Author: geohrinj

Until my mid-teen years I was not guilty of much of anything that could be considered criminal. I was an altar boy, in 4-H club and good enough a student to be on the honor roll much of the time

The phrase Down to the River brings to mind two very fond memories. The first from my early teenage years living in northern Indiana on a real family farm as opposed to most of the corporate conglomerates of today and the second

Part 3: Hooray for Jerry Falwell Written by Pat Gourley about 1982-never published The recent visit this spring to Denver by Jerry Falwell and company was initially very frightening but as I’ve had time to process it I think he

Part 2: The Myth of the Homosexual: Creating Power in the Concept of Otherness Published in the GLBT Center Newsletter December 1980 Ronald Reagan is the president and according to the national gay press the sky is falling. We are

Part 1: Gay Space A letter to the editor published in Out Front – August 1979. Editor: The current furor being generated by the New’s (Rocky Mountain News) recent article by a homophobic moron name W. D. F., dealing superficially

Q-City Mission Statement Q-City Wellness Project’s mission is to facilitate the health and wellbeing of gay, bisexual, and queer identified men. We define health broadly as a multifaceted, ongoing, transformative, process, one of expanding and evolving consciousness. Our approach to

Depravity is defined as moral corruption or a morally corrupt act. Christian theology calls depravity the innate corruption of human nature and ties it directly to original sin.  Original sin has roots in the Genesis story of Adam and Eve

I think I have been very fortunate to have had many good teachers over the years and continue to have many in my life today. So it was a bit difficult to decide just who to write about but once

At first blush when talking about favorite holidays I would have to say Thanksgiving would be mine. I have enjoyed many wonderful Thanksgivings. Two in particular stick out and those were in northern New Mexico at a B&B in the

It was December in 1972 in Urbana, Illinois. A group of us, the exact number escapes me, but at least a half dozen, were living in a small bungalow type house on Main Street.  We were all in various stages