Yes, I did, I found a way to combine writing about nail polish and political activism. I so rock. At AfterElton.com:
It was a crushing blow to find out that while I was researching an important article on gay male sex on television and getting my nails done, the gays got over political activism.
First I had to get over my shock at there being a trend among my people that I wasn't already at least aware of, if not on the forefront of. Remembering the early days of ACT-UP, and actually having been at the White Night riots (and if you don't know what those are, seriously, you need to take queer history 101 immediately) - in fact, being one of the few les/gay people who remembers when San Francisco Pride was actually called the Gay Freedom Day Parade - I suppose it's no surprise this news doesn't make me happy.
Read the rest here. I have YouTube footage of the White Night riots over there, too. Just for an interesting contrast with that more recent photo, above, of "gay activism" at San Francisco's City Hall.
When it comes to activism, the gays have many skills.
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