 editions. Our next edition will be posted by 10 August at Straight, Not Narrow at:

www.straightnotnarrow.blogspot.com

We accept pertinent submissions for each edition until the 2nd of each month at midnight New York time and publish each month by the 10th at midnight.

Please have a look. If you like what you see, please share the link with your friends.

Peace to one and all.

Safe Journeys!

Ron Hudson

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What Big Events Are We Gay Geeks Attending This Year

2007-07-28T15:25:45Z

I'm simply curious, and it does not have to be Star-Trek related. Lol
I'll be attending:

1) "Adodi" Retreat - Strasbourg, PA - July 26 -29
2) Cuddle Circle Workshop - Manhattan, NY - early September
3) Writers in the Keys Creative Writing Workshop - Key West, FL - Late October

So, where will you guys be going this year either for work or play?

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Lesbians sentenced for self-defense. FREE THEM NOW!

2007-07-02T23:21:26Z

FREE THEM NOW!
Lesbians sentenced for self-defense
All-white jury convicts Black women

By Imani Henry
New York

Published Jun 21, 2007 2:58 AM
On June 14, four African-American women—Venice Brown (19), Terrain Dandridge (20), Patreese Johnson (20) and Renata Hill (24)—received sentences ranging from three-and-a-half to 11 years in prison. None of them had previous criminal records. Two of them are parents of small children.

Their crime? Defending themselves from a physical attack by a man who held them down and choked them, ripped hair from their scalps, spat on them, and threatened to sexually assault them—all because they are lesbians.

The mere fact that any victim of a bigoted attack would be arrested, jailed and then convicted for self-defense is an outrage. But the length of prison time given further demonstrates the highly political nature of this case and just how racist, misogynistic, anti-gay, anti-youth and anti-worker the so-called U.S. justice system truly is.

The description of the events, reported below, is based on written statements by a community organization (FIERCE) that has made a call to action to defend the four women, verbal accounts from court observers and evidence from a surveillance camera.

The attack

On Aug. 16, 2006, seven young, African-American, lesbian-identified friends were walking in the West Village. The Village is a historic center for lesbian, gay, bi and trans (LGBT) communities, and is seen as a safe haven for working-class LGBT youth, especially youth of color.

As they passed the Independent Film Cinema, 29-year-old Dwayne Buckle, an African-American vendor selling DVDs, sexually propositioned one of the women. They rebuffed his advances and kept walking.

“I’ll f— you straight, sweetheart!” Buckle shouted. A video camera from a nearby store shows the women walking away. He followed them, all the while hurling anti-lesbian slurs, grabbing his genitals and making explicitly obscene remarks. The women finally stopped and confronted him. A heated argument ensued. Buckle spat in the face of one of the women and threw his lit cigarette at them, escalating the verbal attack into a physical one.

Buckle is seen on the video grabbing and pulling out large patches of hair from one of the young women. When Buckle ended up on top of one of the women, choking her, Johnson pulled a small steak knife out of her purse. She aimed for his arm to stop him from killing her friend.

The video captures two men finally running over to help the women and beating Buckle. At some point he was stabbed in the abdomen. The women were already walking away across the street by the time the police arrived.

Buckle was hospitalized for five days after surgery for a lacerated liver and stomach. When asked at the hospital, he responded at least twice that men had attacked him.

There was no evidence that Johnson’s kitchen knife was the weapon that penetrated his abdomen, nor was there any blood visible on it. In fact, there was never any forensics testing done on her knife. On the night they were arrested, the police told the women that there would be a search by the New York Police Department for the two men—which to date has not happened.

After almost a year of trial, four of the seven were convicted in April. Johnson was sentenced to 11 years on June 14.

Even with Buckle’s admission and the video footage proving that he instigated this anti-gay attack, the women were relentlessly demonized in the press, had trumped-up felony charges levied against them, and were subsequently given long sentences in order to send a clear resounding message—that self-defense is a crime and no one should dare to fight back.

Political backdrop of the case

Why were these young women used as an example? At stake are the billions of dollars in tourism and real estate development involved in the continued gentrification of the West Village. This particular incident happened near the Washington Square area—home of New York University, one of most expensive private colleges in the country and one of the biggest employers and landlords in New York City. The New York Times reported that Justice Edward J. McLaughlin used his sentencing speech to comment on “how New York welcomes tourists.” (June 17)

The Village is also the home of the Stonewall Rebellion, the three-day street battle against the NYPD that, along with the Compton Cafeteria “Riots” in California, helped launch the modern-day LGBT liberation movement in 1969. The Manhattan LGBT Pride march, one of the biggest demonstrations of LGBT peoples in the world, ends near the Christopher Street Piers in the Village, which have been the historical “hangout” and home for working-class trans and LGBT youth in New York City for decades.

