When she asked me to come with her to the 2007 WIMA rally, I regrettably had to say no. The last time we talked before she left for Germany the message was that "We'll see more of each other this fall".

July 25th she was killed in a seemingly unexplicable solo accident; What if I had come with her ...?

Photos from July & Sept 2006.
At the time of the accident her Honda CB 750 - bought brand new in '73 - had taken her first criss-crossing America and then numerous times around Europe. It had aquired an amazing 640 000 km (400 000 mi) to its credit.

When Rita Creighton died, Sweden
was bereaved of a political &
LGBT activist of the first degree - and I lost a dear friend.

"Sweden"? Rita's four-hr funeral service was attended by 250 people representing at least seven countries.
Luckily there's also new friends to fill the gap: Panther                                                                  biker Birgitta ...













                      ... V-day pioneer Tina, in March '06 ...            ... and Nov '07 ...














.. and my colleague Classe. Outside our office, July '06


Getting ready for our thirty-fifth anniversary at the Stockholm Technical University - almost to the day thirty-three years after my debut as a woman at this yearly students' ball.
Dag, Britt, Björn, Ragna & yours truly, 17th Nov '07

My young journalist friend Caroline at a pre EuroPride 2008 party.
© Sthlm Pride Sept '07

With Tasso Stafilidis, our first openly gay member of parliament, and author of the acclaimed autobiography (eq.) "My burning heart". © QX Magazine Dec '07







I first met Lena in early Feb '08, and for the first few months saw her every week; The 'best girlfriend' I never had in school ...?

Photo to the right: Mille - always heading the Stockholm Pride parade on her Gold Wing. Helene Delilah - Club LASH founder & motor, co-author, with Malinda, of a lovely
book "for girls having sex with girls". 1 May 2008


Angelica - another untiring LASH lady & one of my first friends there in Oct '98. Photo as above

Madde & girlfriend were at the next table when T & me celebrated her birthday in gay bar Mandus, April '05. She's still around. Photo 2006.

Katarina - new friend, scart cable wizard & former biker. May 2008

In the red jacket: Maja, my Danish 1972 'almost girlfriend'. We always kept in touch, but haven't met since 1990. Photo from France 2006.

"Thinking
of you"

We spent lots of time together in our teens, and then skipped three decades. To me Stina, Ann, Lena & Monica are still "the girls". Who am I to them ... ? June '08

Monica, above, as I've got
used to seeing her the
last couple of years.
September.

To be cont'd