In the last 15 years or so, chances are, if you’ve been to one of the Pier Dance that caps Gay Pride, Friday night at Splash Bar, Great Adventure during the annual Out @ Night at Six Flags, Asbury Park’s Sand Blast, or a hell of a lot of other events in New York or nationally, you may have noticed the name Mark Nelson somewhere on the invite or the club marquee.

Nelson is not one of New York’s most active promoters and producers of dance parties; if you can name one of the gay icons, chances are Nelson has worked with him or (more usually) her.

Nelson rarely takes the spotlight himself; instead, he prefers to remain an eagle-eyed observer behind the scenes, where he ensures everything comes off as planned. So who is the man behind the curtain?

Nelson has come a long way since growing up in a church-going family in the wilds of Minnesota, where he was regularly taunted for being gay.

EDGE got the big blond muscular Nelson to open up and dish the nightlife scene. And has he got stories!

Celebrity City

EDGE: Being a successful event promoter in New York sounds like a lot of work, but also a lot of glamour, what with meeting the celebrities and all.

Mark Nelson: Some people think of promoting as a disease. I am concerned with what other promoters do because if they do something stupid — like lying about a celebrity coming to an event — then they’ll think that I’m lying. I question what they say.

This whole business is subject to rumor-mongers. I’m 95 percent truthful. I once heard some guys talking about how Madonna was coming to the Pier Dance. I asked them, ’Do you know Madonna? Did she tell you that? Because trust me, she’s not coming.’

I hang out with celebrities when it suits them. But I’m more friends with their managers and labels. That’s who I do business with, for the most part.

EDGE: Is it intimidating to work with the “suits” at the big entertainment companies?

Mark Nelson: I have to put on the hat that I’m a corporate CEO. You have to have ownership of it and treat it with respect. ’No’ is not an acceptable answer to me if I feel strongly about something. And I’ll do what it takes to make the event work. I’ve had people say to me, ’How dare you go over my head?’ But you know what, a lot of people don’t do their jobs.

When you put yourself in the front seat of the car, people are going to hold you accountable. They know I’m going to do my best. I won’t throw them to the wolves. I’ve lived in Chelsea my entire adult life and I do not want to be ducking, and so far I don’t have to.

I once had a singer who signed a non-compete agreement and then it turned out her agent booked her for another event the same night. I said to him, ’Why are people going to come here and pay $175 to see her when they can go across town and pay twenty bucks to see her?’ He tried to argue that it would be a different crowd, but I wouldn’t have it. I’m not a fan of bullshit, I don’t put up with people’s shenanigans. I’m in the position where if it sucks, it’s my fault. We all have to work together.

Dancing on a Box

EDGE: What is a typical day for you when you’re in the zone?

Mark Nelson: The first hour, I walk the dog. Then I sit down and do the social networking and emails for a good hour. I go to the gym every day because that keeps me sane. Basically, I try to accomplish one thing each day with my business. Right now, I have a national coming up for Equinox on Sept. 24.

That means sixty parties at the same time. I’ll have four hundred people working for me that day. For those parties, I have to procure everything for the party. So the other day, my task was to get a gin. And it can’t be just any gin, because it’s a high-end company. So that took a good part of the day.

EDGE: Did you originally set out to be a club promoter?

Mark Nelson: I was bartending at the Break in Chelsea in the early ’90s. All sorts of people came in there, but in those days, we had to promote it. We’d go to the Sound Factory and the Tunnel and tell them about the Break. That’s where the promoting started. Then John Blair gave me break by asking me to dance at the Men’s Room.

EDGE: Did club life take a toll?

Mark Nelson: Oh yeah, I’ve been going to 12-step meetings for ten years. I’m tired of people telling me they are not an addict, that they can handle it. Crystal meth gives a person a lot of energy and makes you feel that you can do anything. It also makes you a prolific liar. I don’t regret a lot in life, but I do regret crystal meth and not remembering so much of what happened.

And I will not work with people based on their actions years before. It’s hard enough to work in nightclubs as it is, but to also deal with people who are partaking . . . it’s a nightmare.

I’m HIV-positive since 1991, and to tell you the truth, that kicked me in the ass to have my own life. At least I knew. Now I have a thousand T-cells and have never been healthier.

