The real world impact of the Supreme Court ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 15 that gay and transgender employees are protected against workplace discrimination under Title VII of the 1964...
Organizing during a pandemic
As each week passes, the new reality we live in becomes clearer. Even when orders restricting our movement are lifted, many of us will...
Creep of the Week: James Dobson
To say that the horrific murder at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. , last month stunned the nation is an understatement....
Feedback: April 9-15
In response to “Civil-union bill to hit PA House,” April 2-8: Civil unions, although unequal to full marriage, are a logical step toward...
Buried treasure
For all of us, there is a precious item that brings back pleasant memories. Just the thought of it brings joy. For...
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...
Why the LGBTQ community votes
The primaries are here, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many folks will vote by mail during this election, and polling places are...
Letters and Feedback
In response to Jonathan Gilmore’s column “No, your father isn’t always right” (Nov. 2-8): I read with much dismay another example of seemingly simplistic...
Creep of the Week: Bryan Fischer
You don’t have to be a World War II history buff to know how terrible the Holocaust was for homosexuals. Especially since...
Putting panic defenses in the past
California is yet again leading the way on state-level LGBT-rights legislation. Just as it became the first in the nation to...
Summertime reading with a twist
Summertime is vacation time, and for me that usually means reading. This year that has a new twist thanks to Covad.
During our 15 month...
That’s what you do for family
This week, as I anticipated a trip and knew I had unfinished business to attend to, I awoke at 5 a.m. ...
Discrimination in the workplace is a sad reality for LGBT people
A recent study from the Williams Institute revealed something you probably already know: discrimination against LGBT people is rampant in many workplaces. It’s so...
An open letter to Eagles player Connor Barwin
Dear Connor, I’m a huge Eagles fan (I have been my whole life), and I think you’ve been a great addition to the...
Love lessons
It’s easy to get discouraged in our current political climate. When the news is dominated by travel bans, bias attacks and chaos in our...
Summer of…
Somehow, it’s already August. Wasn’t just last week Pride? Though it seems like the dog days of summer are upon us, the...
The desperate quest to keep children ignorant
I would like to claim that I turned gay when I developed a crush on LeVar Burton while watching “Reading Rainbow” as a child....
Should we out Catholic bishops?
Seriously, is it time to start to outing closeted U.S. Catholic Bishops? Let me help you out with an answer to that question. If...
How to get away with murder stereotyping
Am I the only member in the LGBT television-viewing audience who has a problem with the gay-male stereotype portrayed in ABC’s new drama series...
LGBT commission makes history — again
History is repeating itself 42 years later. That’s where my thoughts were as Jason and I were on Amtrak on our way to a...
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