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The eX Files ? stories of gay divorce. In a time when gay folks are splattered across the media over the legitimacy of gay marriage, we offer a little respite from the hype with a show on gay divorce. Jenny Worley and Renee Rivera find a harmony in a post-nuptial lesbian utopia. Kim Ficera swears she isn't bitter when she spies her ex in the grocery store with her new babe. And finally, David Gilmore tells the story of his relationship with Patrick ? 3 years together and a decade of processing after the split.
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The eX Files ? stories of gay divorce. In a time when gay folks are splattered across the media over the legitimacy of gay marriage, we offer a little respite from the hype with a show on gay divorce. Jenny Worley and Renee Rivera find a harmony in a post-nuptial lesbian utopia. Kim Ficera swears she isn't bitter when she spies her ex in the grocery store with her new babe. And finally, David Gilmore tells the story of his relationship with Patrick ? 3 years together and a decade of processing after the split.
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Posted on November 23, 2009 at 04:34 AM | Permalink
Stories like these "build compassion"
Hearing this on KQED late at night in June 2004 changed me, a straight man, for the better. The show expanded my imagination and therefore my heart, because the emotions of loss, resentment, discomfort, ambivalence, awkwardness, et associated with the end of a relationship were so recognizable, so familiar, even if contained in, for example, a tiny, ingrown group of lesbians. What makes this radio work so very successful, though, is the last story, about the producer's own elusive ex. This is as fine a bit of personal radio as can be found, a meditation on emotional availability, fantasy and being stuck that is brilliantly and tightly written, and capped with a perfect song. Usually the phrase "searingly honest" is reserved for stories of victims recovering from abuse, but I think it applies here to Gilmore's thoughtfulness about his own choices, impulses and history. The eX Files builds compassion, because the human condition of struggling for love amidst frailty and loss is for everybody.