Thursday, May 1

Love, Texas Style - Seattle's The Stranger gives us an amusing take on the Supreme Court gay rights case with a good,old fashioned Sodomy Tour. In it, the author and his boyfriend travel across the four states where only the gay versions of sodomy are a crime. While there, they encounter the bf's first grade teacher whose "youngest son also lives in Seattle--'on Capitol Hill,' she added, with knowing emphasis." They also try to find other homos in Branson, MO by calling the local florists, interior decorators and Gap store, but alas, aren't able to speak to any live homosexuals. Whenever visiting a Gap (or Banana) in a foreign city, I look around at the staff and wonder to myself what all these gayboys did for work before these outposts of fabulousness opened up. Also, having been to Dallas last year, I could very much appreciate the description of the crowd at JR's as the same fags in a popular gay bar in any other large city...assuming that they "ironed their jeans and said 'y'all.'" But, come on John, you can level with us...is there really a thrill when you engage in felonious sodomy on a regular basis?