Two Years Later and Where Are We?
BY REV. ROLAND STRINGFELLOW June 26, 2015 – a day history was made. Crowds gather around their television sets waiting for the announcement from the High [...]
A Sadder Pride Because of Washington Inaction
BY REPS. ROBIN KELLY (D-IL2) & DAVID CICILLINE (D-RI) Every June, Pride comes to our cities and towns. We break out the rainbow flags, march in parades, [...]
Creep of the Week: Betsy DeVos
If you're a school administrator, a teacher, or even a whole school district and you want to assert your right to discriminate against some of your students [...]
Jenison 'Tone Deaf' on Title IX Issue
JAY KAPLAN On May 30, the 7th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals issued a great decision for transgender students. Too bad Jenison Public Schools isn't paying [...]
Parting Glances: You're Only Gay Once, Mary!
"It's a pity that youth is wasted on the young," said George Bernard Shaw, whose play "Pygmalion" was given a fresh start and a heart pacer as a Broadway [...]
Transmissions: A Target for Pride
BY GWENDOLYN ANN SMITH It was 25 years ago this year that I began to come out in earnest as a trans woman. My wife and I both came out as bisexual around the [...]
Creep of the Week: Julio Severo
Julio Severo, a Brazilian writer and blogger, is super mad that America taught Brazil to be gay. In a June 12 piece on Barbwire, a website named for its [...]
Parting Glances: Dreaming of Tophat's Pink Garters
I was five years old when I had my first vivid dream. Still vividly recalled today. Imagery was induced by counting to 10, drifting off to dreamland, as ether [...]
Positive Thoughts: From Darkness to Hope
By Desiree Guerrero Desiree Guerrero I don't exactly remember when I first heard the word "AIDS." I know it was at some point during my childhood in the [...]
