A night of unity and celebration
When the virus took Gay Pride from us this year, I was sad. When it took our October block party Outfest away, it saddened...
The difference between Log Cabin Republicans and the LGBTQ community
A few weeks ago in this editorial, we addressed the danger that Log Cabin Republicans pose to the LGBTQ community by endorsing and promoting...
Creep of the Week: Nick Moutos
The Attorney General’s office in Texas is not exactly known for being a friendly place for LGBTQ people. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is...
The Wedge Issue
Allow me a moment to bellyache. I’m living in the middle of a heatwave, inundated with smoke, fighting an infection, and am just in...
This election is a matter of life and death
Politics is about who lives and who dies. It’s always been about that, and anybody who doesn’t take it that seriously and treat it...
This election is your Stonewall moment
You might be like most people right now who are just sitting back believing that the lead in the polls that Biden/Harris have at...
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump (Again)
Greetings, and F.U. to Trump and his enabling Republicans who pretended COVID-19 was a Democratic hoax and STILL have no national plan to mitigate...
In 2020, LGBTQ visibility still matters
The social media reaction to Richard Grenell’s speech at the Republican National Convention (RNC) was, as one would expect, polarizing. Grenell, a gay man...
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
In the middle of a pandemic, Trump is literally destroying the post office right before our eyes because he doesn’t want people to be...
HBO tackles our LGBTQ history
If you’ve heard the rumor about my book, I’m here to tell you that it’s not a rumor. It’s true, and no one is...
The responsibility to get history right
In the New York Times obituary of Senator Jesse Helms, the author, Steven Holmes, writes: “ fought bitterly against federal financing for AIDS research...
Cracking eggs
Every so often, I like to step back a bit and discuss some of the bare basics of being trans. It is very easy...
What can HIV/AIDS teach us about COVID-19?
Us columnists often want to write about the issues that our readers find of interest. To do that, I take to my FaceBook page...
Trump revealed how he’ll steal the election
Last weekend I had just finished Mary Trump’s book “Too Much and Never Enough,” when I decided to turn on TV. There was Donald...
Why the Log Cabin love for Trump?
Like many of President Trump’s supporters, the conservative LGBT group Log Cabin Republicans seems to have an unbreakable love for him. It can be...
Creep of the Week: Jerry Falwell Jr.
“Pull your pants up.” How many times have we heard this admonishment directed at young Black men? Even Barack Obama, in a 2008 interview...
Creep of the Week: National Straight Pride Coalition
Well, well, well, if it isn’t another week in Horror Town, USA. That's just about any town in the country right now, but it's...
A trip to Poland
Did you know that Poland has 35 sister cities in the United States spread over 19 states? I know this since I just searched...
In the Matrix
There really wasn't a lot out there that was aimed at me when I was a young, suburban, closeted trans kid. You might sometimes...
Summer, 2020, So Far
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