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“We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.”


— Martin Luther King, Jr. Here we are again, it’s the month


of February and like the cover says… it’s all about love, baby! I don’t know about you, but I really am a romantic at heart. I love feel-good stories, happy outcomes where the boy gets the boy/girl gets the girl and I adore happy endings (get your mind out of the gutter). I cry whenthe ship sails and the happy couple cling to each other as they sail off into their lovely sunset. I’m also a realist though and know that there


are many things to weigh us down these days: Concerns about politics, human rights and the endless noise from the crunching bag of Cheetos inside the White House. (I still can’t bring myself to listen to the sound of his voice, I’m convinced my ears will spontaneously hemorrhage.) I know it doesn’t help much to bloviate about such things and I’m supposed to be a neutral party as an editor, but sheesh, it’s like a never-ending nightmare that we can’t wake up from. Wait a minute, I’m about to get pulled down into


that dark rabbit hole again...This is the month of love, dammit. Let me start again and work a little harder at spreading a little more of the love around to counter the ugliness. It and telling the truth are the only things we have to counter such things and we must do it every chance we get. Speaking of telling the truth, I had the most amazing conversation with Omar Sharif, Jr. about his life and what it was like to grow up in the shadow of his namesake and one of the world’s biggest stars. I’ve adored his grandfather for years for speaking out about his beliefs and his film roles make up some of my fondest film memories. I mean, have you seenDr. Zhivago? Or his turn as Nicky Arnstein inFunny Girl, and that damned


ruffled shirt…all I can say is, “Oh that man of mine…” And, the editor heads down another rabbit hole. Sharif, Jr. is a man of unique character and his background illustrates the many shades that make up his character. Gay, Jewish and Muslim, he split his time between Montreal and his mother’s side of the family where he was raised in the Judaic tradi- tion and learned of his grandparents narrow escape from Nazi death camps. The other half of his childhood was spent with his father’s side of the family in the Muslim traditions of their Egyptian heritage. Being gay there was not the safest thing and coming out took courage and determination. All of those things formed him and because of the unconditional love he received from both sides of his family, he was able to tell his story in a world where people really needed to hear it. The web series EastSiders has hit the big time


with their recent deal with Netflix. The Interna- tional stage is now theirs and as Martha says, “It’s a good thing.” Shows and stories like theirs are important to share, because they can make the difference between being isolated and not feeling so alone. It certainly did for me...I didn’t have many resources in 1960s Northern Wisconsin, so those blips and stories about people like me were like manna from heaven and made all the difference in the world. It was like having a little bit of love delivered directly to me from...well, I’ll let you decide where that might be for yourself. Keep telling your stories dear readers and


I promise, we atThe Rage Monthly will keep writing about them. They’re important, and who


knows what little gay boy they may touch... Joel Martens,Editor in Chief 6 RAGE monthly | FEBRUARY 2018 RAGE monthly


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