S/he said: Xenophobia, homophobia and Glenn Beck
Compiled by Howard Israel "Will the gays come and get us? Honestly, I think we have bigger fish to fry. You can argue about abortion or gay marriage or [...]
The Gay Moralist: Complicity and redemption
by John Corvino In some circles, Ken Mehlman's coming out as gay (http://bit.ly/cYRKv8) this week was about as shocking as Rosie O'Donnell's coming out in [...]
Creep of the Week: Jeremy Walters
Dear Internet Citizens: Facebook is not private. I don't care how many privacy-setting loops you jump through. The more "friends" you have, the more public [...]
Parting Glances: My name's Spud, buster!
"… and I'm a gay basher …" PG Friends: I'm sitting in on a meeting of Gay Basher's Anonymous with – unknown to the bashers gathered – my pocket-size recording [...]
S/he said: LGBT Arabs, APA support and the big gay sandwich
Compiled by Howard Israel "The No. 1 thing that I find from my experience is that there's no set way to be a transman. Identity is pretty fluid." – Amos Mac, [...]
The Gay Moralist: Different Challenges?
by John Corvino Ross Douthat's recent New York Times op-ed (http://nyti.ms/cp6K5O) against marriage equality is notable for many things, not least its frank [...]
Voices from an Urban Bush Sistah: Loving me some me!
By C. Imani Williams Hello, Queens and Kings. I greet you with love in the midst of everythaaang! This more-than-totally-amazing and life-changing graduate [...]
Still off Target
Here we go again! A large business contributing to the conservative agenda – one that discriminates against a group of people ("Target struggles with donation [...]
Creep of the Week: Bill McCollum
I've never much cared for Florida. I mean, sure, alligators are cool. It has nice weather in the winter and is home to many kind grandmas, not to mention [...]
Parting Glances: Glory in Gatorade
I've been flown by BTL to Gatorade, Ariz., to attend the first-ever gathering of Drag Queens for Jesus. (No affiliation with Dykes 4 Jesus, 9-Hole Golfing [...]
S/he said: Queen Latifah, Prop. 8 and black support
Compiled by Howard Israel "While the pictures were only supposed to serve as last week's tabloid fodder, if the women were publicly out as a couple, the [...]