Parting Glances: Christmas with Liberace
My grandmother Lottie Lee Alexander lived with my parents and me from the time I was five until she died in 1954 when I was 18, and had just finished Cass [...]
A Holiday Wish
So, once again, we reach the closing of the year. For many of us, this is a time of trees festooned with tinsel and glass baubles, or nights filled with [...]
Creep of the Week: Mass Resistance
Just about every LGBTQ person has a story about something that confirmed for them that they were LGBTQ. For me it was Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman. That is, [...]
Creep of the Week: Michigan Republicans
You know, even though our country seems more divided than ever before, at least we can count on our elected leaders to respect the system of government that [...]
Parting Glances: Two times A Mary 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 [...]
Parting Glances: Don We Now Santa's Gay Apparel!
'Twas New Years Eve and "Santa Closet" – lavender quill pen in hand, Gucci trifocal sunglasses on his merry nose – was double checking his private list to see [...]
Pap Smears and Paint Parties: A Journey Toward Embracing My Bisexuality
This year I finally came out to my best friend as bisexual. But first, I have to tell you about my first pap smear. You see, I have cerebral palsy and often my [...]
Creep of the Week: Mike Pence
World AIDS Day was Dec. 1, as it has been every Dec. 1 for the last 30 years. And the day before, on Nov. 30, President George H.W. Bush died. While these two [...]
Digital Footprints Last
A recent FOX2 news story appeared on my Facebook feed this week, "Michigan mother and son share their transgender transformation," that delivered an honest and [...]