The Social Network

EDGE: How did you deal with your diagnosis?

Mark Nelson: I was living with my boyfriend in Miami at the time and I came up to New York and got tested. I went into retirement mode because I was basically told I was going to die. So I spent two and a half months in Miami, riding around in my boyfriend’s Mercedes. But I was not comfortable with that lifestyle. I had a long talk with my boyfriend and decided I wanted to move up to New York and have my own life. So I started working at the Break and going to NYU film school at night, although I didn’t finish the degree.

EDGE: How have smart phones, social networks and the Web changed your business?

Mark Nelson: Social networking has watered down the business. It can work against us in a way. It gets them in the door, but if there is one negative thing, they will text someone about it immediately. That sucks.

EDGE: What events stand out as particularly memorable?

Mark Nelson: Back in 2001, just before 9/11, I was doing the after-party for everybody who was not famous at the 30th Anniversary Concert for Michael Jackson. Remember? The one where Whitney looked so terribly thin? Well, of courses I had a VIP pass for backstage. [Laughs] I’m sure everybody was thinking, ’Who the hell is he?’ I mean everybody was there: Destiny’s Child, the Backstreet Boys, Jay-Z.

But I was thrilled to see Jane Russell and Janet Leigh sitting together. I went over to introduce myself and I could see that everyone was standing up in front of them so they couldn’t see. [Laughs] So I started telling people to sit down. Then I saw Elizabeth Taylor in a wheelchair, surrounded by these tired old bodyguards. I was trying to be obedient but I really wanted to meet her, so I went up to her and said hello. She kissed my hand, and I never wanted to wash my hand after that.

Katy Perry had wanted to do the Pier Dance in 2010 but it didn’t work out with her schedule. So a couple months later, Aug. 27, she was in town and decided to come to Splash. I was doing the soundcheck — because I have to do everything – and wondering if anybody was going to come. But thanks to Twitter, the word got out that day and over three hundred people showed up and she sang a few songs. So much fun.

But the bottom line is, a mention on Page Six or in Next doesn’t pay the rent.

Call Him ’Daddy’

EDGE: What is your goal when you put on an event?

Mark Nelson: I want to put on something for the guys who have been there, done that. We tied one on back in the day, trying to get past our nervousness. But now, with the Fairgrounds IX Out @ Night, the rides are the adrenaline. At Sand Blast in Asbury Park, I put guys on the trampoline. It has to be something memorable.

That first impression is more important now than ever before. You’ve got to be good every time or people will talk. You know, ’That party was good; but how was last night?’ I don’t have a target audience anymore so I try to be a chameleon when I need to be.

EDGE: You’ve been through a lot in life. How do you deal with such a high-pressure job?

Mark Nelson: There’s no money in the work. I do it to satisfy my own ego. I saw A-Rod at my gym last week and that was really cool. I love my life. I’m living the National Enquirer as an observer. I have a lot of energy. When I see guys in their twenties, I feel just as young. [Laughs] Then they call me ’Daddy.’

Mark Nelson has recently returned with F* Word Fridays at Splash. Fairgrounds Out @ Night is on Sept. 14. For more information about Mark and upcoming events, go to his website..

You’ve seen her Perform on Saturday Night Live
William & Kate asked her to perform @ their wedding (only artist)
I met Ellie about two months ago w/ Martha Tang & Peter Albertelli, after her sold-out concert @ Webster Hall
She is a sweet, young English Lass, who has musical genius playing multiple instruments & her voice is magical
Elton gave his blessing & over 12 million have watched this so far: WATCH ELLIE HERE!
„Sweet, sexed-up folktronica‰ ˆ Rolling Stones
„Shiny, wholesome dance-pop w/ a dash of saucy‰ ˆ Spin
Over 30 Million YouTube views
ELLIE’s WEBSITE
* LIVE
Friday July 29, 2011 doors @ 7pm
Terminal 5 610 West 56th Street NYC
I have TWO pair of tix
Tell me WHY I should give them to you
Email Marknelsonevents@yahoo.com (Ellie)
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Ok: Ms Bachmann
I was suppose to go to Anoka high-school.
The Nelson Clan lived in the middle of nowhere
You know that place.
It is between the boon-dogs & soybean fields for as far as the eye can see, w/ a hint of cow manure floating thru the air.
Barn cats, gophers (Minnesota), bears (I never saw one), apple pie (It is early as I write you, and my sweet tooth is screaming)

