User:Drewan
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[edit] About Me
Drewan is the online name of Andrew Bertke. I'm a gay leather man living in the wilds of Minneapolis, Minnesota with my husband and dog. I'm employed as a web and multimedia designer for a major manufacturing company. In my spare time I volunteer web services for numerous people and clubs.
[edit] My Story
I was born on January 17, 1973 at approximately 7pm in New Orleans, Louisiana to Sandra (Sandy) Gross, an unwed 16-year-old girl. I was given up and soon adopted by a loving couple, Alfred (Al) and Darlene Bertke, who at the time resided in Starkville, Mississippi
As a Lutheran minister, Al was called to new churches every few years. While growing up, we left Starkville in 1977, moved to Missouri Ballwin, Missouri(suburb of Saint Louis, Missouri) from 1977-1979, Alton, Illinois from 1979-1982, and finally Brainerd, Minnesota from 1982-1989.
In 1988, while visiting Minneapolis, I met the man who would eventually become my husband, Joseph Agee. A year later I left home and moved into the dorms at Perpich Center for Arts Education, then called the Minnesota Center for Arts Education, a state funded arts high school. I graduated in 1991.
In 1992, Joe and I bought our home in Minneapolis where we have lived ever since.
[edit] Marriage
Although we've considered ourselves married in the eyes of God, we never went through the ritual of a Wedding or Commitment ceremony until 2003. We were legally married on August 28, 2003, in the B.C. Room at the Fairmount Royal York Hotel in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Our ceremony was officiated by Reverend Doctor Cheri DiNovo of the United Church of Canada. We shared our ceremony with three other couples, Don Kaiser & Dan Heine, Don Sakers & Thomas Atkinson, and Richard Wix & James Odon.
[edit] Experience
Web design: HTML, CSS, Flash Desktop publishing: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, QuarkXPress
While I prefer to work on Apple Macintosh, I am also very comfortable on Microsoft Windows.
[edit] Hosted Sites
I host several websites on a volunteer basis.
Atons.net - website for the Atons of Minneapolis, one of the oldest gay male leather clubs in the USA. This site is also mirrored to atons.us
Diversicon - website for the SF convention, Diversicon
Drewan.net - my own site
MCAE Alpha Class site - website for my graduating class
GaylacticNetwork.org - website for the Gaylactic Network, the international organization for GLBT Science Fiction fans
Gaylaxians - website for the Gaylaxian Science Fiction Society (GSFS), the first Gaylaxians club, located in Boston, MA.
LeatherJourney.com - a site for the Minnesota Leather community.
MarcDebauch.com - website for my friend, Marc Debauch, who is a local artist. This site is a gallery of his erotic art, so obviously it isn't work safe.
MNLeatherPride.org - website for the MN Leather Pride celebration
NCGaylaxians.org - website for the North Country Gaylaxians. This site is TOTALLY out of date. I'll be reorganizing it soon.
SpectrumAwards.org - website for the Spectrum Awards, honoring outstanding works of science fiction, fantasy and horror which include significant positive exploration of GLBT characters, themes, or issues.
TCLifeCoach.com/ - my father's website
