I had forgot about 9-11, but the Americans certainly had not. While strolling on Berkeley's campus we saw a memorial: the digits 9 and 11 separated by a plane, all made of small American flags. There were probably documentaries on TV, but we haven't watched TV in the co-op.
Raingirl and I wanted to go to Alcatraz, but there was no available tours. Instead we bought striped pyjamases (as if handcuffs were enough :'-P) and other souvenirs.
San Francisco is a gay city. Wherever you turn you see a man with make up or girls with short hair and masculine clothing. Those are the obvious cross-overs, and there are many many more who doesn't follow the common prejudices. It's nice to see how liberal California is, even though "liberal" is a negative epithet in US. However, same-sex marriages are not legal anymore in California, because the conservative right made a rigorous campaign in the last election and passed a proposition that said marriage had to be between a man and a woman (thank God(?) that the Swedish Christ "democrats" are less successful).
Raingirl and I wanted to go to Alcatraz, but there was no available tours. Instead we bought striped pyjamases (as if handcuffs were enough :'-P) and other souvenirs.
San Francisco is a gay city. Wherever you turn you see a man with make up or girls with short hair and masculine clothing. Those are the obvious cross-overs, and there are many many more who doesn't follow the common prejudices. It's nice to see how liberal California is, even though "liberal" is a negative epithet in US. However, same-sex marriages are not legal anymore in California, because the conservative right made a rigorous campaign in the last election and passed a proposition that said marriage had to be between a man and a woman (thank God(?) that the Swedish Christ "democrats" are less successful).
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