We happen to live on the opposite side of the hiway; so we (the country kids) were shipped 20 miles away (segregation) to an elementary school in Brooklyn Park, MN
We left in the dark (an hour + bus ride) & returned in the dark (same bus ride) from October til mid-March.
The majority of kids @ Edgewood Elementary were town kidz.
They had Little League, Ice Hockey Teams, paved roads to ride their banana seat bikes.
We had cows, dirt paths & 4-H (Head, Heart, Hands, Health (pledged by members of 4-H Clubs)
My 4-H Club consisted of all girls & me.
Shut-up!
Yes; basically ALL girls
We had County & State Fairs
I have the Blue & even Purple (outstanding achievement) ribbons still.
4-H was to build our character.
I believe it was an excuse to get rid of the kids for a few hours a week & @ various times: 4-H Camp
We wore hand-me-downs & JC Penney plain pockets & Sears Tuff Skins
The town kids wore Levi & Lee Jeans
Where was Lady Gaga?!
Could have used a bit of Born This Way; instead of trying to be part of the clique ~ which as you know the harder you try to belong; the more resistant the popular kids keep you out.

Take note: Plastics of the Gay community: Our eyes on you

Michelle Bachmann, a cheerleader that did not show up for all the practices went to Anoka High School
she was also on the Debate Team (to be fair)
Anoka Team’s were called the Tornadoes
As a tornado struck the area on June 19, 1939
Odd: The Wizard of Oz came out in 1939
Anyway, it seemed an odd name
I always can tie in Dorothy!

Speaking of Ms Gale: I went to Osseo High School & we called the Orioles
At football games (I did not play: are you crazy? Give the bullies an opportunity to smear this queer?!)
Opposing schools would bring Nabisco Oreo Cookies & pelt our players & sadly @ times: The cheerleaders.

Osseo, Anoka: American Indian names

Do I feel an affinity to Michelle because we are from the same area? Hell NO!
I do not care how many foster kids she raised.
She got paid per head.
She also hails from my home country, which just TODAY got their government back up & running.
Michelle: You were part of the problem that got that state in the sad affairs they got in; as a State Representative.

How is it, that people hold others accountable for financial disasters that they inherit?
And expect that things are just going to magically turn around.
Patience

Yes, I got political ~ I pay taxes
And observing & not sharing my thoughts is not my style.
No hate mail, please
We are all entitled to our views

And this heat has me sweating in places that I am sure are not suppose to be moist.

Off to Asbury Park for the weekend!
Love the feeling of red-hot sand burning the bottoms of my tender soles.

If you get to Fire Island; please attend Dancing on the Bay.
Guy & Erin have been sweating it out, setting lights & sound
Randy Bettis will be spinning his magic (fresh from the F Word)

x

Mark

I have waited my whole life to feel the earth move.
Mind you, I have had sex where I thought the earth move
But that is an entirely another conversation

Do you remember the Wrigley Extra Gum commercial where the woman missed seeing the elusive blue back whale?
In case you need to jar your memory: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjeD_G0m0Kc
Well, that was how I felt when I was alerted to the Quake on Tuesday
I missed it!
And I was sitting @ my desk in the heart of Manhattan.

Oh well, what is it w/ all these crazy things going on?
I am sure there are international comments about the Washington Monument cracking about a higher being sending a message∑
The again, DC is on a swamp; from what I gather

Good old NYC is on bedrock.
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I have missed you: We have not spoken for a few weeks.
On August 6, We did H20: The Water Park Party.
Financially, it sucked.
We were told it was going to storm!
It rained in the city; but in New Jersey; other then a slight sprinkle @ 8pm for a bit: The weather was magnificent!
At the Park itself tho: We had a great time!!
For those who went & supported: Thank you!!
For those who did not ride the busses: Rentboys Highjack bus to Park: (adults only)http://blog.rentboy.com/post/8648952816/rentboys-hijack-bus-in-holland-tunnel-to-go-to-six (Best Bus Ride Ever!)
Thanks again Sean, Gio, Nicho, Armani, Coco, Rafael & the rest of the crew from Rentboy!
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We are back getting ready for two huge events.

