Gospel 2022 for Mary and Heather
In the Year of the Grand Delusion, during the Reign of Rumors of Lost Wars, a decree went out from the Tetrarch of Theocracy, abiding in the Capitol of Divine [...]
Censoring the Censors: How You Can Fight Back Against Conservative Attacks on Inclusive Books Across the Country
Preschooler Heather is no stranger to opposition. Lesléa Newman’s 1989 “Heather Has Two Mommies,” the first picture book to depict [...]
During National Blood Shortage, FDA Still Calls Gay Blood 'Icky'
Are straight people OK? And before you answer, just let me say: No. No, they are not.Case in point: I just read an article about how there is a national blood [...]
Anti-LGBTQ Preacher Wants to Press Hot Gay Buttons
It’s 2022! Happy New Year, everybody! As we face 2022 there are some hot button questions that I know you’re dying to get answers to:Will COVID-19 [...]
Former Lt. Gov. of NY, Betsy McCaughey, Shares Regressive Views on 'Transgender Militants,' Explains All the 'Cool' Kids in School Are LGBTQ+
I discovered a really cool book over the weekend called "Bodies Are Cool" by Tyler Feder. My sister bought a copy for her daughter, who is almost 2. It is one [...]
There Are More Guns Than People in the U.S. — Republicans Call This a 'Good Start'
These are dark times. The Supreme Court is going to either overturn or completely gut Roe v Wade, making abortion illegal, or at least impossible to get, [...]
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch Says Vaccines Are Bad Just Like Making Cake For Gays Is Bad
A lot of people are dead in this country. In two years, more than 800,000 people have died as a result of COVID-19, and yet we still have folks declaring it [...]
Christmas Tree Set on Fire as Part of Fake War in a Very Stupid Time to Be Alive
Ho ho ho, it's the height of the War on Christmas. What have you done to subvert this struggling holiday so that it can finally be replaced by a Winter Pride [...]
Over the Rainbow Christmas
There are paths that by strange chances on Christmas Eve mix up in time, space, thought, crazy activation… Some fact. Some fantasy. Who knows? So it happened [...]
Coming Out Colton' Bares Not All But A Lot. And What's Up With That Ridiculous Montage?
When former star of "The Bachelor" and pro football player Colton Underwood came out on a "Good Morning America" interview in April 2021, there was one [...]
Sondheim Found Just the Right Words to Illustrate My Life as a Gay Man
I never met Stephen Sondheim or had an endearing correspondence with him. Apparently, there are a lot of people who have framed letters from him, or a [...]
Another Somber Transgender Day of RemembranceBecause Trans People Are Still Being Killed
After writing for Between The Lines and Pride Source for the past 22 years, I've lost track of exactly how many Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) vigils [...]
