Rather than look for fun things to post, I spent time yesterday thinking and reading about Tyler Clementi, Jamey Rodemeyer, and the many others we’ve lost in one of the saddest ways possible. The Internet is making it possible for young people to learn about and accept their sexualities earlier than many of us could, but it also makes them vulnerable to pressures we never had. Counseling services and parental interventions are limited in effectiveness to counteract all the sources of pressure and influence. Depression, bullying and suicide existed long before the Internet, but now the challenges are greater. Most of us have the power to help in some way – for example, offering support to a confused teenager or donating time or money to organizations that are trying to make a difference.
Thanks for the temporary avatars, Mark (and Steve). I'm not 100% in favor of that method of memorial, but it was appropriate - as well as lovely.
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I still have a list for today - thirteen of my new books. Two packages haven’t arrived, so I’m not posting a picture like I usually do. They were mailed on 9/9 and 9/12, but are apparently taking the scenic route to my home. I'm not listing the lesbian books.
1. How Long Has This Been Going on? (Epic novel telling the tale of modern gay America)
2. Fresh Men 2: New Voices in Gay Fiction
3. Between Men: Best New Gay Fiction
4. Flesh and the Word 3: an Anthology of Erotic Writing
5. The Mammoth Book of Gay Erotica
6. Best Bisexual Erotica
7. The Best Bisexual Erotica 2
8. Out of Control: Hot, Trashy, Man-on-Man Erotica
9. Wired Hard: Erotica for a Gay Universe
10. The Erotic Writer's Market Guide: Advice, Tips, and Market Listings for the Aspiring Professional
11. Best American Gay Fiction (volumes 1, 2 & 3)
12. Best Gay Love Stories: New York City
13. Bent Objects: the Secret Life of Everyday Things (This one has little to do with sex. I just love Terry Border's work. Here are two samples.)
Marilyn
Okay, you still get sexy pictures.