Praise for Galeano.Kudos and thanks to Eduardo Galeano for "The Heresy heresy, in religion, especially in Christianity, beliefs or views held by a member of a church that contradict its orthodoxy, or core doctrines. It is distinguished from apostasy, which is a complete abandonment of faith that makes the apostate a deserter, or former of Difference" in the January issue. As a fifty-something gay man, I spent all of my childhood and most of my adult life in a closet that was designed and constructed by my "good" Catholic parents and family. Having been in the coming out process for only a little over ten years, I must express my deepest gratitude to "these scorned scorn n. 1. a. Contempt or disdain felt toward a person or object considered despicable or unworthy. b. The expression of such an attitude in behavior or speech; derision. 2. men and women, these rare souls, [who] are generating some of the best news history has ever seen." Had it not been for these fearless people who "are overturning one of the most sinister sinister /si·nis·ter/ (sin´is-ter) [L.] left; on the left side. sin·is·ter adj. 1. Presaging trouble; ominous. 2. On the left side; left. heresies of the past," I would probably be dead now--either from illness or suicide. Instead, I have been able to overcome society's oppression The offense, committed by a public official, of wrongfully inflicting injury, such as bodily harm or imprisonment, upon another individual under color of office. Oppression, which is a misdemeanor, is committed through any act of cruelty, severity, unlawful exaction, or to the point that I now celebrate being gay. While I can never achieve the accomplishments of my heroes of the gay civil rights movement, I do everything I can to wave our rainbow banner and march in the column of freedom, fairness, and civil equality for everyone. Donald Cavanaugh South Palm Beach, Florida Palm Beach is an incorporated town in Palm Beach County, Florida. The Intracoastal Waterway separates it from the neighboring cities of West Palm Beach and Lake Worth. As of 2000, Palm Beach had a year-round population of 10,468, with an estimated seasonal population of 30,000. |
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