Posted on 07/25/2006 7:51:01 AM PDT by Mike Bates
Athletically speaking, Gay Games VII was a joke. Everybody knows true competition shouldn't include hefty figure skaters, any kind of line dancing or games best played with a beer in your hand. More than winning medals and breaking records, Gay Games participants talked of the importance of participating, having fun, being "out and proud," making strides toward a more accepting America and all that jazz.
All around Chicagoland, guys kissed guys in the on-deck circle. Girls kissed girls between billiard matches. They didn't feel afraid or scared or judged.
And in those eight days of reprieve -- something special happened to a couple of guys from a tiny farm town in central Indiana.
During the opening ceremonies, Lee and Joe -- volunteer firefighters from a town of 600 -- hugged each other on the wide concourse behind the Soldier Field seats.
For Joe, it was this special moment or never. He gathered together all his courage and asked Lee, "Will you marry me?"
He slid a ring off his delicate ring finger, squeezed it on Lee's giant pinky, cutting off all circulation. They looked at each other and cried, big happy tears. Lee said, "Yes."
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If you say so...
Not far from where I live, three guys were arrested recently for practicing medicine without a licence. They ran a "S&M" den and were castrating men who volunteered to be their slaves. These guys were actually PAYING for the priveledge of being emmasculated!
So much for the "loving" thing.
That's the funniest thing I've read in a good while.
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