Greta Christina has been writing professionally since 1989, on topics including atheism, sexuality and sex-positivity, LGBT issues, politics, culture, and whatever crosses her mind. She is author of
The Way of the Heathen: Practicing Atheism in Everyday Life, of
Comforting Thoughts About Death That Have Nothing to Do with God, of
Coming Out Atheist: How to Do It, How to Help Each Other, and Why, of
Why Are You Atheists So Angry? 99 Things That Piss Off the Godless, and of
Bending: Dirty Kinky Stories About Pain, Power, Religion, Unicorns, & More, and is editor of
Paying For It: A Guide by Sex Workers for Their Clients. She has been a public speaker for many years, and many of her talks can be seen on YouTube. Her writing has appeared in multiple magazines and newspapers, including Ms., Penthouse, Chicago Sun-Times, On Our Backs, and Skeptical Inquirer, and numerous anthologies, including
Everything You Know About God Is Wrong and three volumes of
Best American Erotica. (Any views she expresses in this blog are solely hers, and do not necessarily represent this organizations.) She lives in San Francisco with her wife, Ingrid. You can email her at gretachristina (at) gmail (dot) com, or follow her on
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Good heavens, woman, it is good to have you around! A good birthday today and lots, lots more to come, please.
Yeah! Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum 25. Geburtstag! 🙂
Penblwydd hapus ac efallai y bydd gennych llawer mwy ohonynt.
A blwyddyn newydd dda i chi hefud.
Have a happy, happy day!
Hope the kitties got you something nice. 🙂
Happy birthday and may you rack up a million book sales next year.
51 already, and still going strong. Happy birthday Greta!
Happy Birthday and Congratulations!
May you live a thousand years, crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women!!
Wait… that’s Conan, sorry.
Happy Birthday, Greta! I hope you have a wonderful day!
Halfway there! Happy day!
Many happy returns on the Day !
In “Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations” I found this one from George Orwell:
“At 50, everyone has the face they deserve.”
So, I suggest to everyone, at or near 50 you should get a good portrait photo of yourself taken, suitable for framing on the wall. Then, when you are 80 or 90, and your face is all sags and wrinkles, you can point to the photo and say “THAT is what I really look like.”
I told this to my mother when (at age 90) she was wishing she had the face she once had at 60 or so, and she seemed to find it a comfort.
Happy birthday! May you live long and happy 🙂
Happy Birthday! Try to stay angry in spite of it. 😉
Hippo Birdie Two Ewes!
Hear, hear! I hope it’s a good one, Greta.
Happy birthday!
Happy birthday!
Happy Birthday, Greta!
I’ll remember this and tip one in your direction tonight.
Happy birthday – here’s an e-rose for you.
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Fabulous birthday song!
Happy, happy birthday!
Happy Birthday!!
…”AND YOU SMELL LIKE ONE TOO!” 😀
Live long and prosper!
A VERY Happy Birthday to you, Greta — and MANY MANY more!
I’ll echo “Hippo Birdie Two Ewe”!! and
“Peace and Long Life — and Live Long and Prosper!”
with the Vulcan hand salute!
I hope your 2013 is MUCH better than your 2012 — and that your
book sells LOTS of copies!!
A virtual hug — if you want it. 🙂 🙂
Happy Birthday, and many more happy circumnavigations of the nearest star.
2,013 transatlantic virtual hugs, and thank you for everything you write.
Only 51.
Get off my lawn, young punk kid!
Yes! You are the lucky one who has won another FREE TRIP AROUND THE SUN!!!11!1
Enjoy your voyage. Take pictures.
Your friends,
The Canadians
Happy birthday and thank you for blogging! I know I have learned a few things reading your writings here!
Oh, oh, oh Greta you are going to be soooooo amazed at all the wonderful things that can happen in your 50’s and beyond. Congrats and have grand fun.
And many happy, happy returns!
Happy birthday, kiddo.
And happy hogmanay.
‘av a good un.
Oh great! Good for you.
However, you will never be as mature! as those of us who’ve managed several/many/lots more circumnavigations of our little sun. Your future journeys ought to be lotsa fun if local experience is anything to go by.
Your own personal star seems to be returning to its bright and steady glow just now. Let Ingrid and the kitties bask in its warmth.
Happy happy birthday!
Born on December 31st? You clever little tax deduction, you.
Do something really decadent today – you’ve earned it.
Happy 51st! In the spirit of Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters, may I say you are truly a frood who knows where your towel is!
Happy Birthday, kid!
Happy (possibly belated) Birthday! (And happy new year!)
Happy birthday, Greta! You are three years and ten days older than I am.
Happy 51! I’m 53, so you’re a mere child. Don’t consume too many Pan-Galactic Gargle Blasters.
Happy birthday, Greta, and here’s to many more.
Many happy returns*!
*Of the birthday, not your book!
Happy birthday!
Oh and remember my motto…we’re only young once, but we can be immature forever!
We can’t help getting older, but we don’t have to get old. Belated best birthday wishes.