When I reread Armistead Maupin's "TALES OF THE CITY," I always picture Elaine's Minneapolis apartment as the one owned by trans heroine Anna Madrigal, and home to the other characters in the series. Minnesota, 1977. #talesofthecity #armisteadmaupin #maupin #author #famousauthor #trans #transrights #equalrights #minneapolis #minnesota #apartment #apartmentbuilding #apartmentbuildings #transnation #citylife #twentiethcentury #1970s #olddays #memories #memory #gay #gaywriting

When I was a toddler, we were allowed to climb on all the farm implements displayed at the Grange Fair, as though they were jungle gyms. Or was this "Madmen-esque" memory implanted in me as a screen to cover an alien abduction? Centre Hall, 1973. #grangefair #grange #grangefairandencampment #encampment #fairs #fair #encampments #display #displays #selling #commerce #farmequipment #tractor #tractors #johndeere #johndeereequipment #johndeeretractors #centrehall #centrecounty #twentiethcentury

We are fans of classic TV, and are currently viewing "The A Team" on Monday nights. Every character and situation on this show is a hoot! #theAteam #classictv #classictvshow #classictvshows #mrt #georgepeppard #DirkBenedict #dwightshultz #MelindaCulea #television #tvshows #watchingtelevision #twentiethcentury #action #adventure #actionadventure #exciting #thrilling

One of the few extant pictures of me wearing jeans. How I despise our national uniform! Gettysburg Battlefield, 1977. #jeans #jean #fashion #dungarees #denim #uncomfortable #uncomfortableclothes #uncomfortableclothing #fashion #fashions #americanfashion #americanfashions #1970s #twentiethcentury #gettysburg #gettysburgbattlefield #gettysburgpennsylvania #pennsylvania #summer #vacation #holiday #vacations #holidays #summervacation #travel #travels #history #americanhistory

Teen Halloween party in our family's cabin, the Juntre Lodge. #watercolor #watercolors #marker #markers #art #arting #artist #artwork #artworks #makingart #drawing #drawings #creative #teen #teenage #teenageyears #cabin #cabins #lodge #lodges #teenparty #teenfun #memories #1970s #twentiethcentury #punch #cupcakes #jackolantern #hallmarkdecor #hallmarkdecorations #hallmarkdecoration #apples #autumn #fall #mountains #sevenmountains #thesevenmountains

Family Portrait with Winstanne and Chuck in our Freedom Avenue home. 1995. #dog #dogs #doglover #doglovers #furbaby #furbabies #pet #pets #familymembers #pennsylvania #portrait #familyportrait #familyportraits #photograph #photography #photographer #freedomavenue #1990s #twentiethcentury #goodwillsuit #goodwillsuits #vintageclothing #colonialhouse #colonialhomes #colonialhouses #colonialhome

My friends have always been very cooperative about posing for photographs, even if it meant sticking daisies in one's hair for a "glamor" shot. Gettysburg, 1977. #photography #photographer #photographers #glamorphotography #cheesecake #beefcake #photos #photographs #gettysburg #battlefield #history #pennsylvania #pennsylvaniahistory #summer #holiday #vacation #holidays #vacations #summertrip #summertrips #cartrip #cartrips #posing #posingforphotos #1970s #twentiethcentury

I grew up in a Television Family, and two shows we never missed were our favorite "monster" sitcoms--"The Addams Family," and "The Munsters." I've enjoyed the modern reboots of both, also. #theaddamsfamily #themunsters #hermanmunster #lilymunster #wednesdayaddams #television #tv #tvera #1960s #watchingtelevision #watchingtv #vintagetelevision #vintagetv #classictelevision #classictv #horror #comedyhorror #horrorcomedy #dracula #frankenstein #wolfman #vampire #twentiethcentury

A student at his Little League game. 1977. I hope for a future in which gay people are accepted as teachers, and homophobes are not. #education #publiceducation #homophobia #bigotry #bigotryiswrong #endbigotry #student #students #littleleague #school #publicschool #publicschools #sports #exercise #goodhealth #1970s #twentiethcentury #civilrights

As Country Kids, we often had to make our own entertainment. Picnics were high on the list. Whipple Dam, 1977. #country #countrylife #countryliving #countrykids #picnic #picnics #picnicking #picnickers #picnicker #whipples #pennsylvania #centralpennsylvania #forest #woods #woodland #pennsylvaniawoodlands #forestanimals #nature #hike #hiking #naturehike #naturelovers #centrecounty #central #eastcoast #vintage #twentiethcentury #1970s #1970sfashion #1970sfashions #1970sstyle