Because of growing gentrification in recent years, young people of color, homeless and transgender communities, LGBT and straight, have faced curfews and brutality by police sanctioned by the West Village community board and politicians. On Oct. 31, 2006, police officers from the NYPD’s 6th Precinct indiscriminately beat and arrested several people of color in sweeps on Christopher Street after the Halloween parade.

Since the 1980s there has been a steady increase in anti-LGBT violence in the area, with bashers going there with that purpose in mind.

For trans people and LGBT youth of color, who statistically experience higher amounts of bigoted violence, the impact of the gentrification has been severe. As their once-safe haven is encroached on by real estate developers, the new white and majority heterosexual residents of the West Village then call in the state to brutalize them.

For the last six years the political LGBT youth group FIERCE has been at the forefront of mobilizing young people “to counter the displacement and criminalization of LGBTSTQ [lesbian, gay, bi, two spirit, trans, and queer] youth of color and homeless youth at the Christopher Street Pier and in Manhattan’s West Village.” (www.fiercenyc.org) FIERCE has also been the lead organization supporting the Jersey Seven and their families.

The trial and the media

Deemed a so-called “hate crime” against a straight man, every possible racist, anti-woman, anti-LGBT and anti-youth tactic was used by the entire state apparatus and media. Everything from the fact that they lived outside of New York, in the working-class majority Black city of Newark, N.J., to their gender expressions and body structures were twisted and dehumanized in the public eye and to the jury.

According to court observers, McLaughlin stated throughout the trial that he had no sympathy for these women. The jury, although they were all women, were all white. All witnesses for the district attorney were white men, except for one Black male who had several felony charges.

Court observers report that the defense attorneys had to put enormous effort into simply convincing the jury that they were “average women” who had planned to just hang out together that night. Some jurists asked why they were in the Village if they were from New Jersey. The DA brought up whether they could afford to hang out there—raising the issue of who has the right to be there in the first place.

The Daily News reporting was relentless in its racist anti-lesbian misogyny, portraying Buckle as a “filmmaker” and “sound engineer” preyed upon by a “lesbian wolf pack” (April 19) and a “gang of angry lesbians.” (April 13)

Everyone has been socialized by cultural archetypes of what it means to be a “man” or “masculine” and “woman” or “feminine.” Gender identity/expression is the way each indivdual chooses or not to express gender in their everyday lives, including how they dress, walk, talk, etc. Transgender people and other gender non-conforming people face oppression based on their gender expression/identity.

The only pictures shown in the Daily News were of the more masculine-appearing women. One of the most despiciable headlines in the Daily News, “‘I’m a man!’ lesbian growled during fight,” (April 13) was targeted against Renata Hill, who was taunted by Buckle because of her masculinity.

Ironically, Johnson, who was singled out by the judge as the “ringleader,” is the more feminine of the four. According to the New York Times, in his sentencing remarks, “Justice McLaughlin scoffed at the assertion made by ... Johnson, that she carried a knife because she was just 4-foot-11 and 95 pounds, worked nights and lived in a dangerous neighborhood.” He quoted the nursery rhyme, “Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me.” (June 15)

All of the seven women knew and went to school with Sakia Gunn, a 19-year-old butch lesbian who was stabbed to death in Newark, N.J., in May 2003. Paralleling the present case, Gunn was out with three of her friends when a man made sexual advances to one of the women. When she replied that she was a lesbian and not interested, he attacked them. Gunn fought back and was stabbed to death.

“You can’t help but wonder that if Sakia Gunn had a weapon, would she be in jail right now?” Bran Fenner, a founding member and co-executive director of FIERCE, told Workers World. “If we don’t have the right to self-defense, how are we supposed to survive?”

National call to action

While racist killer cops continue to go without indictment and anti-immigrant paramilitary groups like the Minutemen are on the rise in the U.S., The Jersey Four sit behind bars for simply defending themselves against a bigot who attacked them in the Village.

