Hello there, men of Northampton!
I wanted to get this written and posted a couple of days ago, but it's been an interesting weekend at Chez Will. I had laser eye surgery done on Thursday, and my vision is taking a while to get back to normal. So, instead of tapping out blog posts on my iPad at the Roost like a hipster, like I usually do, I'm at home typing this in 24-point font (and still squinting a little). It's a slow process, but I hope to soon be able to send email and text messages without the aid of a magnifying glass.
A correction to my last post, which I can't blame on poor eyesight: Pride and Joy is reopening on Thursday, November 17, not October 11. Apparently October 11 was when they were planning to announce their reopening, and even with that they announced the date ahead of time. I must have gotten the date wrong at some point. Sorry!
There are two important events coming up that I want to make sure get promoted as broadly as possible. I'd be grateful if you could do your parts by posting them on your Facebook walls and to your Google+ circles, sending them to your various mailing lists, tweeting them, and, heck, reviving your old MySpace profiles and posting them there.
The first event (well, not chronologically) is the Gutter Boys Bowling League's second annual Bowl-a-thon for AIDS Care/Hampshire County, happening next Saturday, October 15, at the Spare Time Bowling Center in Northampton, Massachusetts. Last year the Gutter Boys raised over $700 to support this great program, and this year they're aiming to break $1200. Please: do your part to help them succeed. Come out to play, or just come out to support (and donate!). See http://www.monoho.com for more information.
Speaking of coming out, this brings us to event number two. This Tuesday, October 11, is National Coming Out Day. For many of us, the first time we come out is an incredible, nearly overwhelming emotional event that completely alters how we live our lives. For many of us, the first time is just that: a first time. It turns out to not be the only time, and we spend our entire lives reconciling who we are with people's expectations of who they think we are, coming out over and over again. Some of us choose to come out bit by bit, in only certain spheres of our lives at one time: maybe with close friends and family today, and work tomorrow. Some of us aren't out at all. There are innumerable resources out there, and the Human Rights Campaign has an entire page dedicated to the topic (here). I'm interested in your own stories: how you first came out, and how you continue to come out. I'm sure that some of our readers may take some comfort and inspiration from your stories. I am continually surprised by how many people come up to me (in person and online) and reference something they've read on the website or in this blog, so I know there's an audience out there. Please, if you're comfortable with it, feel free to share your stories in the comments on the blog. It's as anonymous as you want it to be, and you might help someone else out with your words.
With that, I shall bid you adieu for another week, and must rest my weary eyes. Dodgeball is coming soon, and it looks like it has a Facebook group now, so stay tuned to this website, the Yahoo! group, and now the Facebook group for more information!
-will
I wanted to get this written and posted a couple of days ago, but it's been an interesting weekend at Chez Will. I had laser eye surgery done on Thursday, and my vision is taking a while to get back to normal. So, instead of tapping out blog posts on my iPad at the Roost like a hipster, like I usually do, I'm at home typing this in 24-point font (and still squinting a little). It's a slow process, but I hope to soon be able to send email and text messages without the aid of a magnifying glass.
A correction to my last post, which I can't blame on poor eyesight: Pride and Joy is reopening on Thursday, November 17, not October 11. Apparently October 11 was when they were planning to announce their reopening, and even with that they announced the date ahead of time. I must have gotten the date wrong at some point. Sorry!
There are two important events coming up that I want to make sure get promoted as broadly as possible. I'd be grateful if you could do your parts by posting them on your Facebook walls and to your Google+ circles, sending them to your various mailing lists, tweeting them, and, heck, reviving your old MySpace profiles and posting them there.
The first event (well, not chronologically) is the Gutter Boys Bowling League's second annual Bowl-a-thon for AIDS Care/Hampshire County, happening next Saturday, October 15, at the Spare Time Bowling Center in Northampton, Massachusetts. Last year the Gutter Boys raised over $700 to support this great program, and this year they're aiming to break $1200. Please: do your part to help them succeed. Come out to play, or just come out to support (and donate!). See http://www.monoho.com for more information.
Speaking of coming out, this brings us to event number two. This Tuesday, October 11, is National Coming Out Day. For many of us, the first time we come out is an incredible, nearly overwhelming emotional event that completely alters how we live our lives. For many of us, the first time is just that: a first time. It turns out to not be the only time, and we spend our entire lives reconciling who we are with people's expectations of who they think we are, coming out over and over again. Some of us choose to come out bit by bit, in only certain spheres of our lives at one time: maybe with close friends and family today, and work tomorrow. Some of us aren't out at all. There are innumerable resources out there, and the Human Rights Campaign has an entire page dedicated to the topic (here). I'm interested in your own stories: how you first came out, and how you continue to come out. I'm sure that some of our readers may take some comfort and inspiration from your stories. I am continually surprised by how many people come up to me (in person and online) and reference something they've read on the website or in this blog, so I know there's an audience out there. Please, if you're comfortable with it, feel free to share your stories in the comments on the blog. It's as anonymous as you want it to be, and you might help someone else out with your words.
With that, I shall bid you adieu for another week, and must rest my weary eyes. Dodgeball is coming soon, and it looks like it has a Facebook group now, so stay tuned to this website, the Yahoo! group, and now the Facebook group for more information!
-will
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