HEY GUYS, I HOPE U HAD A FESTIVE THANKSGIVING WEEKEND. I WAS PERSONALLY SWAMPED AND BLESSED WITH LOTS OF WORK WHICH KEPT ME OUT OF TROUBLE AND FROM GETTING SECONDS AT THE DINNER TABLE.I HAD THE WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE TURKEY DAY WITH A YOUNG MAN AND HIS FRIENDS WHO HAS BEEN FOLLOWING ME FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW. A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL AND THEN IT WAS OFF TO ESCUELITA. THE SHOW THERE WENT GREAT WITH LOTS OF LOVE FROM THE TOURIST FILLED AUDIENCE. ON FRIDAY I DASHED TO ATL SO THAT I COULD PREPARE MYSELF FOR THE FIRST ANNUAL CLIK ELITE AWARDS. I MUST SAY THE CEREMONY WAS TASTEFULLY DONE WITH A CALVACADE OF BLACK GAY AND LESBIAN TRENDSETTERS DRESSED TO THE NINES. I CO-HOSTED WITH RODNEY CHESTER (ALEX FROM NOAH'S ARC) AND WE MADE QUITE THE COMEDY TEAM. DESPITE THE FACT THAT BEHIND THE SCENES IT WAS VERY CHAOTIC AND UNORGANIZED(FROM MY OWN PERSPECTIVE-NO SHADE JUST THE FACTS) I HAD A GREAT TIME.MY GOOD GIRLFRIEND AT JASMYNECANNICK.COM HAS SOME GREAT PICS AND COMMENTARY FROM IT SO FEEL FREE TO CHECK IT OUT. I CAME HOME ON SUNDAY AND GOT SOME MUCH NEEDED REST. THE SHOW AT ESCUELITA WENT VERY WELL WITH LOTS OF FAMILIAR FACES IN ATTENDANCE AND A ABUNDANCE OF PHOTOHOUNDS PRESENT. I HOPE TO SHARE SOME OF THOSE PHOTOS WITH U AS SOON AS SOMEONE SENDS THEM MY WAY (HINT , HINT). WITH THAT BEING ALL , UNTIL NEXT TIME FOLKS TAKE CARE AND GOD BLESS.

AS THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY APPROACHES IM SURE WE ALL HAVE SOMETHING TO BE THANKFUL FOR. I HAPPEN TO BE VERY THANKFUL FOR MY HEALTH WHICH IS DOING INCREDIBLY WELL. ON MY LAST DOCTORS VISIT BLOOD TESTS SHOWED 142 T-CELLS (STILL CONSIDERED LOW-BUT EVERY NEW ONE HELPS)FROM ONLY 2 T-CELLS BACK IN APRIL. THE VIRAL LOAD IS SLIGHTLY ABOVE UNDETECTABLE WHICH IS ALSO VERY WORTH BEING HAPPY ABOUT.FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY NOT KNOW WHAT I AM REFERRING TO WHILE READING THIS I PRAY THAT U ARE NEVER SUBJECTED TO LEARN ALL THIS MIND-BOGGLING INFORMATION THAT HAS BECOME A PART OF MY DAILY LIFE AND DOCTORS VISITS. GOD HAS GIVEN ME A SECOND CHANCE TO ENJOY LIFE AND APPRECIATE IT EVEN MORE. I ENJOY ATTENDING CHURCH ON A REGULAR BASIS AS WELL AS QUALITY FAMILY TIME. MY INTEREST IN DIET AND EXERCISE HAS HELPED ME TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY BODY WEIGHT AND PHYSIQUE. THROUGH POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS AND OTHER HOLISTIC PROCEDURES I KEEP MY STRESS LEVELS LOW AND THE NEGATIVE FOLKS AT A DISTANCE. I WISH U ALL A HAPPY AND FESTIVE WEEK. WHEN U GET A CHANCE TAKE SOME TIME AND REFLECT ON WHAT U ARE THANKFUL FOR DURING THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES. TAKE CARE AND BE WELL.

