tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834596026525717264.post7418951809457762761..comments2023-12-14T13:49:25.768-08:00Comments on This Gay Relationship: Letter to "XTRA! West," Dated November 5, 2009Rick Modienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02157314737543591048noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834596026525717264.post-4855180689695732682009-11-12T13:53:49.560-08:002009-11-12T13:53:49.560-08:00Thanks, Jeanette.
I'm not sure how much cont...Thanks, Jeanette. <br />I'm not sure how much contact you have with "XTRA! West," especially their online version, which is essentially the same, but I'm getting so fed up with the sexual content. Enough already about sex, sex sex. What about me as a human being? What about all of my other interests--from travel to home decorating, self-discovery to the arts, and gardening to role models? There's so much more that "XTRA! West" is in a position to provide its readers, from a gay and lesbian sensibility, that I really believe they're forsaking everything else at the expense of sex. <br />Let's hope the ongoing discussion of this topic in its pages yields the results some of us are looking for.<br />Thanks again.Rick Modienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02157314737543591048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834596026525717264.post-39713667424928531242009-11-07T22:28:30.884-08:002009-11-07T22:28:30.884-08:00I'm really glad you sent the letter Rick. I a...I'm really glad you sent the letter Rick. I agree with you 100% & hope they consider your proposed column.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02937915152276771653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834596026525717264.post-43469215530380361822009-11-06T15:43:54.212-08:002009-11-06T15:43:54.212-08:00Already have, Wendy. I wrote it with the intentio...Already have, Wendy. I wrote it with the intention of sending it, then thought I wouldn't. But, what the hell, these points about being gay have bugged me for a long, long time, as you already know, and I could no longer keep quiet. <br />I've worked long and hard to understand how I feel on this subject, and, even harder, to put it all into words. I get so upset that I can't think straight (so to speak), or I get muddled up in my thoughts and ideas. I believe this letter is my best articulation yet on this subject. I'll let you know if anything comes of it.<br />(Ideally, I'd like to be a freelance writer for "XTRA! West." In August 2008, I submitted three completed 1,000 word essays to them for a proposed column on gay couples. I was told my writing was good but wasn't the voice they were looking for. With the recent heat they've taken from so many readers who are fed up with the over-emphasis on sex in the publication, maybe, MAYBE they will be more open to other ideas, like my proposed column. I can hope, can't I?)<br />Thanks for your comment and encouragement.Rick Modienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02157314737543591048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834596026525717264.post-60112547287830460892009-11-06T14:56:51.756-08:002009-11-06T14:56:51.756-08:00Wow, I had no idea. Good post, Rick. You should ...Wow, I had no idea. Good post, Rick. You should consider sending a copy of this to the paper. I'd be curious to know how the editors would receive your comments.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03361076209603565742noreply@blogger.com