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I am haunted by my father.

He has made me the thinker, writer, parent, human that I am.

Brought me to my knees, led me into dangerous romantic entanglements, buoyed me during times of crisis, informed my reading and

writing and parenting in ways I am only now realizing. I am both drawn to and wary of places, people, works of art that will touch that sore spot in me, unleash that tide of sadness.

My father insisted that the highest form of love demands rigorous honesty. He never whitewashed, never tiptoed around, never equivocated or resorted to

euphemism when giving his opinion or rendering his judgments. Can I attain that level of truth-telling

and rigor in my own reflection on my father? Can I see him clearly but with compassion? How can I be at once

truthful and

remain hardened against him

remained hardened against him until his death.

From the TED Audio Collective, this is Design Matters with Debbie Milman.

For 19 years, Debbie Milman has been talking with designers and other created people about what they do, how they got to be who they are, and what they're thinking about

and working on. On this episode Priscilla Gilman talks about her father, his secrets, and his

complicated legacy. I want my father to forever remain mysterious to me, but mysterious in a beautiful and fertile way.

Hi, I'm Jake Shears and I want to tell you about my new podcast, Queer the Music, that uncovers the anthems that have dominated

dance floors and shaped queer lives. I'll be unpacking a different track each episode to discover the fascinating

stories and backgrounds to each tune with the help of my brilliant

guests.

I had been advised by a media trainer to not come out.

I love to see every kind of person say sucking on my titties because we all have tinnies. We got

held titts, cups of water, tubes of toothpaste. That's queer the music

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