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Willie was fun! This kind of reminds me of the stories of homeless young people in Romania who live in the sewers – it always seemed very disgusting to me, but it’s warmer and safer than living on the streets. They tried using the sewer system to escape in Midnight Express. And then there our first glimpse of a skinny young Matthew Broderick in Ladyhawke, struggling to climb out of the drain hole after escaping from prison (too bad he ballooned up after he got married to the stickwoman, but it was still fun seeing him play Gay on Modern Family).

Maybe Robbie is beginning to understand that some people, like Jamie, have had an even harder life than he has. Maybe Robbie has begun to mature a little more. Maybe Robbie can eventually trust that his adoptive family can accept him as Gay – we already know that Nicola doesn’t care and that Amy will accept him no matter what.

She’s going to keep trying to cause problems. She’s not going to give up. She’ll be on her deathbed plotting more trouble, maybe even plotting to get them after she’s gone…

I like My Beautiful Launderette. A Room with a View (1985), while not overtly Gay, has some subtle and not quite so subtle hints hidden in its plot. Another Merchant Ivory Production of an EM Forster adaptation was Maurice, based on a posthumously published novel (due to its overt Gay theme).

Not to mention, if we have those living a lot longer, there’s housing and a whole new departments going to be erected. …And whole new departments… or …and a whole new department… Wentworth, Vampire Hunters.

It’s interesting that Seth jokingly calls Liam a stalker, but later Kris (the real stalker) calls him on the phone. The contrasts in both Seth’s reactions to the two as well as the behaviors of Liam and Kris couldn’t be much greater.

I vaguely remember seeing a movie (possibly more than one) where a stranger seduces all four members of a family: both parents and an adult son and adult daughter. Is it possible Eric seduced all four of the Coopers? I’m wondering what the repercussions of the fight will be.

Sorry Lisa, you weren’t the first to use this term. I’d heard it long before I started visiting GA. ;-)

Hey, Lisa, you know that things are tame around here compared with LitLover’s Choices! The complaints about Brett are mild compared with that serial disappointment, Alek! I will agree that Adrian’s sperm-donor is much worse than Alek.

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LOOOOOOOOOL you don`t know my mum, she probably would! Think of all the foster brothers (4) and sisters (3) I already have. But jay, welcome to the family little brother.

Should I ask my mum, how to cook it? LOL

Around here the traditional recipe to cook asparagus is, boiling or steam cooking and then serving with potatoes, hollandaise sauce or melted butter and a scrambled egg, ham or a Schnitzel. I love Asparagus in salad or made in the oven, too. And never forget my great grandmothers home made asparagus soup.

Psychology therapists see their own therapists. I’m sure Dr O’Shea is pouring out her emotions when she sees her therapist.

Hi tim, you brought up a very difficult question. One I so often asked myself. To my experience there is no simple answer. And as thinking about this issue normally brings up so many thoughts in my head, I try to make a list and stick to some things in my mind. 1) Compassion is something humans have to train. We start training it as babies, by reflecting facial expressions of our parents, which starts to build certain neurons in the brain. If a baby doesn`t get enough social interaction, it will develope an lack of these. Later in life it is necessary to train compassion further, by talking with kids about what they feel and how they think, what others feel. Often kids don`t have the words to describe and there is a number of kids out there, who aren`t able to red facial impressions. If nobody cares to train them, they don`t get better as adults on their own. 2) I think a big part of the problem is, that everyone sees his own problem naturally bigger as others. Than it mixes with laziness - why should I care, he/she is old enough, if nobody else cares, why me, I have problems on my own. etc. 3) People are often afraid of other people. There is always the prospect to get judged, no matter what you do, even if you try to help. 4) Animals don`t judge, like humans. 5) Taking care of them drives normally a direct link to our brain, to feel good. 6) Taking care of humans is much more difficult as for animals. First every human has a voice to say his opinion and what I think would help, don`t has to be the same, what he/she thinks. But second there are often high burdens to take of bureaucracy. Even if it is your day to day work, sometimes it seems overwhelming. So I understand, that some people feel helpless to help. 7) For people often it is hard to accept, that you sometimes have to help, without knowing what the outcome will be. They are trained by society to have success. But helping people often isn`t payed by a measureabel or society norm success. Sometimes there a back lashes etc. I think this makes a high burden, too. Just to help, without expecting everything will be fine, when you are finished. So this is my little list. But you know me. I wouldn`t accept anything of what I wrote as an excuse, just a try of an explanation. The head is round so thoughts can change directions. Sending you hugs and love Lyssa

