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A New Sense of Life’s Possibilities

February 1, 2010

Even before I realized I was gay, I loved James Baldwin’s book Giovanni’s Room. It wouldn’t be until several years later that I learned the book was required reading for every gay man. Last week I was connected again to Baldwin’s writing, on the occasion of my citizenship.
In the opening essay of Nobody Knows my [...]

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I have two more days to think about Citizenship

January 26, 2010

It was Obama’s election that got me excited about becoming a US citizen. Well, that excitement has gone. When Obama held a job summit at the White House, he stated emphatically that all job creation programs would have to be budget neutral. I had never heard him say something like that about bank bailouts.
Obama [...]

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Becoming A U.S. Citizen

January 21, 2010

Next week, on the 28th, I will be sworn in as American Citizen. If you can be there, I would love to have your presence. I have to be there at 1:45, but will be there at 1:30 to meet you if you can come. Afterwards, I am going out for a toast in a [...]

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