My Gay Gratitude List

Here are some random thoughts about the people and things I'm thankful for this Thanksgiving. Feel free to share yours in the comments.

-- My husband, he makes me laugh everyday and, after 18 years, still hugs and kisses me every time I walk in the door. (That sounds like a little thing; it's not)

-- My family, my friends, for their unconditional love, general smart-assery and for making me laugh at myself

-- People who read Worth Repeating, you don't even know how much I appreciate that you take the time to stop by and read what's here; and thanks, too, to my colleagues for allowing me to write a big gay blog on AOL

-- My docs and physical therapists for pulling, stretching and manipulating me back together after breaking my arm LAST Thanksgiving

-- People who work to promote peace and justice

-- The mid-term elections and the balance it brings back to our government

-- Neil Patrick Harris, Lance, T.R. Knight, Michelle Rodriguez and all the celebs who have come out this year, even if it wasn't always on their timetable

-- The New Jersey Supreme Court for saying that gay relationships are equal to straight ones

-- 'Brothers and Sisters' on ABC, for treating its gay characters like normal people which is a rarity on network TV (see 'The Class')

-- Mike Jones, for his bravery in exposing hypocrisy in fundamentalist Christianity, and Lane Hudson, for exposing hypocrisy and cover-up on Capitol Hill

-- My comfort stuff: coffee, cashmere, my iPod, the Duplex Diner, and good moisturizers

-- Wentworth Miller, Chris Meloni and Patrick Dempsey, for giving me a rich fantasy life

-- And, of course, Borat for showing how loving and tolerant Americans are, and for introducing the lime-colored body-thong for men, which is super hot

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. I probably won't be posting again until Monday. Off to a cabin in the woods with friends, an annual tradition that involves lots of cooking, musical theater on DVD, Cosmos, group facials and fireside girl talk. I hope your holiday is spent in a similarly loving environment.