Technical Sergeant Leonard P. Matlovich (July 6, 1943 – June 22, 1988)[1] was a Vietnam War veteran, race relations instructor, and recipient of the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star.[2] Matlovich was the first gay service member to purposely out himself to the military to fight their ban on gays, and perhaps the best-known gay man in America in the 1970s next to Harvey Milk. His […]

 This photo was originally taken by The Co-op Funeral Home of People’s Memorial Yup.  You can ship Grandma’s cremated remains through the US Postal Service.  FedEx and UPS won’t take them, but the good ‘ol USPS will take ’em express. Here’s the link that explains “How to Package and Ship Cremated Remains.”

This from Love Song Events and Photography: WARNING- these images are extremely emotional. The family wishes for these to be shared in their child’s memory.  This death was EXTREMELY unexpected and tragic. I am asking you all for your prayers. Emily (the mother) will be released from the hospital today and have to go home […]

Cross Bones Graveyard in south London became known as the “single-woman’s” cemetery because of the high concentration of prostitutes, dubbed “single-women” or “Winchester Geese.” Since these women of ill-repute could not be given a Christian burial, Cross Bones became an unofficial dumping ground for them and other poor people living in squalor outside of London. […]

Life that doesn’t end with death:  In Tana Toraja, weddings and births aren’t the social gatherings that knit society together. In this part of Indonesia, big, raucous funerals form the center of social life. Anthropologist Kelli Swazey takes a look at this culture, in which the bodies of dead relatives are cared for even years […]