Is one of you the man?
It happened again. Friends asked my partner Traci and me, “Is one of you, like, more the man in the relationship?” This...
Goals for the upcoming New Year
OK, someone has to say it. We’ve survived the first year of this administration, but it has done damage to both the country’s reputation...
Thanksgiving thoughts
Happy Thanksgiving weekend — and if you’re like most Americans, two events take place during this holiday. First, you most likely had a Thanksgiving...
The road to the Hall of Fame
What surprised me most at the National Lesbian Gay Journalists Association annual convention in Boston last week was the concern for print media. ...
Foregoing marriage (for now)
Several moves signaled progress for the LGBT community this past week, after a few setbacks. In New York, Gov. David Paterson signed...
Yes we can
At this time next week, the nation will have a new president. As much as we want to wallow in that reality, the president-elect...
One year later, what have we learned?
Just about a year ago, this editorial carried the headline “What the fuck?” That sobering statement still pretty much sums up our feelings. ...
Still trying to get it right
Like many people in the media, I receive many press releases each day: We’re talking up to 75 in a single day, and those...
State of the (Non-)Union
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union Address — and it was about as problematic as you could imagine....
White teeth and presidential invitations
“Law & Order,” the TV series in all its incarnations, is an enjoyable break from reality. Well done, but there is a...
Is the Constitution passé?
Despite my radical spirit, my committed feminism and deep distrust of old establishments, after I went to law school I became a fawning, dorky...
A not-so-national march
Heads up, LGBT America. Did you know that there is about to be a national Equality March for Unity and Pride in Washington, D.C.,...
Your right to know
A decade or so ago, I was sitting across from a local newspaper reporter as she interviewed me about my work on the Transgender...
Creep of the Week: Dr. Robi Ludwig
Another day, another terrible thing happening in this world — and another person trying to pin it on the gays. Piece-of-shit...
GetEQUAL, get real! Learn!
Let’s face it: GetEQUAL, which has gotten much LGBT media attention of late, needs to mature somewhat. It shows promise, but unfortunately...
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...
Letters
Barred from heaven Remember that song, “Jesus Loves Me”? Well, if you’re lesbian, gay or transgender, apparently Jesus doesn’t love you enough to...
Creep of the Week: Matt Barber
If any of my readers have daddy issues and get off on being told, “You’re a bad, bad boy,” you’ll love Matt Barber’s new...
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...
Honoring LGBT ‘DADT’ heroes
Is Lt. Dan Choi an LGBT “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” hero? Yes, but a better question might be: Does GetEQUAL, the organization...
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