Word: affectionate
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Gregory Heisler, who did the cover photograph, says he wanted the image to show genuine affection. So, rather than use professional models, he went out and found some "real dads and their real kids." Adds Heisler: "Instead of doing some slick, over-produced shot, I wanted something more authentic to...
They staged a rally in Harvard Yard with the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson. They encircled Massachusetts Hall, offering Harvard's top administratiors a somewhat sarcastic "hug" of affection.
Kristine Rondeau, lead organizer for the union, said that none of the original union members felt as though the managers were the enemy. "We actually organized out of some sort of affection for the place," she said.
So being gay is not quite the same as being Irish. There are shadings; there are changes in the course of a lifetime. I know people who were once brazenly out and are now happily, heterosexually married -- as well as people who have gone in the opposite direction. Or, to...
There would still be enormous struggle over what is "right" and "wrong," "normal" and "abnormal." But at least this would be a struggle that everyone -- gay or straight -- would have a stake in: those who think of themselves as gay because of who they are; those who think of themselves...