If we have to wait until every American gets to know a trans person before full equality is achieved we are never going to get there. Which is why cisgender people need to advocate for trans folks. As anyone who isn’t a cisgender heterosexual white male knows, having to fight for your most basic rights and constantly advocate for your own humanity is exhausting.
It should be obvious by now that the Creep of the Week every week is Donald Trump. He is a cancerous tumor on the U.S, and as a nation we desperately need a Trumpectomy. But, [...]
As I write this it is April 9, 2018, my birthday. It’s also the day John Bolton starts as Trump’s National Security Advisor. Bolton, who was ambassador to the United Nations under President George W. Bush, really wants to go to war with North Korea and Iran. Like, bad. And now we’ve got him whispering into the ear of the dangerously impulsive and ignorant man we have as a leader. Which should make all of us fear that we won’t make it to our next birthdays.
That’s something she has a knack for, apparently. Doing or saying totally reprehensible things that no decent human would do and then offering a weak apology. Case in point her recent Twitter tantrum in which she made fun of Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg because he didn’t get accepted by colleges he applied to.
Hundreds of thousands of people, young and old, took to the streets on March 24 to protest the despicable fact that the U.S. allows its children to be gunned down at school on the regular.
There’s a serial bomber at large in Austin, Texas. Two people have been killed and at least three injured in four separate bombing incidents. The target of these bombs appear to be black and brown [...]
On Twitter the thing I probably write most often is “Betsy DeVos is a monster” in reply to stories about her. Now, if you don’t know much about DeVos you might be thinking, “Okay, I get that you don’t agree with her policies, but she’s not an actual monster.”
I don’t listen to a lot of country music. In fact, since Trump’s “election” I haven’t listened to anything other than heavy metal (it’s honestly the only music that makes sense right now). Still, I [...]
While the nation has been grappling with the fact that we have too many guns, another thing we have too many of that gets less attention: children in the foster care system.
When I was a kid I knew of Bermuda only from songs, specifically “Kokomo” by the Beach Boys (“Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama”) and “Bermuda Triangle” by Barry Manilow, a mysterious love story of [...]
Confession: I haven’t been watching the Olympics. I’m not against it or anything, I just have other shit to do. But I’ve been seeing on the internets that a certain Adam Rippon has been ice skating on rainbows, and skier Gus Kenworthy is also out and proud in Pyeongchang representing the U.S.
GLAAD’s 2018 Accelerating Acceptance report is out and the results are a bit disappointing. For four years, GLAAD has commissioned a survey of American acceptance and attitudes toward LBGTQ Americans, seeing annual gains. For the [...]
It seems like every second there’s a new story about sexual harassment or abuse. The most recent being Larry Nassar, the USA Gymnastics and Michigan State doctor who sexually assaulted over 150 girls and women [...]
Alex Jones of the conspiracy-laden, right-wing echo chamber that is Infowars took a closer look at the so-called Women’s March on the Jan. 22 episode of The Alex Jones Show. What he found will shock [...]
Mat Staver What I’m about to tell you may surprise you. It may shock you. It may even upset you. But it must be said. Here goes: Judges are people. And, if that’s [...]
Brian S. Brown Imagine you are in a grocery store parking lot loading groceries into your car when up behind you comes an old man. He looks confused, seems agitated and his clothes [...]
I’d say, “Well, we survived the first year of the Trump Administration,” but the truth is not everyone did or will. Take this tax scam bill that the Republicans passed and Trump signed. By removing [...]
Welp, Roy Moore (R-Pedophile) lost to Democrat Doug Jones in Alabama, a true Hanukkah miracle, probably prompted from Roy Moore’s wife saying Moore isn’t anti-Semitic because he has a Jew lawyer! But man are conservatives [...]
I debated whether I should make Donald Trump or Roy Moore my Creep this week. Both are super creepy in so many ways. But ultimately Moore may or may not be elected by the people [...]
By the time you read this, the Supreme Court will have heard oral arguments in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, aka the "gay wedding cake" case. A bit of background: A gay couple [...]
Growing up, my Australian education consisted of watching "Crocodile Dundee" and listening to "Down Under" by Men At Work. Today's generation may be more familiar with Australia via YouTube videos of terrifyingly large spiders and [...]
Something totally unprecedented has happened and I am not sure how to break this news to you, my loyal readers. In fact, I doubt that you will even believe what I am about to tell [...]
Judge Roy Moore speaks at the Values Voter Summit on Oct. 13. (Image courtesy of the Washington Blade via YouTube) As of this writing, five women have accused Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexual [...]