Capitalism at its very core is a racist, sexist, anti-LGBT system, sanctioning state violence through cops, courts and its so-called laws. The case of the Jersey Four gives more legal precedence for bigoted violence to go unchallenged. The ruling class saw this case as a political one; FIERCE and other groups believe the entire progressive movement should as well.

Fenner said, “We are organizing in the hope that this wakes up all oppressed people and sparks a huge, broad campaign to demand freedom for the Jersey Four.”

FIERCE is asking for assistance for these young women, including pro-bono legal support, media contacts and writers, pen pals, financial support, and diverse organizational support. For details, visit www.fiercenyc.org.

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iPhone

2007-06-28T20:37:34Z

well? who's being sucked into the latest super-hyped consumer fad.

Not me, no sir. Now leave me to cuddle with my Furby and my Tickle-Me Elmo while I drive down the sidewalk on my Segue.

;-)

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Happy Pride Weekend

2007-06-23T22:38:35Z

anyone doing anything fun for Pride this weekend?

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Anyone else think this sounds like a hoax?

2007-06-13T15:39:48Z

http://news.com.com/Hated+blogger+leaves+U.S.%2C+threatens+lawsuits/2100-1026_3-6190628.html?tag=nefd.lede

Hmm, maybe I'm a conspiracy geek.

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Queer techy geeks...

2007-06-12T17:15:20Z

So I'm using my smartphone to surf the internet via bluetooth on my Dell running OS X (amongst other things).

What kind of computer geekiness have you been up to?

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apple: geeky or not?

2007-06-06T01:28:32Z

I think anything made by apple (iPod, iPhone, iMac) is way too mainstream to possibly be geeky. Geeks hack apart their Tivo, use BitTorrent clients, and type in hexadecimal. They don't use iTunes to buy from an iStore -- they may hack into a supercomputer, but they don't use cute computers.

agree? disagree?

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Assistance Needed Please For Creating A Website On My IMAC

2007-06-06T01:17:01Z

I do not have a .mac account. Can someone please tell me a good website that supports Mac OS X where I can create, publish, host, and market my own website for a cheap fee or free??? Or better yet a web building software for Mac OS X that I can create, publish, host, and market my own website for a cheap fee or free??? I know in this day and age it's rare to find someone that has never created their own website or homepage. Please help me--your assistance is greatly needed from you Mac gurus by this Mac amatuer. Thanks.

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starcraft II !!!

2007-05-23T23:29:25Z

check it out...
http://www.starcraft2.com/

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NYC LGBT PRIDE EVENTS- clarification for the online community

2007-05-22T15:20:47Z

New York City’s Mayor’s Office and the Community Assistance Unity have denied Heritage of Pride a permit for the re-envisioned PRIDEfest, our annual street festival, however the other annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride events will proceed as planned.

Below is a list of events, including the date and times of each. Please visit our website, Hopinc.org, for more information.

THE RALLY
Bryant Park
42nd Street and 6th Avenue
Sunday, June 17th, 2007
2:00pm - 6:00pm

RAPTURE: A WOMEN’S DANCE
Pier 54 (13th Street @ the Hudson River)
In the Hudson River Park
Saturday, June 23rd, 2007
6:00pm - 11:00pm

THE MARCH
5th Avenue and 52nd Street to Christopher Street and Greenwich Street
Sunday, June 24th, 2007
12:00pm - End
Moment of Silence: 2:00pm

DANCE 21: THE DANCE ON THE PIER
Pier 54 (13th Street @ the Hudson River)
In the Hudson River Park
Sunday, June 24th, 2007
4:00pm - 11:00pm

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suggestions for a crash course in queer consciousness?

2007-05-12T07:50:49Z

Ok, how do I give someone a crash course in queer consciousness, while
keeping to things that are also fun and engaging to read for someone who is
very busy?

This is a new playpartner who is just starting to identify as bisexual,
but unlike me when I was in that place, she hasn't been spending time with
queers and reading queer stuff for over a decade. (She's been spending
time with kinky people and reading kinky stuff for a year or two, but
primarily from a het perspective.)

She came to SCCLA's Leather Weekend last year, and her comment was
that it felt to her like "I was very welcome, but I was different and did not fit
in". When I said that is how many of us feel *all* the time in many
leather/kinky spaces, she was baffled. Although it was not my queerness
that stood out to me when I was a kid, I can't even remember a time when I
didn't feel that I didn't fit in, so it's hard for me to put myself in her
shoes. And I can't remember what I was reading way back when
queerness was a new idea to me.

