Helen Boyd Kramer's journal on gender and stuff
Sylvia Rivera Law Project is trying to make sure that trans inclusive care is part of NYS Medicaid, and are asking people to send a letter to the Health Department explaining your story and why this need is so great.
You can get the form from SRLP, or all the info is below.
They were Brooklyn kids, can you tell? Sweet and tough all at once.
(& Yes, we all still miss the big galoot in the photo, & we miss him a lot.)
They were in their early 20s when this one was taken, & they’re sitting on the stoop of a family home on Jerome Street, somewhere near Pitkin Avenue.
My friend Alex takes really cool photos, like these two of Eli.
No matter what you thought of him or his politics, Ed Koch was an indelible sign of New York – especially the one that came back from the brink.
When he ran first for mayor, New York was practically falling apart. The city was still reeling from the financial crisis of the mid-1970s and the looting that accompanied a major blackout in the summer of 1977.
“The city was being held together by chewing gum,” recalls historian Jonathan Soffer. “He created a feeling of optimism. He created a feeling that the city could come back.”
I ran into him once at Balducci’s, where he complained to me about the peaches not being ripe enough.
I’ve written about him before (& even about the Sting connection) but just discovered the film made about him – with John Hurt playing Crisp – is available to see on Logo for free!
I’m off for 2 weeks in NYC today, so if I don’t blog much, you know why.
Deli Man Trailer from Erik Anjou on Vimeo.
Sadly, Appleton doesn’t have a deli, not a real one, anyway, & I haven’t seen any in other parts of the state, but I can’t say I’ve looked too carefully, either.
WI does have supper clubs, which are cool like delis in an entirely different way.
There’s a photographer in New York who wanders around the city photographing people; he calls his work “Humans of New York” and they are very, very cool photos.
Cat on Head Man is a recent favorite.
HONY is doing a 10-day fundraiser for the victims of Hurricane Sandy, the proceeds of which will go to a charity called Tunnel to Towers that is located in Staten Island – started by the family of a firefighter who died on 9/11. They have been doing really great work in the past few weeks.
So, give if you can.
Oceanside, NY, is my hometown.
The personal reports I have been hearing from friends going home to help parents clean up after the storm, from my brother and other friends and their relatives who are still in town, are heart-breaking. One of my friends went home to throw out almost every family photo album — because they were stored in the basement. Even once people re-build and cleanup, so many things will have been lost forever.
Do help if you can. From the makers of the video: “Hurricane Sandy destroyed our beautiful town, but not our amazing spirit! If you would like to help you can contact Oceanside Community Service http://www.schoolhousegreen.org/OSIDECOMMUNITYSERVICE.html or send checks made out to Oceanside Community Service and send them to 145A Merle Ave. Oceanside, NY 11572.”
If you do, tell them the Kramers sent you.
Here’s some more raw footage of the day after Sandy.
And a huge thank you to Oceanside, CA, our sister city, who mobilized to raise funds.
The horse wrangler who managed FEMA under Bush is criticizing Obama for responding “too quickly.”
Romney, in the meantime, is ignoring all comments or requests for clarifications on his previous comments that he would get rid of FEMA.
Here’s a good article explaining why disasters, and disaster relief, are inherently political.
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