Slow progress on LGBT issues
Gay bloggers have been asserting for some time now that President Obama and his administration have not kept the promises made to our community...
Marriage heats up
Many are closely watching the debate over same-sex marriage right now, particularly last week’s defeat of a marriage-equality bill in the New Jersey Senate...
Big changes in local nightlife/bar scene
Let’s skip politics for a week: After all, aren’t we all tired of the state-by-state marriage road show? Here’s the scoop on changes...
Quiet advocacy
Over the past week, the LGBT community witnessed several key events: Houston swore in a lesbian mayor — her partner at her side; same-sex...
Cardinal Rigali and LGBT rights
Cardinal Justin Rigali and I had an opportunity to chat at the swearing-in of new District Attorney Seth Williams. Rigali and his...
New Year’s resolutions
Carol: To do more volunteering with animal shelters and adoption agencies. Dave: To focus on old friends and spend...
Finding the good in 2009
Welcome 2010, and good riddance 2009. I believe most of us feel that way. Traveling back from the Pennsylvania Society on the...
Holiday wishes
Carol: That my son and daughter-in-law give me a grandchild. Dave: To spend more time getting to know the new man...
Being thankful for the holidays
Christmas has finally arrived, and here’s a line you’ve never seen in this column before: Thank God. If this holiday season has...
Foregoing marriage (for now)
Several moves signaled progress for the LGBT community this past week, after a few setbacks. In New York, Gov. David Paterson signed...
An open letter to Sen. Specter
Dear Sen. Arlen Specter: In your long career in the Senate, ACT UP has brought you many gifts. Remember when we...
Letters
Barred from heaven Remember that song, “Jesus Loves Me”? Well, if you’re lesbian, gay or transgender, apparently Jesus doesn’t love you enough to...
The LGBT community comes of age at The Pennsylvania Society
Last weekend was the annual gathering of The Pennsylvania Society in New York City. This gathering has literally become the meet-and-greet place...
Appealing discrimination
This week, the U. S. Supreme Court said it would hear arguments in a case in which a lower court ruled a school...
Looking back at Obama’s first year
In five weeks, the nation will begin to pass judgment on the first year of the Obama administration. And with that, many...
Count your blessings
As the holiday season starts and the end of the year approaches, it’s a good time to take stock of where we’ve been and...
How to use a ‘lifeline’
I think I’ve broken my record for the number of meetings, events and fundraisers in one week. Then my editor peeks her...
Time to take stock of our health
World AIDS Day has changed dramatically in the two decades since it began. When gay men in the U.S. first commemorated World...
Is race coverage coincidence?
Dear Editor: It appears that the only time I’ve seen black/African-American people on the cover of your newspaper is for stories of crime....
Double standards
Singer Adam Lambert caused a flap this week when he kissed a male keyboardist and thrust a female dancer’s face into his crotch during...
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