Monday Meme: Storm
Although you couldn’t sit down with Oprah and come out of the closet back in Willa Cather’s day, the iconic author didn’t exactly hide her relationships with women either.To this day, scholars quibble over if these relationships were indeed sexual. Nevertheless, Cather and Edith Lewis lived together in series of apartments from 1908 until the author’s death in 1947. Regardless of her sexual orientation, Cather had a unique vision into the human soul and wrote incredible works that stand up today. Today’s meme and the quote provided by Cather touches on her long-running themes of inner strength and resiliency. 
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Monday Meme: Warrior
Today’s quote comes to us by openly gay author Tom Spanbauer. Spanbauer’s novels like Now is the Hour and The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon are modern classics that explore love, race and sexuality with humor and prose. Spanbauer doesn’t shy away from difficult topics in his books and has been incredibly open about his own personal struggles. So it’s due to this bravery, humor and talent we honor Tom Spanbauer with a Monday Meme! We happen to think this quote embodies the right kind of attitude to have on a Monday morning.
Monday Meme: Soul
Had she lived, poet Anne Sexton would be 87 today. Written off early in the game as the ultimate bored housewife, Sexton proved to be an influential poet who has inspired everyone from Peter Gabriel, Morrissey and beyond. Sexton’s work’s were confessional and talked about things poets just didn’t say at the time. Her own battles with mental illness, drug addiction, abortion, adultery–nothing was off-limits. Though she committed suicide at just age 45, Sexton was able to create beauty out of a few simple words. And today’s meme illustrates that perfectly!
Monday Meme: Leaders
Happy 70th birthday to Patricia Ireland! The former president of the National Organization of Women, the author of What Women Want and a tireless activist for gays, lesbians and women, Ireland came out as a bisexual in 1991. Pat stirred up more than her share of trouble with her outspoken views on elections, violence against women and inequality. We decided to celebrate this trailblazer with a new Monday Meme! As a leader herself, we thought this quote was appropriate. Happy birthday, Pat and keep giving them hell.
Monday Meme: Labels
What with the US Open happening this holiday weekend, we thought we’d look towards the world of tennis for our Monday Meme and who’s more amazing than Martina Navratilova? In fact, by winning the US Open in 1983, Navratilova created a career Grand Slam and became only the seventh female player to do so. Martina has long been an advocate for LGBT rights and blazed a trail for gay athletes when she came out in the early 1980’s. Plus, the message of her quote is one we wholeheartedly agree with.
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Monday Meme: Trees
Cuban writer, gay activist, playwright and vocal critic of the Cuban government, Reinaldo Arenas lead a life so inspiring, it was turned into an acclaimed film in 2000 with Javier Bardem. Arenas committed suicide after suffering with AIDS in 1987 but his legacy of courage lives on. We’re celebrating the man and all who are willing to climb trees with today’s meme.
Monday Meme: Wonder
Renaissance philosopher, politician, author and scientist Sir Francis Bacon was a pretty progressive dude for the 16th Century. Unapologetically gay, Bacon didn’t marry a woman until he was 45 and he remained strong-willed and opinionated until his death in 1626. We figured his words on knowledge and wonder were a perfect match for today’s meme.
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Monday Meme: Mountains
- At August 03, 2015
- By danmclellan
- In Cards, Fun, Monday Meme, Quotations, Quote of the day, Quote of the Gay
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Openly gay young adult author Nancy Garden’s Annie on My Mind was a groundbreaking novel in 1982 which continues to court controversy today due to it’s lesbian characters. Because of its content, the book is notorious for getting pulled from school library shelves and yet it is now considered a modern classic. Today’s Monday Meme uses a quote from Annie on My Mind and is inspired by the author’s fearlessness. Here’s to reaching the top and enjoying the view!
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Monday Meme: Fans
Smart as a whip and eternally armed with a biting one-liner, Gore Vidal was superstar of American literature as well as a true gay trailblazer. Vidal had no problem telling the likes of Warhol, Norman Mailer, Ronald Reagan and countless others exactly what he thought of them. And yet the guy also had considerable compassion and heart. As fans of both Vidal and love, we think today’s meme illustrates that perfectly!
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Monday Meme: Color
Living art world legend and one of the international co-founders of the pop art movement, David Hockney knows a thing or two about living in color. Not only are Hockney’s vibrant and iconic paintings recognized the world over but his outspoken attitude and no-holds-barred opinions are equally as famous. Openly gay, Hockney was tackling queer themes in art at a time when the mere idea made folks uncomfortable. So here’s to you, Mr. Hockney. Thanks for providing the quote and artwork in today’s Monday meme and for teaching us how to live in color.
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