On September 22, 2011; Equinox Fitness is celebrating their 20th Anniversary nation-wide.
There will be 51 simultaneous parties happening w/ 25,000+ attending.
C & C Music Factory lead singer Zelma Davis will be performing @ the original & now newest facility @ 76th & Amsterdam w/ Sound Factory legend Eddie Baez spinning.
DeMarko!, Andre Shannon, Circuit Mom, Brenda Black are among those who will be part of the festivities. I am looking for djs to participate on this big day for LA, Dallas, Chicago, Boston, NYC, San Fran & DC.
Email me for info. Mark@Marknelson.biz

On September 23, 2011
It is the Big Night @ Great Adventure w/ the 8th Annual Fairgrounds Out @ Night.
Seth Gold & Steve Sidewalk will be spinning w/ live performances by Kelli Tomashoff & a TBA major performer. It is a secret.
The busses are leaving NYC from 7th Ave & 13th Street from 3:30-4pm
The LGBT Center makes $5 per ticket if you buy directly from them.
Support this amazing facility!
I am also are donating money to The Imperial Court of NY, The Mazzoni Center, ASPCA + The National Gay & Lesbian Task Force Action Fund
More info & Tix: http://www.gaysixflags.com

Have a great weekend

Watch for cracks in the sidewalks!

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November 11, 2011

Sometimes there is a game I play w/ some girlfriends called: Your team or my team?
Where as we discuss whether someone is gay or not.
It is NOT easy!
The whole metrosexual & homothug dealios have screwed up my calculations.
at some point in time soon I pray: No one will care period. And the only discussion will be: are they loved? do they have someone that loves them?
That in my mind is a better discussion.
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Last Friday, was especially fun @ the F Word. Aside from the crazy mixture of boys, girls, sexy, energized, giving flavor etc
New Jersey was in the House!
Thank you Jesus!
Melissa & Joe Gorga; her sisters, cousin Kathy and Richie & the wonderful Greg Bennett of Real Housewives of New Jersey all were in attendance to support Mrs. Gorga as she performed On Display!
Lots of pix on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2706772267940.153044.1215807126&type=1

Here’s a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Evf9DmmbvPo
Thanks to Joe Gorga, Bravo & Len Evens for making this happen!
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Two weeks ago, Pedro Almodovar took time to do a Q & A @ Chelsea Cinema about his Noir film The Skin That Im In: This man is a genius.
Thanks to all who came & what a movie?! Right!!
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We lost a wonderful man recently.
Lou Maletta, longtime gay activist & gay-content TV pioneer, died peacefully in a hospital in Kingston, N.Y., near his home in the mid-Hudson River area, on Thursday, November 4, 2011

Tom Orlando & I were lucky to see Lou @ The Dish just last month.
His room filling laughter & bright eyes were so nice to take in as he strolled to a booth in the back of the restaurant.

Some people have colorful careers. Lou Maletta had colorful careers. In an age when people readily allow themselves to be relegated to a niche, Maletta refused categorization.

In his 74 years, he founded the 1st long-running gay tv news show; the 1st TV show to cover the gay porn scene & the 1st TV show to follow the underground leather, fetish & S/M scene.
He founded the Gay Cable Network in 1982, when the gay rights movement was not receiving broad media attention.
He was an activist‚s activist, who paired words w/ deeds in New York & across the Eastern Seaboard & the nation. He achieved a brief spate of infamy in the most scandalous TV advertisement in history. He was an out-and-proud pro-active sexual freedom advocate, who hosted men‚s parties for several decades
Please take a moment to read the rest of EDGE Editor-In-Chief Steve Weinstein article
http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=local&sc2=news&sc3=&id=126469
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I saw this in the NY Post on Saturday:
Families worried about loved ones w/ Alzheimers getting disoriented & wandering off can now get them walking shoes w/ built-in GPS devices.
The Aetrex GPS shoes – w/ tracking system in the heel – go on sale this month & will cost about $300, Agence France-Presse reported

I know a few exes that I would have liked to stick that on their shoes ~ Just saying ~ as they wandered around a lot!

