Trina's page of Blogginess

My gaydar has been broken for years - and now I have to worry about "Sneaky Gays?" I'm in big trouble. ;) I ♥ Glee!

Labels: ...and the woman who loves them, funny ha-ha, pop culture

It's that day/weekend again! The weekend when gays, lesbians, trans genders, and folks of all kind come flocking from across the globe to San Francisco to celebrate Gay Pride.

This year, it's even bigger than usual (and the largest turn out ever) because it coincides with the recent legalization of same-sex marriages in California.

Dick and I didn't go to the parade or festivities this year - we usually go, but for one-reason-or-another didn't go today. Instead, we strolled around the neighborhood last night and this afternoon, which was still quite hustley-bustley.

Anyhow, we just came home from our walk, and I hopped on my computer to see what's going on in the world today.

One of the sites that I routinely check is msnbc.com.

Here's what I saw on the front page:

Hey, I know those guys!

Here's the fun part:

I recognized those two guys in the photo immediately! That's Andrew and Barry! They are two of my dear friends who just got married (again) at SF City Hall on Friday!

What a great photo! I was so tickled when I saw it! I immediately took a screen shot of my browser window and sent it to them, in case it's not still up when they get home.

Barry had just sent me this photo of he and Andrew in front of SF City Hall after they got married on Friday.



Congratulations to Andrew and Barry (again!) and to all of the other happy couples who recently got married, or will be getting married soon.

Happy Pride Weekend, Everyone!

Labels: ...and the woman who loves them, friends, life in the castro, san francisco

This is a sign that was on the store front of "Under One Roof" on Castro Street today

I'm so proud and happy to live in San Francisco and in CA today!

Calif. Supreme Court rejects gay marriage ban.

We're one step closer....

Update:
We just got back from having dinner in the Castro. As we left the restaurant, we saw that the city had just blocked off Castro Street for an impromptu celebration party! This was the very early stages of it (around 7:45pm). I expect it'll be going on for a long while. I love this town. :)

Labels: ...and the woman who loves them, san francisco

Come to me, cover me, hold me
Together we'll break these chains of love

Last night, I went to the Greek Theater with my sister, her friend Jason, and Christopher to see the True Colors Tour to support the Human Rights Campaign.

Oh, what a night! What a great concert. What a fantastic venue to see a concert! I know I said that I enjoyed The Police concert a couple of weeks back, but frankly, this concert experience blew that one out of the water.

This concert was alive and full of heart. The performers that we saw were all amazing. The show started at 7:00, but we didn't get there until 8:30 - just in time to see Debbie Harry wrap up her last song. Luckily, we were in time to see Rosie O'Donnell take the stage. I admit it, I'm a huge Rosie fan. Have been for a long time. It was pretty cool to see her performing stand-up.

Next up was Erasure!! Oh, I love Erasure. I've been listening to them since the late 80s, and haven't stopped. The Innocents is still one of my top 10 favorite albums. I've always wanted to see them live in concert. They were fantastic. They sounded great (how can their lead singer still sound that good after all these years?), and they are such great performers. Brought back many a memory from my old gay-bar days in Ohio.

Margaret Cho was the host for the evening, and I know that we had missed one of her earlier sets, which is really too bad. We did see her do a skit though, and she was hysterical! Love her.

Last up was the woman who put this whole show together - Cyndi Lauper. Again, I've always enjoyed her, and appreciated her immense talent. But let me tell you, seeing her live is unbelievable. Girl can sing! She's got the chops. What a voice. And talk about heart. (and, she's hysterically funny.) Her love for what she was doing and for the community was just enormous. What an incredible performance.

I left the evening feeling "even more gay" - a sentiment that I heard several times from many people. Seriously, there's nothing like seeing a concert with Cyndi Lauper, Erasure, Margaret Cho and Rosie O'Donnell with a bunch of gays. I felt so very much in my element. Actually, between seeing this concert, and re-reading the last few books of the Tales of the City series, I kind of feel like a gay man trapped in the 80s. (But, what a fun place to be!)

update
Here's a review (and photos!) of the concert from sfgate.

Labels: ...and the woman who loves them, A day in the life, just trina