First of all...

So, after taking advantage of new technology to stay more informed about news and other happenings with gay folks, I decided to start a blog and share my perspectives and opinions with the world. I know, I know...so original-groundbreaking even. No one else has dared to enter this arena of the internets to express their views with such grandeur and panache.

Yeah. Right.

Ok, so this is not the most original notion that has been established within the last 10 years or so, but still, I am a writer (for shameless promotion, click here!) and wanted a way to keep my skills up, and share a thought or two I have about other gays and some of the stuff they say and do. By now you have probably sensed that I do not agree with some of the things other gays do-and you’re right.

But first, let me tell you a little bit about where my perspectives are coming from. I am 37 years old, white, gay, male, and uh…tall. (6 foot 3 if you must know) I do not subscribe to any of the views that organized religion has tried to establish in this society. Instead, I look at the writings and lessons of these “religions” as philosophies. To me, they are just different versions of guidebooks on how to live life. As far as politics goes, I stay as far away as I can…well…to an extent. There are obvious things that I cannot help but comment on, but for the most part, politics is like one giant fantasy football game for the greedy and corrupt. Nope, no interest.

In my years on this planet, I’ve tried to actually understand what being gay really means. I’m fortunate that I was not raised with any strict religious, political or social views – therefore, I have had very little to “un-learn” so to speak. In my schooling, I have gleaned a great deal about languages, cultures, society, and in short – diversity. Thus, I have developed what I like to call an evolving view – stable but slowly changing. I’m always open to learning.

And as for my blog title? Homo = me and optimist = my views (peppered with a hit of sarcasm and satire). There is good out there, it does happen. I try to believe that the good things in life will somehow prevail; thought I'll admit, there are days when it doesn't seem likely. (i.e. the eight years of the G.W. Bush administration. Oh, that was quite a long time.)

If I haven’t impressed you by now, I probably won’t ever be able to. To be honest, that is not really by goal. Nevertheless, I’ll continue to share, come what may.