GL Blogs blogspot.com). Billing itself as an outlet for GLBT law students and the community at large, the blog’s many gay and lesbian contributors update their readers on new political initiatives, volunteer opportunities, internships, and events that benefit the gay community. While tBlog (http://gaynewengland.tblog.com) humbly refers to itself as the Gay New England Daily Blog, it regularly posts apropos articles of general interest. In Café Politico (www.cafepolitico.us), “Stacy” writes in her blog from Massachusetts on political issues facing women, the GLBT community, and international affairs. On the cultural side, Designerblog’s (http://www.designerblog.blogspot.com) author describes his content as the “Thoughts of a theatrical designer, amateur historian, opera lover and gay father, and now gay husband, from Boston. A blog for the Arts and Gay Issues.” His expansive knowledge of history and art is put on display as he reveals his current reading list that would impress even the late New York Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. His postings vary from architectural diagrams and new artistic pieces to his adventures in Provincetown and a review of the British comedy “Kinky Boots.” Similarly, AmanYala (http://amanyala.blogspot.com) blog by a gay Greek-American in Boston features Thoreauvian references and the overall theme of his connection to nature. What attracts countless Americans to blogging is the element of writing a public diary. Your thoughts, ideas, concepts, and
philosophy can be shared with millions of people with an effortless right-click. Exposing your personality to the world seems to be a common theme in many blogs devoted to the lives of their authors. Rather than commenting on current events, popculture, and everyday happenings, these bloggers look inward for inspiration. A method of catharsis for some, pouring their life story onto an online template appeals to a sense of free expression and self-importance. In a blog titled, “Gay AA’er and his life 17 years sober,” (http://bostonwill.livejournal.com) the author delves deeply into his private ordeals and problems. Portions of his blog consist of open letters to friends, reflections on traumatic events, and the difficulties of being sober in a community not known for abstaining from alcohol. Blogs have also been used as coming out tools easing the transition from closeted life to a new and open one. While some choose to make their sexuality known on the cover of People Magazine, others choose another avenue like blogs to discuss their emotions. Despite what you hear from native Bostonians, the Hub is not all New England has to offer and the same goes for gay and lesbian blogging. Rhode Island’s National Organization of Women (NOW) (www.rinow.org/category/issues/lgbtqq) has a specific section in their blog dedicated to LGBTQQ issues posted by women in the lesbian community. In Maine, GaySense (http://gaysense.spaces.msn.com) presents articles on everyday events ranging from the Andrea Yates verdict to the controversy over “Baby Talk” magazine showing a mother breast feeding on the cover— every one peppered with sharp commentary. New York Ex (www.newyorkex.blogspot.com) written by “An ex-NYC lesbian now living in Vermont, dishing irreverent com-
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