Sat mornings and history

Saturday mornings are difficult. The beginning chapter to two whole days to myself with no distraction and the challenge of that for me. I have spent many weekends alone. Only thing worse is Sunday evening when you start dreading going back to work.  Not being very present and definitely isolating and lonely. Socialization is not what it should be for me. My work provides a social circle. My weekends make my solitude more obvious to me.

But this weekend is special for two reasons. It's the queer day of independence, and it was a riot witnessed by my ex Leslie.

 She was across the street sitting on the stonewall when the riot busted out. Her butch New Jersey self just watching when this beautiful blond woman runs out and across the street trying to not get hurt or arrested. That is when they met...shared a cigarette...and then Leslie took Dody to her parent's home in New Jersey, snuck her upstairs to her bed/bedroom where they spent the next three days together...can you imagine meeting at stonewall... two lesbians who become a love story.

And the Supreme Court ruled DOMA illegal and reversed Prop 8. Federal protection starting to kick in for some of us. Not all but some..."small axes big trees" Lynn Breedlove.

I am trying to think of my first gay icon. Judy. As in my favorite television star. I watched her show every week and then I saw her as Dorothy on a special television airing of The Wizard of Oz once a year...that I never missed...ever. And then I started looking for her movies on the Saturday or Sunday afternoon movie. I watched all the movies more than I watched network t.v. unless it was a variety show ..I loved variety shows, especially the song and dance sequences. I was a sucker for the musicals and movies on t.v.

First gay restaurant I went to had an all pink interior with giant framed posters of movie stars wearing only mink coats. Judy was one of those posters. I loved going to that restaurant. I didn't hate the color pink yet, and I loved its over the top style...nice patio too. Ate there often with Sarah, took Kate for fish frys on Fridays, James, Tom Lewis and Kastle and I think Carole and Murphy too. I loved it there.