I am they boy who never finished high school, because I got called a fag every day.

I am the girl kicked out of her her home because i confided in my mother that i'm a lesbain.

I am the prostitute working the streets becuase no one will hire a transexual woman.

I am the sister who holds her gay brother tight through the painful, tear filled nights.

We are the parents who buried our daughter long before her time.

I am the man who died alone in the hospital because they would not let my partner of 27 years into the room.

I am the foster child who wakes up with nightmares of being taken away from the two fathers who are the only loving family i've ever known. I wish they could adopt me.

I am not one of the lucky ones. I killed myself two weeks before graduating high school. It was just to much to bear.

We are the couple who had the realtor hang up on us when she found out we wanted to rent a one bedroom for two men.

I am the person who never knows which bathroom I should use if I want to aviod managment being called on me.

I am the mother who is not allowed to even visit the children I bore, nursed and raised. The court says I am an unfit mother now that I live with another woman.

I am the domestic violence survivor who found the support system grow suddenly cold and distant, once they found out my abusive partner is a woman.

I am the domestic survivor who has no support system to turn to because I am male.

I am the father who never hugged his son because I grew up afraid to show affection to another man.

I am the home-ec. teacher who always wanted to be a gym-teacher until someone told me only lesbians do that.

I am the woman who died when the EMT's stopped treating as soon as they realized I was a transexual.

I am the person who feels guilty because I think I could be a much better person if I didn't have to deal with society hating me.

I am the man who stopped attending church, not because I didn't believe, but because they closed thier doors to "my kind".

I am the person who has to hide what the world needs most, love.

I am the person ashamed to tell my friends that I'm a lesbian, because they constantly make fun of them.

I am the girl who hides her feelings from her family, for she knows that her parents wouldn't love her anymore if they knew she was a lesbian.

I am the boy, tied to a fence beaten to a bloody pulp and left to die because two straight men wanted to "teach me a lesson".

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HEY ALL. TODAY (FRIDAY ) WAS A REALLY GREAT DAY FOR ME. I SLEPT IN LATE,WENT TO THE GYM AND GOT MY LEGS WAXED(FULL LEG/BIKINI).I KNOW IT DOESNT SOUND LIKE MUCH BUT IT GETS BETTER. I THEN WENT TO DINNER (PINK TEA CUP-I ONLY LOOKED AT THE FOOD-LOL) WITH TWO FRIENDS OF MINE WHOM U MAY KNOW AS RICKY AND ALEX FROM NOAH'S ARC. THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE OF BEING WITH THEM AND PUMPING THROUGH THE STREETS OF NYC REMINDED ME OF HOW LUCKY I AM TO BE A DRAGPERFORMER.I SAY THIS TO MEAN THAT WE GOT STOPPED SO MANY TIMES FROM PEOPLE IN THE STREETS AND STORES THAT I JUST HAD TO SIT BACK AND REFLECT ON THE FACT THAT NOT THAT MANY PEOPLE KNOW WHAT I LOOK LIKE WITHOUT MY WIG.IM NOT SAYING THAT I DONT WANT MY FANS TO RECOGNIZE ME OUT OF DRAG BUT JUST IMAGINE EVERY MOVE MADE BY YOU BEING MONITORED ONCE U APPEAR ON A SHOW OF THAT MAGNITUDE. IT REALLY TAKES AWAY SOME OF LIFE'S SIMPLE PLEASURES(GOING TO THE CORNER STORE,HAVING A BITE TO EAT IN A RESTAURANT, SHOPPING IN THE GAP).GOD WILLING IF MY CAREER IS FURTHERED TO THAT PHASE I WILL HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO HANDLE AND DEAL WITH IT ALL WITHOUT APPEARING SHADY,MEAN OR RUDE.I SEE EXACTLY WHY SOME STARS GET THE REPUTATIONS THEY HAVE BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE DONT REALIZE THAT PRIVACY,DISCREETNESS AND RESPECT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED WHEN APPROACHING YOUR FAVORITE CELEB. NOTHING HAPPENED IN A NEGATIVE WAY THIS EVENING IN REGARDS TO THAT BUT IT DID GET ME THINGKING. AFTER
EATING WE ALL WENT OUR SEPARATE WAYS AND THAT WAS THAT. IF U WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM, THEY ARE DOING A MEET AND GREET THIS SUNDAY (AFTER THE T-DANCE SHOW) AT ESCUELITA. SHOWTIME IS AT 9:30PM. COME OUT AND WELCOME THEM ON THEIR EAST COAST VISIT. TAKE CARE AND BE WELL.

