Starting a new chapter
One of my favorite movies as a kid (and to this day) was “Auntie Mame.” If you haven’t seen it,...
Steve Deace
Ah, rainbows. Kids wear them on their clothing. They’re slathered in sprinkle form onto ice cream cones, are the namesake of a favorite “My...
One project down, another starting
It’s great to get one project over with and move on to the next. In writing my memoir (which is officially published next week),...
A Philly welcome
The week that so many Philadelphians have anticipated (many with trepidation) for so long is finally upon us. The pope’s historic first visit to...
Creep of the week: Mat Staver
Now that Kentucky clerk Kim Davis served time in jail after being held in contempt of court for refusing to issue marriage licenses to...
Transmissions: Rocky road
Sometimes I am reminded that I'm not a spring chicken. Indeed, I've been public as a trans woman for 22 years now, and that...
Pope, less hateful is not enough
We felt the need to address the historical and present trauma caused by the pope and his predecessors as the head of the Catholic...
The pope, the Democrats and the LGBT community
So what do the pope, the Democrats and the LGBT community have in common? Stay with me on this. As...
Welcoming the pope without condoning discrimination
A large national Catholic coalition will not be allowed to congregate in the parish they had long been promised during the World Meeting of...
In Catholic communion
We are less than a week away from Pope Francis’ visit to Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families. Again,...
Five years later
On Sept. 22, 2010, Tyler Clementi, a Rutgers University freshman, ended his life. In the five years since his tragic...
Creep of the Week: Tony Perkins
Remember when the White House was lit up in rainbow colors following the U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized marriage equality nationwide? Yeah, well...
Campaign for Houston
While marriage equality is now the law of the land in the United States, there are plenty of places where it is still perfectly...
Time for justice
The date Sept. 11 is synonymous with the cowardly attacks on American soil 14 years ago. But, last year, the date also signified another...
Raised/razed Catholic
I have been both raised (brought up) Catholic and razed (torn down) Catholic. As a gay person living in a city...
Editorial: Ungodly actions
Kim Davis is simultaneously one of the most reviled figures by LGBT advocates and one of the most revered by LGBT opponents. ...
Creep of the Week: Kim Davis
Once upon a time, when I was a teenager, I worked at a video store. One very busy night, a woman and her young...
My personal confession
While you’re reading this, I’m on a plane on my way to San Francisco for the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association convention, where...
Awareness over ignorance
In the age of the #BlackLivesMatter movement and alarmingly high incidence of violence against transgender women of color, the negative has been overwhelming the...
Trump’s racism and ridiculousness
Donald Trump. When many hear that name, they want to laugh — but don’t. He’s hit a certain nerve in some people that we...
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