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...
Coronavirus isn’t the only thing threatening LGBT American workers
Against the backdrop of a public health and economic crisis that is crippling the livelihood of LGBT Americans, another potential labor catastrophe is looming....
An open letter to N.J. Gov. Corzine
Dear Gov. Corzine: I hope you don’t mind me writing to you at a sensitive time when you’re dealing with your...
Bryan Fischer
While scrolling through my Twitter feed, I stumbled upon a photo of Jonathan Van Ness walking hand in hand with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez through Capitol...
Spring reading: Oscar Wilde, Harvey Fierstein & Chateau Marmont
In my youth, I didn't have the time or luxury for reading, but in recent times it has become a passion. Spending hours of...
Holding our breath
This week, the Pentagon released a 266-page report, summarizing the results of the nine-month survey it conducted on the potential effects of repealing the...
Facebook cure for writer’s block
Every few months, I ask my Facebook friends what they’d like me to write about. It’s sort of a poll of what’s...
Voter suppression is an LGBTQ issue
With the plethora of sports organizations, corporations and other groups boycotting the state of Georgia, it’s clear that Republican-led voter suppression has not only...
What the closure of the Blade, Southern Voice means to LGBT media
For those of us in LGBT media, it was a sad week. Our brothers and sisters who work in a variety of...
Creep of the Week: Steve King
If you’ve never listened to Caffeinated Thoughts Radio, let me get you up to speed. It sounds a lot like one of those drive-time...
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 of the Week: Gov. Ron DeSantis
I get a lot of texts from Donald Trump these days. OK, not from him, but from his campaign. I got one today that...
Creep of the week: Tim Wildmon
Happy belated Pride Month, everybody! Or as right-wingers like to call it, End Times. As you may know, President Obama once...
What the f?
Is the heat getting to people? It’s not even August yet — the dog days of summer haven’t hit — but it seems as...
Creep of the Week: Freedom Federation
By the time you read this, no doubt “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” will be but a sad blip in our nation’s long and storied...
Beck’s honor
It’s funny how you attempted to write a negative editorial about the Restoring Honor rally on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on 28...
Moving forward with allies
As LGBT History Month kicks off, we’re reminded how much our community has evolved, especially in the last few years. And what seems to...
Tackling the public-figure frenzy
The Eagles made a splash with their season-opener victory last weekend. But, making almost as much news is the story of Eagles player LeSean...
Trans plaintiff at center of crucial Supreme Court case dies
As the LGBTQ community awaits a Supreme Court decision in R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the plaintiff, Aimee...
The intersection of faith and LGBTQ identities
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