14 years ago we brought Sophie and Snoopy (~1-2yrs) into our lives. Last August Sophie succumbed to cancer; yesterday Snoopy just got old. Our home feels very empty right now.

“Wake up: godlike powers don’t necessarily imply a godlike purpose.”
~Neal Asher, “The Technician”

Science Fiction’s deliberate examination of significant, compelling “boundary” human conditions is, to my mind, critical thinking expressed in fiction. @nealasher.bsky.social #sciencefiction

We have lost a hero. Joe Average passed away quietly in his sleep Christmas Eve. Rest in power Brock. 💔

After Midnight service at St. Andrew-Wesley in downtown Vancouver last night. Merry Christmas!

As a survivor of AIDS for 25 years, my experience is amoung the shortest of the champions I now consider friends, some who have been living with HIV for 40+ years. While no longer a life threatening illness, it can have a significant impact on daily living. #aids #worldaidsday #longtermsurvivor

The sheer brilliance and fierceness of 🦋 is so refreshing.
#bluesky

Inveterate pacifist, sometimes cranky old hippy. ✌🏼 Septuagenarian gay man recovering from unfortunate misadventures 💔 in heterosexuality, finding emotional growth ❤️‍🔥 in homosexuality.

Ardent cat lover and father to Sophie and Snoopy.

Better half is @barrypagan.bsky.social 💖

Remembering our #transgender brothers and sisters we have lost. 🏳️‍⚧️ #tdor

glaad.org/tdor-memoriam/

Remembering our colourful, vibrant, #gay past, our history.

🦋 ❤️ 🏳️‍🌈

#skooters n #skeeters one big happy family!

Finally a place 🦋 that feels comfortable and safe; a haven in this insane, mad world.

‘[It] raises complex issues about the limits of freedom, especially concerning free speech and the protection of liberal democratic values.’
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