Mombian: Of Budget and Bias
President Trump's proposed 2020 budget, released March 11, reinforces his intention to let foster care and adoption agencies discriminate against LGBTQ people [...]
Ducking Transgender Athletes
Centuries ago, during the witch trials of the medieval era, a unique way of determining who was or wasn't a witch was created. A woman suspected of being a [...]
Positive Thoughts: I'm an HIV-Positive Gay Man Committed to Racial Justice
The day the universe decided it wanted to see sugar, spice and everything nice, it was June 10, 1991 – the day I was born. Even as a child, I was always [...]
Let's Continue the Conversation: Suicide
It is vital that we continue the discussion on suicide with the recent loss of a member of the trans/gender-nonconforming community. Our community shared this [...]
Whatever Happened to? ...
As I rework my dissertation into a book manuscript — cutting sections here, smoothing out passages there, tugging at paragraphs like taffy over there, finding [...]
Heroic in its Normalcy
"Supergirl," the television show based on the comic book character of the same name, is currently in its fourth season on The CW Television Network. It is part [...]
Mombian: A Mutual Benefit: Letting Employees Define their Families
People and families come in many forms, as any LGBTQ person can attest. Now, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company or MassMutual, as it's more commonly [...]
Valentine's Day Visibility: To Stay in or Go Out?
As a lesbian, I often feel the urge to be vocally happy in my engagement to a woman. It's a spiteful parry to a book I keep on my shelf as a joke: "The Unhappy [...]
A Look at LGBTQ Artists in Burlesque
One would think that in the field of burlesque, sex and the discussion of it would be welcome, but this may not always be the case. In 2019 there is open [...]
Lessons in Change: Our Past, Our Present, Our Future
I am a Detroiter, born and raised. So was my mother. My father, although born in Kentucky, grew up in Chatham, Ontario, before settling in Detroit. I didn't [...]
I'm Positive
Every HIV story is a sad story. And, generally, it's always a surprise story for people, something they weren't expecting. In January 2014, I was dating a guy [...]
Positive Thoughts: The Human Spirit Strikes Back
Let's face it, it's been a rough one. More senseless shootings, more #MeToo controversies, more attacks on trans and immigrant rights – and more budget [...]
