New Links

Have added a Link in the sidebar to the location which I felt was similar to scenery in the "Lost Stallions" movie [mentioned below]. The scenes aren't exactly the same [not quite] but the type of rock and the trees seem to be similar. Also, have added a Link to a popular landmark in NW Ontario--the "Sleeping Giant Mountain!"

In the middle 1970s, I worked in Thunder Bay with friends for a short time during the summer. It was a nice visit, at the time. Later, I moved there to live for a while during the late 1990s.

Hyphenated Names

The significance of the "Do-Right" character is partly that hyphenated names have represented gay marriage issues in film, in the past [maybe still?]. And some parties were honestly trying to "do right," even though there have been all kinds of antics, whatever! [Note: "Do-Right" is from a movie, "Dudley Do-Right"--see Link in sidebar for "Mountie/Horse Film."]

Competing Stories!?

Have written in the first blog about the "Queen Lady." I first met her in the late spring or early summer of 1978. Then I met my husband-to-be around the end of the summer in 1978. So, these two "storylines"--whether completely revealed in public or not--ran almost parallel to each other! As I've stated before, the "Irish boy" had been led to believe I was gay--and some people probably wanted to keep him away from me. But there were people who knew differently. Have also written that my husband-to-be and I had problems to deal with--but sexual orientation concerns weren't among them! Anyway, I think Hollywood writers can always tell realistic-sounding stories about whatever they wish to. But it seems some parties had more connections than even I've been aware of!?

Lost, or Not?

Wanted to clarify some points which I wrote about yesterday. I said there had been a lot of "gay hype" in a NW Ontario city where I moved to earlier; and it seemed some chiefs of police approved of that kind of thing!? They wanted to support gay issues--somewhat!? On the other hand, there was a suggestion that one "Chief" thought the parties around him needed to shape up!--They needed help!

So, was it gays and gay-supporters who needed help!? If so, what kind of help!? [Did they need the Chief's help--according to his own personal standards---or those of judgmental Christians around him???]

If some people really want to help gays and gay issues, are they willing to take the matter seriously? Are they willing to go beyond the "hype" and some superficial indulgence???

In the blog writing I've been doing, in this blog and the original one, I've already acknowledged gay issues. It's not that I'm ignoring them. [And I've written about them in an official report.] And the parties associated with me still haven't been willing to acknowledge much of anything! What are they waiting for, I wonder? I've provided the best answers I've been able to find--and they're not just my own ideas. And I won't be having much more to say.--I don't intend to follow some frivolous "hype."

[The Ontario parties have wanted to follow Ontario views, for the most part. They haven't been willing to look much past their own borders, so far. But a few parties may be working behind the scenes--somewhere.--I believe so.]

Is it possible some police parties are still trying to block or cover up the gay rights project completely? [Some may have wanted to cover it because they thought it would never be accepted and exposed appropriately!?] And the others are in a frivolous place? There have been parties from western Canada, and from elsewhere, who have already acknowledged that there was something sensible happening, I believe? [They were waiting for the local people to get things together?] But it doesn't help for anyone to have a shallow view with weak efforts! We need to think sensibly and seriously, and to do what really works.

Maybe the "Lost Stallions" movie shows the two extremes of thinking--the hype, and the judgmental attitudes!?

The Real Story

Have found a "horse film" which I believe is about the gay rights project and which shows a "gay scene" very clearly, in my opinion. It was Stablemates, 1938, with Mickey Rooney. There hasn't been a lot of information written about this film on the Internet, so far, but I happened to see the last part of it on television. A man and his male friend [it happened to be a teen in the story] discussed the appropriateness of whether they should kiss or not [they were friends and like newly-adopted "father and son"]. When the older man kissed the other on the cheek, he was leaving for a while; and the younger said, "I won't wash my face [until he came back]!" The story isn't meant to promote older gays with young boys [they just happened to be the characters in this case] but it raised issues about homosexuality for observant people! And I think the "advertising" which has been done with "two women" more recently has to end!--It's not about two women, or one [like myself], it's about homosexuality in general [men and women]--as far as the real issues go.

NOTE, added March 5, 2011 -- Will add this entry to a Label about Canadian police because of the strong connection between RCMP and horses [the RCMP Musical Ride, especially, is a reminder of mostly past history].--And, of course, there have been American "Mounted Police" also.

Mountie Shows

When my son was around 8 or 9 years of age, we lived in a country area. A neighbouring country community was holding their annual fair; and it was announced the RCMP Musical Ride would be performing! The Musical Ride is a show on horseback. The date happened to be a "Father's Day" Sunday! At the time, I was very happy for my son's sake since his own dad lived too far away to visit. And it was also nice the RCMP were willing to come to such a small place--even though there was a somewhat bigger city nearby [more people were able to attend if they wished to]. We went to the fair and the show, and saw friends there; and it was a wonderful day--in the open air--to see the horse and Mountie show! Later, I made some small posters of photos I took and they hung in my son's room for a while. *** Have just found out from the Internet that the Mounties have been performing for many decades, including at the world fair in New York in 1939. *** There was a Canadian/American writer and his writer wife who spent time in both Ontario and New York. They had a summer home a little north of Belleville, Ontario. If I recall, the wife had written some children's books, including "Little Susannah and the Mounties," [something like that] which was made into a movie with child actress, Shirley Temple. *** When I was living in Belleville, not too long ago, some of my contacts were skeptical and said the Mounties weren't planning to pay me for my writing or anything. [They were people who should have known better, in my opinion.] And I said to them, "What do you mean they won't pay!?" When I saw evidence like the above [Musical Ride and the book/film], I had to have some hope! [The hospital people around here might like to say I'm "off."--The above doesn't provide evidence in my favour, etc.--But they're not going to dampen my spirits! I had faith in the Mounties, in general, for one thing....]

Mountie Film

Have added a link to a movie about a Canadian Mountie [fictional/comedy], which I've been writing about recently in the original Waterlily Story blog. This movie was based on a cartoon character from the 1960s or so. In some ways, the film might be seen as derogatory--to the efforts or any individuals involved in the gay rights project--but it depends on how you take it, I guess!? And there are real Mounties shown in previous news [video] footage at the end--they kind of rode up on horseback! So, myself, I'd like to think the Mounties are competent, one way or another!? *** Have also been writing about the fact that the original Mounties--Mounted Police--rode horses.--That was before cars were invented? I'd seen movies about police dogs earlier, but I forgot about this connection between police and horses! *** Guess the farmers and Mounties have something in common with horses!?