I was thinking of maybe starting with Rubyfruit Jungle and The Best Little
Boy in the World. Both easy and fun reads, but both, IIRC address the
feelings of not fitting in.

Any other brilliant suggestions?

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Care to Share Your Stories or Vignettes from Your Q.G. Lives?

2007-05-04T13:30:11Z

I've always been attracted to Geeks, even in high school, but I was always a big guy, and I was on the wrestling team, and even though I was a Geek at heart, all the other, clearly-identifiable Geeks (we called them "nerds" back then) perceived me as being a jock and treated me as such, you know, no eye-contact, shrinking away when I'd walk by or try to talk to them. It used to bother me because I always felt drawn to the ones at my school.

Now that I'm older and I'm okay with being a big Geek, I can't meet any Geek guys. What's up with that? Lol.

Well, that's just a tid-bit of Geeky streaks in my life.

What about yours?...

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Where are the Literary Geeks?

2007-05-04T05:52:12Z

Anyone here into classic Literature?

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perfect geek date...

2007-04-23T19:53:33Z

just wondering what your thoughts are.

I'm thinking something like an IMAX film on something suitably geeky, followed by tapas

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Lonely gay geek friend in Portland

2007-04-13T03:47:45Z

I have a dear friend who is a lonely gay computer programmer & sci-fi fan. He is in is his early forties and has never been part of any gay "scene" and is too shy to go out and look for someone, and when he does (checking boards online, etc) all he finds are guys interested in only casual sex. He wants a long-term relationship with someone who has similar interests and is affectionate and cuddly. (I cuddle with him sometimes so that he won't be totally cuddle-deprived, but I know he'd rather have a guy.) There must be other gay guys like him, in their forties or so who don't want to spend the rest of their lives lonely. My friend is good-hearted, honest, and generous to a fault. I came across this tribe and thought what's to lose, since here there would be people with similar interests, and maybe prospects for my friend.

As far as looks, I'd say he looks just like a computer geek, kind of a Bill Gates type but with silver hair which I think looks cool.

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queer accordion geekz?!?

2007-03-27T07:08:25Z

Are u out there?
Wanna jam?
Monthly Minstrel Madness!!! every 3rd Sunday of the month.
www.accordionapocalypse.com for more details

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h'lo to all the new folk!

2007-03-22T17:05:58Z

in the last month the tribe has added 16 new members. hey and howdy everyone! ...now, don't be shy -- step up here and introduce yerselves...

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Pansy Division + Star Trek

2007-03-14T05:50:39Z

I have to share this, I think its so great:

"Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other - Trek"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C360aT-XrZE

Yes, I know its a YouTube link, how tiresome, but its really very geeky and quite queer. What do you think :)

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Geeks in Switzerland... Where

2007-03-13T12:53:44Z

A big hello to this tribe! I'm really looking forward to meeting new people and contributing to the topics here!
I was also curious, but I know this won't work.. are any of you from Switzerland? From Lausanne?
Oh well, I tried...
Oli, signing off ^_^

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noodle fighter Miki

2007-03-12T22:56:48Z

anyone else ever seen this anime? it's a riot (mostly due to the horrendous english subtitles)

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Where would you find your man?

2007-03-05T05:15:57Z

Hello,
So I'm wondering where I should head to (besides the internet) to meet some nice Geeky Men in the real world... Honestly we make Ninjas seem like walking car horns compared to us when it comes to stealth...

Since we, the geek, as a community, should have a rather high IQ, let us ponder as to where Gay Geeks might be hangin' out... Hopefully we can get some information about these strange creatures...

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WOW WO WE WAH

2007-03-05T01:50:37Z

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHkOfrVcVcU

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MUDs (online txt-based RPGs). Anyone still play them?

2007-03-03T03:24:08Z

I still love them and I think more people should too! =P shadowwars.org port 4000 is a really awesome MUD (WoT theme) with a large queer and queer-friendly playerbase...and I would love to see more people join. So come on down and ask for Laeu!

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The Gay Monsters - A Webcomic Where DRAB is FAB!

2007-02-23T06:44:10Z

Check this out! www.thegaymonsters.com

This colorfully flamboyant webcomic is pure campy queer horror about charming gay monsters and their contemporary queer situation. This spooktacular treat will have you screaming with laughter.

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Working on possibly the longest 'Star Wars' movie of all time

2007-02-20T05:46:00Z

http://www.dailyherald.com/story.asp?id=282700

The storyline sounds interesting and fresh.