Weird. I had to reload the page just so I could Like this chapter. So now the Senator believes them and will attempt to help get things going on the government end. And George has one or two new patients.

Gay movies are usually targeted towards one of two different audiences. If the target is mainstream, the two protagonists might not even kiss! (eg Philadelphia) If the target is Gay men, there will probably be gratuitous full-frontal male nudity. (The Eating Out and Another Gay Movie/Sequel are examples of that) Gay film festivals are well aware of the power of an enticing picture of sexy, shirtless young men. Festivals have to make money too. Sexy, shirtless young men draw crowds. Crowds prefer lighter themes. Serious movies may be more important, but draw fewer viewers. DVD covers will also tend to show similar images. Marketing properly sells more product. No sales means no new product. Film festivals are the place to see the widest variety of content. Under the Obama Administration, many US Embassies sponsored LGBTQ Film Festivals. Please attend LGBTQ film festivals. Do some searching, there are smaller festivals in surprising places (often in colleges and universities), there might be one near you!

There’s another thread about Short Films in The Lounge, I listed 5 of my favorites there.

“Try harder!” I have brief descriptions of the dozens of movies I saw last June at Frameline40, 2016 San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival. Most of the better, and certainly not all, LGBTQ films are shown at Frameline. Due to the fact that the festival has up to four venues simultaneously presenting movies, it is impossible for any one person to see all the programs. I see the majority of the expected-to-draw-larger-audiences programs. If you are looking specifically for a US production with a Gay protagonist, I suggest Pushing Dead and Closet Monster. I have other suggestions if you are open to seeing documentaries, foreign films, and LGBTQ themes other than just Gay.

Isn’t there a warning somewhere on craftingmom’s Profile Page? ;-)

Therapy! Everybody needs therapy! And no one is getting the help they need! Bailey needs therapy to deal with all the numerous problems he’s dealing with. Bailey’s mother needs therapy to deal with her inappropriate grieving behavior. Declan needs therapy to deal with his new-found sexual orientation questions. Chris needs therapy to deal with his anger and rage issues. Eric needs therapy to deal with his inappropriate behavior. Luke, Owen, Cameron, and Justin almost certainly need to talk to a therapist too, but even though I don’t know what their issues are, I’m sure they need to talk to someone anyway. It’s horrible that Bailey thinks that being beaten up is not something unusual. It’s even worse that his mother is only concerned that his clothes are dirty and that he’s late. I’m sure that his father would have been more aware that something serious happened rather than the transparent lies he told his mother.

I wonder which Baby Mama he went to when he was released from jail. Such a vile person! Way too many religious hypocrites being worshipped by their followers! So many examples of right wing fundamentalists getting caught doing exactly what they had condemned from the pulpit. And they wonder why we get so upset when they try to enshrine their religious beliefs and superstitions into law! Those same fundamentalists want to keep women unempowered so they can dominate them. They are afraid of independent women who can think for themselves because they know that their women are smarter than they are! Strong independent women are the solution to conservative fear and hate.

It's even more difficult to read this than it was to hear the bits and pieces you told me a few weeks ago. I cannot imagine how difficult it was to write this chapter. But I know it helps to express your feelings and share your pain. I wish I knew what to say or do to make things just a little bit easier for you…

And I think Liam needs to see a therapist about his emotionally abusive relationship with Alek. Going back to the abusive partner is a typical pattern for the abused. Liam needs to break the pattern. Then he can start seeing a man who is capable of an emotionally mature relationship: Nathan. Repeating old patterns is not healthy.