Quiet day at work. Tonight was a good night. Sweet Justin came over for supper and to hang out. I showed him the movie "Before Stonewall", which I think every young gay person should see, and straight ones too for that matter. It is so empowering to know your roots - to know where you come from, and what it took to get you where you are today. We spend so much time as gay people being "other", and there are so many times you feel that you are alone. It's nice to know that the ones who came before were so brave and admirable.

Although Harry Hay was edited, I'm sure, to keep his later disputes with the GLBT movement off the table, it is good that he was included. In every family, there's someone that it's hard to get along with. His unfortunate later views shouldn't erase his former work and the good things he did. And if you are gay, and reading this, and don't know who Harry Hay is, and what his later controversies were - shame on you. Take an evening off from the bar and go to the library.