Summer 2001

What a historic year. It has been in the news for a while, however unless you live around here you have no idea. Berlin has a gay mayor! Not a lesbian, but the next best thing I suppose. Klaus Wowereit a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). I can’t help but think that we have come a long way from the days of upstanding homosexuals being blackmailed for that fact. He is a personable guy, and obviously people like him or he wouldn’t have made it this far. One can only hope now that he will not betray the positive exposure that he has been given. In his words, “Ich bin schwul, und das ist auch gut so“, or "I'm gay, and it's okay that way."