Literature And Bookstores In LGBT And American Culture
By Keith Orr Years ago, as a younger gay man, I remember walking by Common Language Bookstore. At the time it was a new store, owned and operated by two [...]
IRS Comments
"Committed and loving gay and lesbian married couples will now be treated equally under our nation's federal tax laws, regardless of what state they call home. [...]
No Justice, No Peace For Trayvon Until We Get Beyond the Other
Viewpoint It would be easy to go all in on the outcome of the George Zimmerman trial for the murder of Trayvon Martin – you know that NOT Guilty verdict – [...]
Celebration And Caution After DOMA's Fall
By Dana Rudolph Mombian My 10-year-old son throws around the word "epic" on a daily basis. His newest Pokemon card? Epic. His latest zombie-defeating battle [...]
The Many Roads To Marriage Equality
By Jay Kaplan Viewpoint On the heels of the both wonderful and historic U.S. Supreme Court decision in Windsor v United States (a case brought by the [...]
VRA: When The Dancing Stops REALLY Protecting Our Equal Rights
On Wednesday the 26th, I was driving down "the Lodge" (M-10 to you non-Detroiters) listening to NPR – of course – specifically "The Diane Rehm Show," waiting [...]
Can We Forgive Paula Deen?
By Dean Obeidallah (CNN) – Once a racist, always a racist? Will bigots always be bigots? Or can people truly evolve over time for the better? And if they do, [...]
My Late Wife Is Thanking You, Too
By Edith Windsor (CNN) – On Sunday, I will have the honor of serving as grand marshal in the New York City Pride Parade. I have marched in the parade for the [...]
DOMA's Still Here
By Abby Dees Thinking Out Loud The Supreme Court's ruling on DOMA last week was incredible, no doubt a turning point, a tipping point, a critical mass, and [...]
Being There For Them
by Richard Hutchison Viewpoint Those of us who have gone down the river of life for quite some time can reflect on a variety of experiences we've had. Those [...]
The Historic 1965 Voting Rights Act Was Largely Eviscerated By The Supreme Court. Here's What Some Are Saying:
"I am deeply disappointed with the Supreme Court's decision today… Today's decision invalidating one of its core provisions upsets decades of well-established [...]
Coming Out, Again
By Abby Dees Thinking Out Loud Last week I discovered that there's a name for a problem I've had since I was 11. I've learned that other people have same [...]
