Author: Mark Draughn
A Stressful View of the World
Former sex crime prosecutor Sarena Straus posts a moving account of some of the unpleasant psychological aftereffects of years of seeing the world through the eyes of its child victims. I start to get the shakes. My eyes well up with tears. I want to tell my parents not to take the kids – there… Read more
Hey Everybody, It’s Rudy Giuliani
No, not really. But he was the first person I thought of when I saw this performer from a distance. Photo Archive Giuliani is nowhere near that attractive. Also, not so popular with gays these days. (Giuliani photo courtesy of Giuliani Time.) Read more
Maria Pappas at Gay Pride 2007
Photo Archive I don’t know much about Cook Country Treasurer Maria Pappas, but I’ve always assumed she was evil because she keeps sending me bills for large amounts of money. Cook County Tresaurer Maria Pappas I may have to change my mind after seeing her at the parade, walking the parade route and twirling her… Read more
Gay Pride 2007
Photo Archive Many gay people lead ordinary lives in the ordinary way, hardly different from the straight people all around them. But where’s the fun in that? I’ve never been to one of Chicago’s Gay Pride parades before, but I was hoping for something a little bit flamboyant. Read more
One Reason I Am Not a Conservative
We libertarians are often regarded as part of the Republican party, or at least as part of the conservative movement. I understand how libertarianism can be seen as an extension of small-government conservatism, but I have a lot of trouble thinking of myself as a conservative. They talk a good libertarian game, but they don’t… Read more