Hi,

There was a segment of one of those ABC news shows about two weeks ago about a family where the husband came out to his family and transitioned. I was unable to watch it; however, from the promos, it seemed to be handled well. Does anyone knoww of a link where I might be able to view it. I was somewhere over the Atlantic when it came on and the plane didn't carry it.

There was quite a "Gay Pride" parade in Stockholm while we were there. It got a lot of attention in the news and I would imagine several hundred thousand watched it. A friend who doesn't have a clue posed, "Why would any city take the trouble to allow a parade for a bunch of gay people?" My response was something to the effect of why wouuld they allow a parade for a bunch of straight people.

We noticed something that we have seen in the past. I haven't seen it in the US of A. It usually happens around a park or market. A young couple, hetero or gay, will start passionately making out. They are very demonstrative and attention getting. It is a ploy used by pickpockets to get ones attention, maybe even getting to someone take the time to take a picture or two. This time it was a heavily tatooed and handsome young man who greeted a 'beautiful' young man with open arms. They were on a street corner in a very crowded area and went into a lip lock that lasted forever. I am sure member(s) of their group were checking out the likely victims. There are signs warning people of pickpockets.

Recently an associate was on a train from Rome to Florence when he was accosted by a group of teenage 'school girls' in school uniforms. They claimed he was in their seat and hassled him for a while until they realized they were in the 'wrong car'. They got of at the next stop with his train tickets and wallet. Fortunately, he had his passport and credit card in a pocket inside his shirt. The young man learned a valuable lesson.

Portia