Megan Rapinoe for the win
When Megan Rapinoe kissed girlfriend Sue Bird after winning the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France on July 7, it was a kiss...
Organizations that didn’t pass the Stonewall 50 test
The 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots have passed, and as an integral part of the anniversary and the 50 years leading up to...
Creep – Ryan T. Anderson
The U.S. government is locking children in cages and refusing to give them soap or toothpaste, but for some folks, the most pressing issue...
Queering the playing field
When the U.S. women won the FIFA World Cup in France, LGBTQ folks had something to celebrate. Widely-accepted public displays of affection along with...
Op Ed – U.S. Senator Bob Casey
June 28th marked the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. The riots, which ensued after New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, were...
A week like no other in a long life
It was one of the most magical weeks that I’ll ever have. When I headed to New York by train, it was already announced...
Creep of the week – Kevin Swanson
I just finished watching the music video for Taylor Swift’s “You Need To Calm Down.” It’s cute. It’s catchy. And all of Big Gay...
And Pride marches on
Last weekend, the LGBTQIA-plus community witnessed a historic Pride parade as WorldPride took New York City by storm. More than 4-million...
After Pride comes change
On Sunday night, June 30, as I write this, we’re in the waning hours of Pride Month 2019. There’s still confetti, glitter and the...
Education beyond Stonewall 50
The 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots is finally upon us after a month-long venture engaging with LGBTQIA-plus history — what a journey it...
Creep of the Week: Grayson Fritts
“Can we at least agree that we can hate them?” That’s a question posed by Grayson Fritts, a preacher in Knoxville, Tennessee in a...
If Carroll can’t get justice, how can we?
Like millions of American women, I’ve been reading E. Jean Carroll for decades. Witty, incisive, uncompromising and very, very smart, her work has appeared...
Pride and injustice
It’s Pride season, and I want to remind you that as everyone grabs a paper cup of slightly cool beer and goes out to...
Battles won, battles left to fight
I am amazed at what I’ve learned over the past few weeks about an event in which I took part — the Stonewall riots...
Creep of the Week: Trump administration
June is Pride Month, which means anti-LGBTQ folks are losing their goddamn minds. I attended Motor City Pride in Detroit with my wife,...
Let’s talk about true allyship
The word “ally” is trendy — and it’s time we think more intentionally about the term. Many media outlets are responding...
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
Donald Trump is the most anti-LGBTQ president in recent history. While past presidents might very well have hated LGBTQ people more, Trump has certainly...
Still a need for Pride
We’re halfway through Pride Month, when many cities across the nation publicly celebrate being LGTBQIA-plus. This year, during the Stonewall uprising’s 50th anniversary, our...
Getting Stonewall Right: Taking Pride in inclusion
We Stonewall participants are getting up in years, and there aren’t many of us left. I’m one of the youngest still around; therefore, over...
Mark My Words: History and Mythology
Last week’s tour took me to Pilgrim House during Provincetown’s second annual Gay Pride for a speaking engagement. The organizers wanted a Stonewall participant...
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