Reports are saying local LGBT communities are stepping up the pressure on politicans to follow Obama's stance on same-sex marriage. Do you think Obama's announcement could play a key role in the tide turning?
Heard on Facebook Maybe in the deep South where religion trumps all else, but not so much in the rest of the country where people are trying to find a job or [...]
Yes he did
By Eric Rader Speak Out The evolution of President Obama is complete. After months of speculation about his position on same-sex marriage, the president [...]
Reactions to Obama
Compiled By Howard Israel S/he Said "From a personal point of view, I can tell you what happened because it happened to me. You get to know more and more gay [...]
Creep of the Week: Sean Harris
Sean Harris Pop quiz time: Your son, barely out of diapers, starts acting a little, well, "girly." What do you do? If you answered, "Punch him in the face" [...]
Parting Glances: Pages past tense #9
At 19, I went to my first gay bar – the Silver Slipper, a dyke bar on Grand River, near downtown Detroit. I used borrowed ID, was escorted authoritatively by [...]
S/he Said: Richard Grenell's resignation
Compiled by Howard Israel "If you came to earth from another planet as the proverbial 'visitor from Mars' and tried to figure out what most religions all seem [...]
Thinking Out Loud: My American Journey
By Abby Dees I'm several days into a five-week bike ride up the Mississippi, from New Orleans up to its source in Minnesota. I'm taking a slow journey through [...]
Heard on Facebook: NBC orders a gay family comedy from Ryan Murphy. The plot: heartwarming comedy about a blended family of a gay couple and the woman who becomes a surrogate to help them have children. What do you think?
I shudder at the thought to see what this show is going to be like. Try as they might, TV just doesn't get "gay" right. I guess the problem is, in reality, [...]
North Carolina, diversity, Ellen
Compiled by Howard Israel S/he Said "While the president does not weigh in on every single ballot measure in every state, the record is clear that the [...]
Oakland A's pitcher Brandon McCarthy blasted baseball stadium's "kiss cams" for selecting two men to spark laughter as immature and homophobic. What do you think? Homophobic, or all in good fun?
Heard on Facebook Brandon McCarthy proves that attitudes in the United States are moving in the right direction. -Keith Hewitt I go to a lot of baseball [...]
