Dr. John Corvino, the self-titled "gay moralist" ... I've had rather a major crush on this guy for quite some time now, since happening across his columns over at 365 Gay's Opinion section. Meet my most recent pretend boyfriend.Writer, speaker, philosophy professor and cute as hell. Although, as per the seeming trend of most columnists, I'd wager that this cutie patootie's byline pic has most likely for many years gone unupdated.
I did the mental ballpark arithmetic after some online
That and with notice that he's been delivering his "What's Morally Wrong With Homosexuality?" lecture for more than fifteen years ... I'm just saying he's probably not the spring chicken of this picture.
(Unless, of course, he may have developed some magical homosexual superpower of achieving eternal youth. Which is possible, I suppose, and would surely provide me a worthwhile goal to strive toward. I'll definitely be conducting further investigation.)
But anyway, the other day at some ungodly early ante-meridiem hour, I happened across said lecture being broadcast on PBS and I fell even deeper into crush. It was a most excellent presentation.
Not only does his personality, wisdom and humor come across in his writings, he's also one fantastic speaker. And quite funny, too! Like watching stand-up comedy, only this one a gig with purpose.
Held even my attention, and I'm one who is quite often prone to displaying ADD-like symptoms.
I personally am admittedly too poor to actually purchase the DVD, of course, so thank goodness for public television! But I would highly recommend to anyone even remotely interested to at least watch this extended trailer posted below. Straight bigots in particular.
It pretty much hits the high points of the lecture anyway, most succinctly addressing the major bullshit rote spewed ad nauseum against all things samely-sexed. And so my crush continues.
"I'm asking you to judge people not on whom they love, but on whether they love. That's my agenda."
What a man what a man what a man what a hell of a man.
ReplyDeleteI agree, Diane, makes me proud to play for my team. :-)
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ReplyDeleteYou have good taste. He's a total package. Thanks for posting this video, my first time watching it. He would be a great guest on the View or any gab fest show. Love his message and of course I agree with all his points. Have you ever gone to see him live?
He would be a great guest, too, I think. Of course I'm biased, given my infatuation with the man. I've never seen him live, but I'm sure I'd enjoy that. Looks like from his www.johncorvino.com website that he's taking the summer off to write a book or something, his lecture tours won't pick up again until September. I'll have to keep check then to see if he ever makes it through KC.
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ReplyDeleteHe could educate Sherri on The View. I'd also like to see him on Larry King. I don't watch Larry often, but I'd tune in for that.
I sent you e-mail..As Erika would say...- "You Got Mail Yaaaaaayyyyyyy"
OMG DOUG! If he can be your pretend boyfriend, then he is my pretend son!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed that immensely! And I don't use that word often...probably didn't even spell it right.
I can so relate. It always bothers me when I mention my son "and his boyfriend" to some of my "stone age" relatives. I can just see by the look on their faces that they IMMEDIATELY pictured them having sex, and can no longer hear things like, "...will be here for dinner on Saturday with pictures from the red carpet AND of the moment they received that Oscar! AND? If that's not enough, they ARE BRINGING IT!"
Ok, maybe that's not "exactly" what followed "Joey and his boyfriend," but you get my drift.
They can barely hear anything else because right away they were sucked through a worm hole and are now in my son's bedroom. Like, helloooooooooooo...and it is "whom" that is "immoral?" (I know that was really bad English)
Anyhoo...thanks for posting. I am pretty sure I am going to get the DVD unless you know if and when this will be on again. (?)
And? Since he is my "son" and your "boyfriend?" Feel free to call me Mom. :D
Oh, PS
If during your stalkization, *cough cough* I mean investigation, you find out there really is a gay secret (google gay with Dorian Gray?) please share. This "spring chicken" has been in the middle of summer for the last couple years and as Lucy kept saying, "Gee it's hot in here."
Hey son! You caught me still online! (yah I know...big surprise)
ReplyDeleteI meant to google the word gay with the name Dorian Gray. Remember that old movie where the guy in the pic kep getting younger and younger? Yeah, I've never seen it either, but that is what it was about. I was hoping you could find our your pretend boyfriend's secret and then share it with your mommy. :)
Funny you mention Thanksgiving. After logging off earlier I thought how I should have mentioned that I EXPECTED you here! So I am glad you are the good son that you are...you already knew. And DO NOT forget that jello mold!
Sleep tight. *tuckin you in*
Ok,
ReplyDeleteWhy Mr. Doug is your post back to me (that I got in email alert) not in between my two? Did you delete it? Great...I was just admitted to the Great Minds Hall of Fame, and look like a nut. All in one day. Now there has GOT to be a prize for that? :P
OK!!! Sorry, Mom. Yes, as I've already splained to you in personal email I deleted a comment that apparently crossed circuits. I'll bring two Jello molds come November, hope that mends the fences. :-) And yes, I know Dorian Gray, and figured out the whole googling gay gray thing, I'm on it. For anyone else reading, I did delete a comment ... because it was stupid. Damn it Lumina, though, has email alerts or whatever and got it anyway. Nothing to worry about, though, we're going to have a fantastic Thanksgiving together.
ReplyDeleteMy apologies to Mr. Corvino. So I got this email from John (I like to think we're on a first-name basis now) which freaked me out. Why he happened across this in the first place, those damned Google Alerts! Anyway. Just to pass along what he told me, I was jumping to conclusions about his pictures being less-than-current, his youthfulness is because he drinks babies' blood. Nah, not really, but I thought that was funny and apparently his friends' accusation. So the byline pic I said had obviously not been recently updated, was apparently taken just last year. And the clip here of his movie was filmed just last summer. So my apologies. All I know is he must be living right, maybe that's my problem, but I did promise a retraction, although he didn't ask for one. He's very nice. And still my pretend boyfriend.
ReplyDeleteOuch. That must have been scary for a bit? Good to know he still looks that good. And thanks for the reminder. I'm gonna get the DVD for sure. Making a note right now.
ReplyDeleteHope he was flattered to be your pretend boyfriend. Did he mention that? :)
Of course he was flattered! He went on and on about how much so! Or that part might have been a dream, I don't remember, I sometimes don't have such a great grasp on reality. But I'm sure he must have been. What kind of hottie philosophy professor wouldn't be flattered by the adoration of a skinny lazy middle aged ... okay, never mind. I'm thinking that part might have been a dream after all. But we did have a couple of nice email exchanges, and I was kind of embarrassed.
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