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Oh, and it didn’t surprise me that tickets to Dear Evan Hansen were arranged for the family. The video was kind of an ad for the show. It would have been more surprising if they hadn’t gotten to see the show. ;–)

Fortunately for the Hamilton family, this sort of internet fame is fleeting. In a few weeks, some silly video will go viral and everyone will obsess over that for a while. Warhol’s prediction is coming true… ;–)

I’m guessing you don’t mean that we’ll all be wanting to slap them upside the head because they’re taking too long when everyone can see that they belong together! Since I’m so old and forgetful, I’d better wait until this series is complete before I add even more characters and situations into my limited memory. Wait, what are we talking about? ;–)

I think Mason is like many other young LGBTQs, unaware of the struggles of previous generations of LGBTQs and thus dismissive of the accomplishments that allow the freedoms they enjoy. While Trans People of Color were rioting in Los Angeles and San Francisco in the early- to mid-Sixties, white Gays and Lesbians were politely picketing in places like NYC and DC. Even into the Eighties, Gay bars often demanded multiple pieces of ID from People of Color to prevent them from entering. Police would often distribute to newspapers the names of any LGBTQ people arrested in their raids of bars and cruising spots, even well into the Nineties and beyond! People are still being legally fired in many states just for being suspected of being LGBTQ. There are no legal protections for LGBTQs in many states against hate crimes and housing discrimination. The South is a particularly bad region in those regards. I can understand both Greg and Mason. Self-preservation keeps many LGBTQs closeted. Many other LGBTQs move away to safer locales. But until we (and our allies) stand up and demand action, there will be no change and young LGBTQs, like Mason, will suffer the consequences. Getting legislation passed at a state and Federal level is probably the best strategy overall. ;–)

No wonder the library at Horace Mann Jr High School (SDUSD, San Diego) was so lousy. ;–)

I think there was a different protest where England’s unmentionables were dumped into the harbor – obviously, it is less well-known. Forgotten are the cause and the target. Not the most successful protest, but what do you expect from the people who brought you Inflate-Gate? ;–)

If you follow your passion, you’ll never work a day in your life. –Tony Bennett I Left My Heart In San Francisco is San Francisco’s Official Ballad. San Francisco is San Francisco’s Official Anthem. San Francisco is traditionally the final tune played by the organist in the Castro Theatre before the movie.

I’m so glad I’m not the only one who’s reading this story for the first time! I will be surprised by all of the twists and turns that are signature features of a @Wayne Gray tale. Except for the ones that I might guess in one of my very polarizing wild speculations – by the way, I hope there aren’t any of those nut trees growing around the camp, maybe hidden by the berry brambles?

This is a very interesting and complex poem. The scene it paints is very intriguing

Very trying? ;–)

Is Greg going to make that for Clay and Mason? ;–)

You mean this? Fiat Strada (in English-speaking countries only, it was sold as the Ritmo everywhere else), 1978-1988 (1979-1982 in North America). Fiat’s horrible reputation for unreliability doomed the car in the US/Canada market. UK version pictured. Fiat Strada, 1996-present. (Not sold in the US or Canada.)

Poor Mason. He arrives in California thinking he’s the only one who’s Gay only to discover that both his father and his father’s partner are Gay too. So now he’s the only single one! ;–)

I don’t know if my memory is good enough to remember what you posted three days ago. I think you need to switch that to every other day, or even daily, so I don’t forget! I’m really old, remember. ;–)

Keith didn’t get them to autograph any of the photos? That would seem like something I would want done, if I were Keith. Another sign of their endorsement! ;–)

Froggy-style seems a bit uncomfortable! But Frogger-style would be 8-byte… ;–)

I read one of Orson Scott Card’s books, but I refused to read any others after I heard about his homophobic religious views. I have had friends who were practicing Mormons, but they weren’t anti-Gay. I’ve had other friends who had left the church because they were Gay. (I have had friends in the same situations who were JWs or former JWs.) There are too many authors out there who are part of the LGBTQ+ to bother with someone who hates us.

I always wonder how much of Robbie is @Dodger and how much of Dodger is Robbie… ;–)

I think it’s not just religious fanatics, but all of those who want to use their own moral standards to become judge and jury for people they hate. The ones who are murdering all the Trans Women of Color. The ones who harass or attack anyone who doesn’t conform to their definitions of gender presentation, gender roles, sexual orientation, or sexual behavior.

My minister father had many months of recovery in bed (from a quintuple bypass) to contemplate his life and realize that he was pushing me out of his life by rejecting me because I’m Gay. He realized he’d rather keep me in his life than lose me because of my sexual orientation. He still believed it was against his religion, but allowed his god to judge me instead. Perhaps Donnie’s poor life decisions could come back to haunt him physically. How would Donnie deal with an STD from all his whoring about? All the stress from trying to control everybody could exasperate other medical conditions…

I’m hoping that we will find out who pushed Robbie down the stairs, what happened to Alex & Luke, and whether Susie attends Robbie’s wedding to Tom by the time you conclude the story. A miracle for Robbie’s little friend would be great, but more visits would certainly be good for both boys. We’ve witnessed Rory’s astonishing and welcome transformation during the last few chapters. I suppose it would be too much to expect the even more radical redemption of Donnie-boy.

Perhaps Keter’s affinity with the Fathrill will somehow ‘corrupt’ Hemothracene from inside the walls of his hall.

There’s still time to run a quick find-and-replace! ;–)

The ‘singer’s’ nationality is being reverted to his actual Canadian identity? ;–)

Oh, no. Two seriously damaged people should not be starting anything sexual. They can get much more from each other if they instead work on their issues together.