"Luftmensch," literally meaning "air person," is the Yiddish way of describing someone who is a bit of a dreamer. Did You Know? The word "infant" comes from the Latin word "infans" which literally means "unable to speak; speechless." ...
181: ‘I’m through with what he calls lyric love and emotional orgasms.’‘Meaning what?’‘I’m going gay.’. 1938 Nichols & Wilde Bringing Up Baby [film script] No! I’ve just gone gay ... all of a sudden. 1984 Benjamin & Pearl Limericks Down Under 63: A pretty young playboy...
to Portuguese explorers who, in 1502, mistook the Guanabara Bay for a river, christening it ‘Rio de Janeiro’, meaning ‘January River’. From being a hub for Portuguese settlers to becoming the capital of a kingdom on the run from Napoleon, Rio’s historical tapestry is rich and varied...
I also know that many, and perhaps the majority of those whose surnames were sometimes spelled “Guy”, ended up as “Gay”s. For convenience, therefore, I shall speak, hereinafter, exclusively of GAYs in America, meaning to designate by that term all those whose surnames in the records ...
Toby Johnson contributed an Afterword and Commentary on the mythic/mystical meaning of the Crucifixion of Jesus for The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision A book of essays by Kittredge Cherry And paintings by Doug Blanchard click here for more information and links to purchase — Here's a ...
Tiburon– This cute, small town got its name from the local leopard sharks (tiburón meaning “shark” in Spanish). It can be reached via a quick ferry ride from San Francisco. Enjoy a meal at a nice cafe, ride a bike around the town, or visit the Railroad and Ferry Depot Museum for...
Moreover, in analyzing psychological traits, it becomes clear that the role of the father or the mother is much more complex than the reactionary appearance of the perfect nuclear family. It is a concept shaped by centuries of Western Christianity and has no meaning for many other societies. ...
Tripp argues that a cultural innocence -- the word ''homosexual'' had not yet been coined -- allowed acts of physical closeness between men that had no deeper meaning, as well as acts that did but could escape scrutiny. We know more than our ancestors, and our reward is that, in some...
Rear Deliveries predictably takes place in a parcel sorting warehouse. The cooped up men turn on each other for release, giving new meaning to "handling a package". Humorously, there are a number of movie posters handing in the background from other Raging Stallion productions. In fact, the ...
Where indicated, I also use it in a broader meaning with regard to non-heterosexual people of any sex or gender, e.g. ‘gay people’ – in this broad meaning, I use the terms ‘gay,’‘non-heterosexual,’‘queer’ and ‘LGBTQ +’ interchangeably, unless indicated otherwise. For the ...