Wonder Woman made me gay. At least, that's what I like to tell people. Since I am old I'm, of course, talking about the TV show starring Linda Carter, not the movie starring Gal Gadot [...]
When the Trump era is written about in history books, assuming we survive that long, if there are any heroes in this sordid story those heroes will be federal judges. You may recall that in [...]
A partial list of things LGBTQ people have been blamed for: Making people gay Making themselves gay Destruction of marriage Destruction of the family Destruction of Disney Pedophilia Hurricanes Floods Earthquakes Tsunamis Drought Satanism Suicide [...]
The Trump Presidency has truly redefined "breaking news" in the most literal way. Every day there is a new harm, a new insult, a new degradation heaped onto the American people. If you feel exhausted, [...]
Ah, religious freedom. That call to arms for conservative Christians who believe that they live in some Bizzaro Land version of America where they are persecuted for their beliefs. And so, in the name of [...]
Most Americans don't spend a lot of time thinking about this country's court system. If you're lucky, you don't have a lot of direct contact with the courts. The most privileged among us don't even [...]
In sixth grade, sitting in a room with only girls and female teachers, we were encouraged to write anonymous questions about sex on a piece of paper. The teachers randomly selected some to answer. An [...]
For a long time now we've been hearing about people terrified that they might share a public restroom with a transgender person out of fear that trans people will pee on them (that's the fear, [...]
My wife and I just celebrated our 20th anniversary. And do you know who else is celebrating 20 years? World Nut Daily, a website that hosts conservative voices that not only don't consider my wife [...]
Hurricane Harvey has wrecked havoc on Texas, especially Houston and the surrounding areas. Thankfully the hurricane has prompted people who've previously denied global warming to say, "You know what, maybe these scientists know a thing [...]
Houston's under water right now, but don't worry, Donald Trump is feverishly working to ferret out transgender service members. I'm going to guess that when National Guard members arrive to rescue people from flooded homes [...]
If you're a bigoted jerk in America you can trust that the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect sees you and isn't afraid to call you out by name. On Aug, 21, @AnneFrankCenter Tweeted, "To [...]
If you're a bigoted jerk in America you can trust that the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect sees you and isn't afraid to call you out by name. On Aug, 21, @AnneFrankCenter Tweeted, "To [...]
As I write this, the name of the woman killed while protesting white supremacist Nazi alt-humans has just been released. Heather Heyer, 32 years old, was murdered at a Nazi rally by a Nazi terrorist [...]
It's August, which means Summer will be over soon. If you're a parent, chances are that your kids spent part of their time off from school at a Summer camp. There are so many to [...]
On July 26 at 8:55 a.m. Donald Trump tweeted: "After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow......" For nine long minutes there [...]
When America wakes up from the nightmare of the Donald Trump presidency -- assuming we survive it, of course -- we will be left with a country severely damaged by a president and a party [...]
When the country's chief law enforcement officer meets with a group that toils daily to hurt LGBTQ people, that's deeply troubling. But when he goes out of his way to praise said anti-LGBTQ group, LGBTQ [...]
Have you raped a rainbow today? No, that isn't from a Skittles advertisement gone wrong. It's just what LGBTQ people do. Take things away from good Christians and rape them out of spite. At least [...]
Another day another truly terrible person elected to Congress. America is on a roll when it comes to voting for people who are the worst. As I write this I'm in Chicago with my family [...]
If you're a school administrator, a teacher, or even a whole school district and you want to assert your right to discriminate against some of your students FOR REASONS, you're in luck! The Education Department [...]
Julio Severo, a Brazilian writer and blogger, is super mad that America taught Brazil to be gay. In a June 12 piece on Barbwire, a website named for its unique ability to make a thinking [...]
Happy Pride Month, everybody! June is the month when the sale of rainbow merchandise skyrockets and anti-gay right wingers decry the very right of LGBTQ people to exist, let alone celebrate that existence. Case in [...]
For my mom's 63rd birthday my sisters and I took her to Drag Queen Bingo. She won a round and ended up on stage where she very proudly proclaimed that she had five children and [...]
As I write this I'm taking in the news of the bombing at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester. 22 confirmed dead so far. At least 59 injured. Truth be told, I don't know much [...]
As Benjamin Franklin was leaving the Constitutional Convention of 1787 somebody asked him what kind of government the U.S. was going to have. "A republic," he replied. "If you can keep it." And for over [...]
President Trump's goal to fill cabinet positions only with people who are diametrically opposed to what said cabinet is supposed to do continues. This time he's tapped Charmaine Yoest to be assistant secretary of public [...]