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Gathering for Queer geeks in SF area

2007-02-18T22:36:26Z

San Francisco Bay Area Gay Geeks
January Social!
January 13th
Tangerine Restaurant * 2pm to 4pm
3499 16th Street (at Sanchez) • San Francisco
www.tangerinesf. com/

Samovar Tea Lounge * 4pm to 6pm
498 Sanchez St. (at 18th) • San Francisco
www.samovartea. com/

We will be enjoying lunch for a couple of hours, then moving to Samovar for more socializing and drop-in conversation. If you don't wish to join us for a shared lunch, then please come to Samovar for tea and sympathy! If you can't make it during the day, then swing by later for conversation! It's a Geekapalooza! Four solid hours of geekiness! No movie, no political agenda, no books to read, no tickets to purchase.

We will be taking suggestions for new events, and revealing some upcoming events for the next few months.

Bring: your partner, spouse, best friend, closeted co-worker, Melissa Rivers, Paris Hilton, Ryan Seacrest, gym bunny, twink, bear, bad attitude, good intentions, an autographed photo of Goran Visnjic, Rosie O'Donnell, and your current political affiliation.

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I'm geekier than you

2007-02-14T02:57:15Z

I have an XMEN class ring.

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humorless "geek" qualification thread

2007-02-12T04:10:54Z

this thread is for the humorless qualification and inevitably endless discussion/debate about what qualifies someone as a “geek”, “nerd”, “dork”, “dweeb”, or any other reasonably popular (as defined by predominately white, middle class, north american quasi-alternative culture) originally derogatory but now “reclaimed” label.
please include all qualities and or attributes, talents, possessions, personal style (or “flair”), hardships (genetic or self imposed), that make you special and/or better/more qualified/deserving of each particular (formerly derogatory but now a sign of superiority) label.

participants are also encouraged to cite attributes and qualifications of other participants that may be erroneous or mislabeled. this will allow others to reevaluate their own status according to unsolicited internet opinion (a precious resource and valuable self-discovery tool), and will help to show others how to act if they want to be included in a particular category.

please feel free to correct spelling/grammar/facts/opinions/cultural references as this will help to put you in the correct category and help others to correctly assess their self image (which is very important).

and remember, this is supposed to be humorless. this thread is not about fun or lightness of spirit. it is a very serious matter and needs to be dealt with in a solemn, almost depressing manner. we need to have safe, sane, and consensual boundaries for who gets to be categorized under which (formerly derogatory but now a sign of superiority since nerds make money and run the internet) label.

if the need arises (and you know it will) to further qualify any individual as “queer”, please start another thread and when posting in that thread please include important facts that can prove your queerness: numbers of same sex partners and specific sex acts normally considered “sodomy”, how long you were going to a particular bar or club before it was “cool”, and the date you stopped going to the folsom street fair and started going to dore alley.

things that will not count as points toward queerness: hairstyle, geographic location, musical tastes, body hair, knowing sign language, static polyamory, that thing you did when you were drunk that time, number of “queer” friends, or being in college.

and remember, no matter what you think you are, someone else can probably prove you aren't.

have a nice, boring, angry day.

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Friendless queer...

2007-02-09T15:06:45Z

How does a gal get a friend around these tribes??? I have none... waaahhhh!

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Geek site

2007-02-08T14:37:21Z

http://www.thinkgeek.com/

I want EVERYTHING on it.

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Any Queer Geeks in/around London or UK?

2007-02-07T23:11:36Z

I am dying for some like-minded company...I know there must be some of you out here? Eh?

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1000-Member mark

2007-01-31T02:27:43Z

only five more to go!!

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Watch Out For Gay Bands webpage, courtesy of the 'Fun with Fundies' tribe

2007-01-27T00:39:00Z

This is absolutely hilarious- another one of those Christian lists of things to watch out for lest your kid discover homosexuality. They miss some really obvious ones and also include some bizarre ones (the 'good bands' page has some oddities too):

http://tribes.tribe.net/189be8fb-b353-4620-8fd7-812104a604b6/thread/31633372-473f-4659-b01e-8273c04e3748

The geek part that makes it relevant here was finding Man Or Astroman? on there- something like 90% of their music was instrumental, and the rest was about sci-fi. Huh?

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Don't let the SNOW keep you away, PROTEST for MMJ TODAY!!

