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“How Come You So Fat. You Never Catch A Man”

My 16 year old, 5′5″, 140 pound self looked down at my 4′9″, 80 pound new aunt as she looked up at me and said, “How come you so fat? You never catch a man like this. How come you so fat?”
I was praying that after over 30 years in the United States, my imported […]

I Used to Like Gay Pride

Last weekend was Gay Pride. But they don’t call it Gay Pride. In Salt Lake City, it has evolved to “Pride.” In between the “Gay” version and the “Pride” version was the “GLBT Pride.” They changed it to Pride to be inclusive of the entire community. I liked the two versions prior.
I liked the version […]

I’ll Take Her Leftover Boobs

A very good friend is excited because after 15 years of trying, it looks like insurance will finally pay for the breast reduction she has wanted, and needed, for so long. Great news!
When she told me today, I asked her if I could have the leftovers to play with. “Ewwwwww” was her response. But always […]

Be Gone Ye Pesky Black Mormon Curse

So 30 years ago today the Mormons let blacks hold the priesthood for the first time. Somehow the Mormon prophet in 1978 received a revelation from God that the curse He put on Cain for killing Abel thousands of years early had been lifted. (”And the Lord set a mark upon Cain…” Genesis chapter 4 […]

A Black Man in the White House

In the primaries, I voted for Hillary. I didn’t decide on her over Obama until the night before. And what made me pick her was a tape I heard of her talking about some work she did in her early career with disabled children. It hit home with me.
Tonight were the speeches. The primaries are […]