Hope you are ready for Fall, sure got chilly quick!
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I make use of the phrase: You are working my last t-cell more times then I care to share.

Do not be shocked or alarmed

It is just a fact of this man’s life.

The summer/fall of 1991, I was very run-down & fatigued.

Terry, my boyfriend, said I needed to see someone about this.

At his urging I went to a doctor.

I took a battery of tests for chronic fatigue, Epstein’s Bar Virus, Hepatitis A – B & C, mono, etc.

ALL tests came back negative.

So what was wrong w/ me? (Please keep your comments to yourselves)

Terry, who was HIV positive, was certain I was sero-converting. 
I told him he was crazy, I had safe sex. Tho in all honesty: not always. Terry insisted I take a HIV test ˆ I said: No!

What would that prove? If I was HIV positive; I did not even want to think about such a thing.

We were living in Coconut Grove Florida @ this time & I was not in the mood to party as it was nearly Thanksgiving: White Party Weekend in Miami.

Terry had a nice brownstone on Perry Street in the West Village. (Terry was rich; Yes, life was tough back then)


I told him I wanted to go by myself.

He asked why & I said I needed some alone time.

Terry understood & let me go.

This was something that I knew I had to deal w/ on my own terms.

Arriving in NYC, I proceeded to find out about taking an anonymous HIV test. I went to a clinic on the upper eastside.

Instead of taking your name, they give you a number id.

It was Wednesday, November 27, 1991.

As it would take a few days for the results to come in; I had a few days to think; which included a weekend to worry & stress myself out.

Monday, December 2: I called Dr. Bellman‚s office for my results.

The receptionist asked that I come in. Come in?!

Oh no! The cannot give results cannot be given over the phone.

But, My gut feeling was not good.

I went in.

Damn it the elevator was broken that day.

I trudged up 5-6 flights of stairs to his practice.

Out of breath I sat, waited & perspired.

Soon I was taken into an inner office. 
The Doctor came in, looking grim.

Dr. Bellman (a warm, sensitive man) had tears as he told me that I had tested positive for the AIDS virus.

I just stared blankly & went into my own version of shock.

I do not remember leaving the office, but I know was in Greenwich Village.

I walked around for quite sometime w/ no particular destination.

The sky was a brilliant blue. 
In fact, I do not ever recall it being as blue as it was that day, even now.

The sun shown so bright; it was blinding.

An ethereal floating sensation came over me; as my mind raced .

Visions of loved ones & days gone by flew in & out of my head.

I ALWAYS told myself, if I became HIV poz I would END my life. 
I witnessed a few friends suffer & die horrific deaths.

That was not going to me. Or was it?
 Was I to die?

I was told that day; I had a good 6 to maybe 9 years of reasonable normal time (given the medications that were currently being utilized) before I would have AIDS.

AZT was the drug of the moment.

Six to Nine years!

Hello!
 Thus the new journey of life began.

I was about to turn 27; but all that was out the door.

Life restarted that day.

The 1st few years consisted of me dying’ & being weak of heart & spirit.
 I was my worst enemy. 
I did & did not give a shit.

Then one day, I stopped feeling sorry for myself.

The pity party of one needed to end.

I decided to LIVE. (see Auntie Mame)

There can be a lot to say about attitude. 
GOOD attitude.

It is now been 20 years.

Not a day goes by that I am not reminded.

I take my regiment of pills everyday.

It is a far change from the all the different pills that have come & gone.

I have great health insurance & wonderful doctor(s) & nurses who have watched over me.

But, as I want to remain transparent, there are choices that I have made in regards to my health have been wise & stupid.

Usually: more stupid: Recreational party favors anyone?!

I am lucky. I know.

I do not share this info very often, because I am in the biz of image & perception.

Everyone wants to be thought of as healthy, looking good; yada yada yada; sometimes @ a cost that’s irreversible.

I gather info from others to learn & improve life. 
I know I am observed & judged from what people perceive me to be: We are ALL constantly reminded of perceptions & judgements.

What appears to be is not always the REAL.

The truth is the best & ONLY way to be.

I have been hospitalized 2x w/ complications. I did @ one time actually / clinically have AIDS. My immune system was worn-out.

Today: Healthy as a horse, Over 1000 t-cells & an undetectable virus. (crazy, right?!)

