Focus On the Rainbow Editor in Auto Accident

One of the first blogger friends I made when I first launched this blog in earnest back in April, 2007, was Lyndon Evans, editor of Focus on the Rainbow and a contributor to Pam's House Blend. Sadly, Lyndon was in a car accident Friday night/Saturday morning. He had an allergic reaction and passed out while driving and struck another car, then a pole, then a tree. Lyndon has had successful surgery and is doing relatively well and I hope to get to talk to him by telephone tomorrow evening.

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I hope readers will keep Lyndon in their thoughts and prayers. He's been a consistent true friend to me through the tough times: horrible divorce, break up with the ex-boyfriend and my suicide attempt back in late September, 2009. He has a heart of gold and I wish him a speedy recovery.
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Lyndon, you mean a lot to many of us. Please know that we love you.
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NOTE: I will provide an update once I talk to Lyndon directly.

Join Us Wednesday Night On Gay Agenda BlogTalkRadio

UPDATE: We had an enjoyable hour and a half wide ranging conversation on Blog Radio. If anyone has an interest in hearing the show, you can do so by going here and clicking "play" on tonights episode. Thanks James for hosting.

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This blogger and host, James Hipps of Gay Agenda, as well as Lyndon Evans of Focus on the Rainbow, and others bloggers will be talking about gay issues and the community Wednesday night, December 16 between 8 PM and 9 PM (ET). Lyndon is one of my first blogosphere friends and James was also an attendee at the LGBT Blogger Summit last December in Washington, D.C.

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NOTE – Because there may be some other LGBT bloggers joining tonight’s open forum, the show will be extended to 9:30 PM.
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It will be an open forum of any topics that come to mind. You can listen, call-in to talk or join the chat at Gay Agenda on BlogTalkRadio.

Blogger and Activist Meet Up

While in New York City I received a telephone call from Lyndon at Focus on the Rainbow - one of the first bloggers I spoke with other than online - and then ran in to Nelson from NG Blog in the West Village. Then by sheer coincidence we ran into Wayne Besen of Truth Wins Out and his partner on Saturday evening at a bar named Pieces just down the street from our friend's apartment we stay at when in NYC. Wayne and I first met back on July, 2003, when we worked together to out former national ex-gay poster boy Michael Johnston who was sleeping around with men in the Hampton Roads area - where Johnston is originally from - under and assumed name. Meanwhile his videos and books claiming that he was "cured" from homosexuality by accepting Jesus were being sold by all the leading professional Christian organizations.

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Both Lyndon and Nelson offered me encouragement in dealing with the post divorce war nightmare and had the chance to speak with the boyfriend as well. Lyndon - who began blogging at about the same time I did - in particular has been a loyal cyberspace friend and often drops me e-mails or forwards some outrageous story that he or one of our e-mail network contacts stumbles across.

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As for Wayne and Jaime (who is a sweetheart), we had a great visit catching up and by the time it was over we'd invited them to come down and visit the various historical attractions in southeast Virginia. The Internet and blogging are amazing in terms of the power provided to meet people and disseminate information. Blogging has truly helped keep me sane (or semi-sane) during some of my darkest times over the last two and a half years.