2007-01-23T08:43:20Z

SNOW'S OVER, PLEASE CONSIDER STILL ATTENDING THE PROTEST as crews will be working all night to make the roads safe by late morning.

Ask the DEA to Help You Find Your Medical Marijuana!

Be part of the January 22 DEA "Pill Bottle Dump" at your local federal building!

There will be protests at many Federal Buildings across California and the Country. The COLORADO Action will be:

Monday January 22nd @ High Noon
Byron G. Rogers Federal Office Building
1961 Stout Street
Denver, CO 80294-3538

Medical cannabis patients and providers are under attack! Over the past month, the DEA conducted raids on three dispensaries and several medical cannabis grow facilities across California, restricting safe access to cannabis for bona-fide patients statewide. In response, ASA is organizing a national day of action on Monday, January 22nd, 2007. When the 110th Congress convenes, patients and advocates nationwide will assemble at their local federal buildings to demand an end to DEA raids on patients and providers who are abiding by their state law.

Tell the DEA to stop their assault on medical cannabis patients and their providers! Please read on to find out how YOU can take action.

Take Action to Defend Safe Access:
Demand an End to the DEA Raids on Monday, January 22nd

There will be protests at many Federal Buildings across California and the Country. The COLORADO Action will be:

Monday January 22nd @ High Noon
Byron G. Rogers Federal Office Building
1961 Stout Street
Denver, CO 80294-3538

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Children of Men & Pan's Labyrinth

2007-01-21T19:04:43Z

They're visually, emotionally, and intellectually stunning; not to mention their poignant socio-political commentary on current human condition.

Must see flicks.

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Any Astro/Space Geeks around here?

2007-01-21T10:03:11Z

Anygay geeks in the bay area interested in astronomy/space exploration type stuff? I'm thinking of a group trip to go see some of the meteor showers this year, well away from the lights...

-SM

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northeastern geeks

2007-01-20T22:10:07Z

I was wondering who on here is over in the Northeast part of the US. New England, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. Myself, I live by Danbury CT, a little over an hour outside NYC. It would be great to get to know some people in the area and maybe plan some sort of meeting somewhere in the area. So who's out there and what geeky stuff gets ya going?

I do a lot of work in Perl and web stuff, I'm a Mac guy but also got a Linux box here, watch plenty of Star Trek and am really liking the new Dr Who.

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In Colorado, 2007 Medical Marijuana Activism STARTS HERE............

2007-01-19T23:01:07Z

http://medmarijuana.meetup.com/119/boards/view/viewthread?thread=2611688

Ask the DEA to Help You Find Your Medical Marijuana!

Be part of the January 22 DEA "Pill Bottle Dump" at your local federal building!

Medical cannabis patients and providers are under attack! Over the past month, the DEA conducted raids on three dispensaries and several medical cannabis grow facilities across California, restricting safe access to cannabis for bona-fide patients statewide. In response, ASA is organizing a national day of action on Monday, January 22nd, 2007. When the 110th Congress convenes, patients and advocates nationwide will assemble at their local federal buildings to demand an end to DEA raids on patients and providers who are abiding by their state law.

Tell the DEA to stop their assault on medical cannabis patients and their providers! Please read on to find out how YOU can take action.

Take Action to Defend Safe Access:
Demand an End to the DEA Raids on Monday, January 22nd

There will be protests at many Federal Buildings across California and the Country. The COLORADO Action will be:

Monday January 22nd @ High Noon
Byron G. Rogers Federal Office Building
1961 Stout Street
Denver, CO 80294-3538

There will be an Action Planning Meeting on:
Saturday January 20th @ 2:30 PM
"How To Meet Place" 222 S. Cedar, Denver
located approximately 3 blocks north of Alameda off Cherokee(West of Broadway, East of I-25) just around the corner in same building as 201 S. Cherokee, The Alliance Community, Inc.

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So how about any rural gay folk?

2007-01-17T12:38:35Z

That may or may not be trying to live closer to the land. Are there any of those in here, out there? Lesbian or gay farmers?

While I am a geek as well, and can quote the OG Star Wars like a professional as well as have dabbled in the SCA as a 8th century female viking... we are also attempting to revamp a small farm, and live sustainably on the land. Anyone else out there with a Dexter cow? Trying to build or craft in old-time ways alone or with your partner?

Or are we even geekier than I ever imagined??

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hey, toronto guy

2007-01-14T18:08:59Z

just wanted to say hi,
im new

hi

and if their are any toronto guys on this forum!!

scott

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