Gay, Lesbionic Power

Being plugged into the gay hive mind has its advantages. I don't do a lot of talking about queer issues, particularly community ones, because we gay folks are so disparate that to say the "gay community" is as productive as saying Gabrielle's Horn has a fabulous coat of paint on the walls. It's just a complete failure to appreciate the features of thing you're trying to model.

I also am not in the habit of sensationalizing stories to show off "the good gays". Yes, it's true that we're your doctors, teachers, professors, police officers, firefighters, soldiers, politicians, judges, attorneys, pharmacists, fashion and food critics, interior designers. We're also your drug dealers, domestic abusers, alcoholics, janitors, computer hackers, vandals, assholes and slobs.  We're like everyone else except in one respect: how our partner's biology is decorated and accessorized.