WEDNESDAY WAS MANY THINGS WITH ALL THAT RAIN. I BASICALLY STAYED INDOORS AND GOT SOME MUCH NEEDED HOUSEWORK DONE. TODAY IS A NEW DAY AND I HAVE FRIENDS COMING TO TOWN THAT WANT TO BE ENTERTAINED. "ALEX" AND"RICKY" FROM NOAH'S ARC ARRIVE TODAY AND ARE SCHEDULED TO APPEAR AT LUKE AND LEROY'S TONITE AROUND 11PM. I WILL BE GOING TO THE CLUB WITH HIM FOR SECURITY PURPOSES. I WILL THEN DASH TO ESCO AND HOST THE 2AMSHOW.YOU ARE WELCOME TO COME OUT AND PLAY. SOME OF YOU HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED MY NEW DVD SERIES AND I HOPE U ARE ENJOYING THEM. IF U ARE INTERESTED IN MAKING THAT PURCHASE I HAVE BEEN LUGGING THEM AROUND AT DIFFERENT SHOWS FOR CASH AND CARRY PURPOSES.THIS SUNDAY AT ESCO PROMISES TO BE VERY EVENTFUL. MY TWO NOAH'S ARC BUDDIES WILL BE ON HAND TO MEET AND GREET THEIR FANS WHEN THE TEA DANCE CONCLUDES. ON SATURDAY 11/11 I WILL BE MAKING AN APPEARANCE AT THE NIGHT HOTEL WEEKLY SAT NITE PARTY IN MANHATTAN(CHECK UPCOMING EVENTS ON THIS SITE). LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE RESERVATIONS LINE IS NOW OPEN FOR THE DUPLEX SHOW 12/19 WITH HARMONICA SUNBEAM,VICTORIA LACE AND THE LATIN SINGING SENSATION JEANNIE. MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS NOW BY CALLING 212 255-5438. THIS SHOW WILL SELL OUT. THAT'S IT FOR NOW FOLKS TAKE CARE AND GOD BLESS.

HEY GUYS- JUST GOT BACK FROM FALLTACULAR2006 - IT WAS A REALLY GREAT FUNCTION AND I MUST THANK SHAWN,FERIAS AND MARCUS FOR MAKING IT ALL HAPPEN. SPECIAL SHOUTOUT TO MY FELLOW COMEDY SISTER SOPHIA MCINTOSH WHO WORKED WITH ME DURING THE SHOW AND MADE THE FUNCTION QUITE FESTIVE. I AM GONNA MAKE SURE THAT THE EAST COAST HAS MORE HEADS ATTENDING NEXT YEAR. THIS COMING TUESDAY AFTER YOU VOTE FALL UP AT NATHAN'S NEWEST PARTY CALLED OCEAN BEING HELD AT SPLASH ON 17TH AND 6TH AVE IN MANHATTAN. YOURS TRULY WILL DO A SHORT SET AROUND MIDNITE AND I MAY STICK AROUND AND HELP BRING OUT THE GO-GODS AS WELL. WE SHALL SEE. THAT'S IT FOR NOW , BE WELL AND BE SAFE.