Between lovers
Dear Jody Q: I'm so upset that I hope I can write this letter to you. Hopefully, it will make sense. "Ron," my partner of 13 years, announced to me that his [...]
Beyond Proposition 8
By Diane Silver Political IQ The California Supreme Court decision upholding Proposition 8 is the best thing to happen to the GLBT movement in years – and no, [...]
DOMA speak
by Jennifer Vanasco It is starting to seem like a tautology that if the Obama administration is asked to weigh in on a question of gay rights, then it will [...]
Leroy Swailes
Creep of the Week Homosexuals aren't human. Also they are the anti-Christ. And pedophiles. And bestialiacs (I don't know if that's a word and while I could [...]
Parting Glances: Sister gets origamic at 39
"You gay kids are a lot of laughs. Thanks for the invite to celebrate our jointly shared June 19th birthday. I turn 39 this year," winks Sr. Serena Scatterpin, [...]
Viewpoint: Judgment or compassion?
by Denise E. Brogan-Kator On May 25, a young woman was shot to death in Highland Park; another was attacked and shot in Detroit. Both victims were reported by [...]
Viewpoint: There's no time like the present
by Jeff A. Ward Contrary to what we were taught to believe, patience isn't always a virtue – especially when it comes to our right as LGBT Americans to marry [...]
Creep of the Week: Gary Cass
Surprise, surprise: People who personally know gay folks are more likely to support marriage equality according to a recent Gallup poll. This really isn't [...]
Parting Glances: I'll be mooning you eternally
Sr. Serena Scatterpin, Renegade Sisters of Mary, cajoled me into seeing "Angels and Demons" with her. "My child, a little box office cinematic penance is good [...]
The Gay Moralist: That's how I was raised
by John Corvino A recent New York Times Magazine article spotlighted a shocking vestige of our nation's racism: segregated proms. It focused on one school in [...]
Creep of the Week: Harry Jackson
His name ain't Baby, it's Harry. Mr. Jackson if you're nasty. And just like Janet, Harry has got his eye out for nasty boys. Specifically, boys who get nasty [...]
Parting Glances: Fairy tale for Pride 2009
Once upon a time there was a genie just let out of a confining lamp. How long he had been trapped inside, he couldn't say. The lamp had lain wedged between a [...]