On Memorial Day, we remember and honor our service members past and present. We acknowledge their commitment and sacrifice and service. If we are open to seeing these men and women as full human beings, we must remember that their relationships matter too.
There will be a meeting on Monday evening, where the Pittsburgh School Board will take public comment about a nondiscrimination policy that will help protect trans and gender nonconforming students.
I wish I could think of a clever subject line for this review, but at present, one escapes me. What doesn’t escape me, is enthusiasm for PPT’s production of TRU, running now until May 22nd. I already wrote a post about my interview with Eddie Korbich, and the short of it– the play really delivers. But I’ll try and flush that out a bit more here. But first a few more general comments. Pittsburgh Public[Read More…]
The uber hardcore Clinton faction is taking every swing they can at the Bernie folks, and the Bernie or Bust folks sinking deeper into some fantasy land where they will somehow achieve something. So much is at stake in this election. These are the important issues as I see them.
Tru is the story of a specific few days in the life of Truman Capote, perhaps America’s first openly gay celebrity.
For me, Sestak brings all thge important viewpoints that I care about and in addition, he isn’t beholden to what the DNC thinks is best. He seems to be in the best position to take down Toomey, and no candidate comes close to be connected to the average person.
My hope would be for those who support Bernie to refine their message so that they are attacking the DNC politics as usual rather than attacking Hillary. And for those who support Clinton to see how the DNC makes Clinton appear to be a puppet of the rich and powerful.
Equality, diversity, and protections from discrimination have never been political/partisan issues. They are social and economic issues. Queer persons need to stop dissing corporate involvement in the queer community and start seeking ways to be in partnership with business’s efforts to achieve protections that enhance and support diversity and inclusion.
In my opinion, LGBTQ voters would do better to turn their attention to State elections and Congressional races, because it is at these levels of government that we need to make great strides ahead.
The playwright makes no excuses nor holds back on any punches, and the result is a play that provokes the audience into this messy mix of history, passion, belief, expectation, betrayal, and regret.