Parting Glances: A fable for any time
There was a young man who was down on his luck. He lost his job in January. In February his boyfriend dumped him. His cat died in March. His wallet was stolen [...]
Race, satan and the status quo - It's time for a change
Viewpoint I'm not about to tell you who to vote for this November. Quite frankly, I don't know who I will be voting for, but I am sure it won't be John [...]
Creep of the Week: Right Rev. Joseph Devine
"We neglect the gay movement at our peril." These aren't the words of some advisor to the Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama campaigns, nor were these words [...]
Gay Moralist: Sally Kern's Free Speech
by John Corvino When Oklahoma State Representative Sally Kern gave her now-infamous homophobic rant before a group of fellow Republicans, she remarked that [...]
Letter From Tucker
To State Representative (Okla.) Sally Kern: On April 19, 1995, in Oklahoma City a terrorist detonated a bomb that killed my mother and 167 others. 19 children [...]
Parting Glances: The Mind Boggles Dep't.
In case there are Parting Glances readers who somehow didn't come across this curious AP newswire item, here are three paragraphs. Believe them or [...]
Letter: Stop the hate, stop the killing
The month of Feburary has been a very tragic month for the transgender community. Along with Ashley Sweeney, whose body was dumped in a vacant lot on the East [...]
Oprah's Big Give' yields big response
I have been a loyal BTL fan since the day the paper started. I read it cover to cover (almost every article) and have watched the paper evolve over the years. [...]
Anything But Straight: The Arch-Butcher of Nigeria
by Wayne Besen When openly gay Gene Robinson was elected Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire in 2003, the Nigerian Archbishop, Peter J. Akinola, called the event [...]
Creep of the Week: Sally Kern
"This stuff is deadly and it is spreading. It will destroy our young people and it will destroy this nation." Pop quiz time. The above quote is from Oklahoma [...]
Letter: Time to take more responsibility
I am so grateful to BTL for this story! So often, the LGBT community feels that there is no support for the issues that threaten our health and quality of [...]
Letters: Support for LGBT health and fitness
I want to thank you for your story about Michigan gay sports organizations that just ran in the Health section. There are very few positive articles that [...]