I am here to stay; today is December 1 is World AIDS Day, take a moment to think of those who are not as fortunate & think what you can do to help them out.

A kind word or act makes a huge difference to someone.

A point must be made that HIV / AIDS is not going away, in fact it is now the 3rd leading cause of death among African-American women in their 30s & 40s;

The number of new infections among gay & bi-sexual black men under 30 has increased 48% between 2006 & 2009 (the latest U.S. figures available)

This epidemic’s epicenter falls in the South, where poverty & lack of affordable health care are thwarting education, testing, & treatment.

16 southern states & Washington D.C. account for nearly 50% of the country’s new infections according to Patrick Packer, executive director of the Southern AIDS Coalition.

Learn more & share this w/ others http://www.southernaidscoalition.org

I have not slept a straight 8 hours on a given night for a few months.
The best I am able to manage is 3-4 hours @ a shot
I get up, head you know where
Then, on my way back to bed I look @ cell phone for messages
I return them: thus making people think I am cracking on (again)
Sobriety ~ Live it ~ Love it
Am on my 8th year w/ just a few missteps (it happens)
Mind you, I am not completely 12-step sober
I have my xanax & body enhancing supplements (honesty is the best policy)
At the end of the day we have to answer to ourselves

FYI If you ever share a meal w/ me, I do not care if you drink.
But splitting the bill, where others drank in excess, does not make me happy.
When all I had was the roast beef special ~ I am not tossing $90 into the kitty to support your booze habits
I will get my own separate check, no hard feelings
It took a few years for that light bulb to turn itself on in my head ~ it is now on & shining bright

Still, it has been a challenge
I am planning to start a meditation regime Monday
Why wait you ask?
Good grief, it is gay pride & there is no peace in this house to be found til it is over

Last weekend, Folsom Street East celebrated 15 years.
From the looks of 28th street between 10th & 11th Ave: this will be the last time the street fair happens there.
The area that is utilized for this street fair was zoned for nightclubs & industrial undertakings
It is now part of WeChe (West Chelsea) & is one of the most expensive areas of Manhattan.
Good-bye nightclubs: hello condominiums.
Coincidentally; The Highline opened its 2nd phase between 20th & 30th Street (this was an elevated train track that went along the Westside of NYC many years ago)
People gathered along the park to look down @ all the characters.
As the leather daddies, cubs, bears & fetish lovers mingled (about 12,000 +)
I can only imagine what was said to the tourists.
Welcome to NYC!
On Sundays, the leather community gathers for beer here.
Or something along that thought process
There was a penis police person, who periodically asked me if I had seen any.
Sadly: NO I did not
The booth next to ours was selling whips
And later in the day a few ladies were getting an experience, which even made me gasp – what happens @ Folsom Street East: stays @ FSE
It takes a lot to shock me @ this point in life

Changes in Chelsea: The Viceroy on 18th & 8th & Nooch on 17th & 8th are closed.
Oddly, banks & Starbucks continue to open everywhere

You will not hear from me for a week or so (one less email to delete)
I am going to Minnesota for a family reunion
And one never knows: I just might stay
Who am I kidding? Leave ALL this?!
NEVER (never say never, as you never know)

Still waiting on the New York State decision on Gay Marriage
Church & State are separate last time I looked.
In my head I feel the term marriage can stay w/ the church
They can have it.
It is a word.
Let us take one or all of these words: alliance, amalgamation, association, civil union, confederation, conjugality, connubiality, consortium, coupling, espousal, link, match, mating, merger, monogamy (now this word is generally a joke to me), nuptials, pledging, spousal, tie, tie that binds.
Please do not email me nasty comments; I know this is a hot bed controversial subject.

Why do people care if people who love one another & want to make a life together, want it to recognized?!
Elizabeth Taylor did it 8 times
And certain not-be-named ladies married gay men, why can’t I?!
Shall I get all National Enquirer for you?
I could & use Wendy William term: allegedly (Just Saying)
What a rollercoaster ride this has been!
Reality: It is going to be legalized ~ It is a civil right that is being denied

Meditate Mark

Medicate Mark (probably a better idea)

xo

Mark

btw: gay agenda: it is a human rights agenda (in my head)