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I try my best NOT to get into politics or religion proper and I feel like I am pretty good at avoiding those issues. THIS IS NOT ABOUT RELIGION OR POLITICS, this is about love, respect, human dignity and human rights.

Check this out. It's one of those stories you hope isn't accurate, but down inside you sense it probably is. No matter what the details are I know that love, respect and human rights are real and somethin EVERY human being is entitled to.

RIP Jamal King and my prayers and my love is with you Waris Grant.

http://claycane.blogspot.com/2009/01/rest-in-peace-jamall-king.html

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You may love it. You may hate it. You may be confused by it, but you just can't say it's boring. Check out this piece of performance art from Jonte.

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I'm a lucky man. First of all I get up everyday and make beautiful things and on a really good day I get paid to shoot photos of beautiful people and things. Every now and then I get to meet and shoot legends which is what I did earlier this year for Bleu Magazine when I met and shot Broadway legend George Faison.

Mr. Faison is an icon and a pleasure to work with. He will also be featured in my portrait series about the African-American LGBT community called This is The Life.

I don't consider myself a writer so to read Mr. Faison's bio check it out here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Faison).

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Friday July 25 was the Bday event for my boy Adam Irby. He and I have become good friends and I had to be there to help him celebrate the big day. The place was packed, the music was nice, the drinks were cheap, the people were beautiful, the crowd waz mixed (gay, straight and all the spaces in between) and it was a good time for all.

There was this air of excitement and anticipation in the place and it was very crowded. The spot (Mocca) had a lil mini VIP area set aside for us that held all of 12 people and that is where we were whisked away to as we entered. Adam is a blogger and a Leo so he knows quite a few people.

As we're being pushed thru to this "VIP" area I'm tryna stop and speak to people I know, but I can't. So what happens is this weird pseudo celebrity thing where we were literally reaching over the crowd to shake hands with people we knew while being ushered in. It felt like what I imagine celebrities to feel like at premieres and red carpet events. It was kinda cool, but very uncomfortable for me.

I'm a regular guy and my popularity with people and friendships are based on my humanity and kindness. So I'm uncomfortable with any situation that can make it seem as though I think I'm better than someone else. Oddly enough tho I'm starting to understand the human need to create these kinds of people and icons, then tear them down and then finally see them rise again from the ashes. t seems like a story that has played out over and over again for the entire history of man and I sense it's important to mans ability to understand who we are and what we are capable of.

Do you think that this is simply something humans must do? And if so why? Sometimes we do it personally, most of the time we live it through the experiences of these icons we create. It's very interesting indeed and I guess if you don't get too attached to the game you can play along and live.

So which are you observer or the observed? How do you feel about the cult of celebrity we're all living in?

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