It's more than taking down a terrorist controlled jumbo jet that makes you an American hero.

[katster]

Mark Bingham.

You've prolly heard of the name, at least in context with Beamer, Burnett, and Glick, as one of the four guys who took out UAL 93's mission to destroy the Capitol on a fateful Tuesday morning in September. Although our president only cares about Beamer, it seems, Mark Bingham has become my favorite of the four. As I read more and more about what he's done...I'm proud to have graduated from the same school as him.

But it wasn't just going to Cal that made him a hero. It's stuff like this article that was on SFGate this morning, about the San Francisco Fog, a rugby team that was started by a bunch of gay men. Read it, it's good.

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Hee!

[millenia.livejournal.com]

Well, that was the feel-good story of the day, even if I don't think any self-respecting gay man should be playing rugby (we should be on the sidelines watching rugby; playing it is like reading Playboy for the articles, for crying out loud). Still, makes me wish I was a little more athletic. I'll have to do with the Ladie's Sewing Circle until I develop some washboard abs.

In all seriousness, though, it's nice to see a gay hero for once, even though your average American won't know anything about him. God bless the religious right.