27 June 2014

The Last Night Before AIDS

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If you are my age, or a little older, you can clearly remember a time when most of the world--and, probably, you--didn't know about AID...
26 June 2014

From Stonewall To Toronto: World Pride

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This weekend, there will be Pride celebrations all over the world. Here in New York, the Pride March always passes the Stonewall Inn, whe...
25 June 2014

Trans Teen Pimped On Streets, Then By State

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George Orwell would've had a field day with this:  Putting someone in prison can be therapeutic. Someone actually said that.  Not in ...
24 June 2014

Trans Woman Challenges Gay Incumbent In Maryland

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One day, perhaps, this won't rate as news:  a transgender woman challenging a gay incumbent in a primary. I'm not holding my brea...
23 June 2014

Trans Student Equality Resources

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I'm sure that some of you are familiar with Trans Student Equality Resources. If you're not, check out their website :  It's fu...
22 June 2014

Was He Taunted Into Killing?

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The other day, I heard about it :    One 14-year-old boy stabbed a classmate in front of a Bronx junior high school.   Both were sched...
21 June 2014

What Kinds Of Choices Are These?

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Be forewarned:  I'm going to whine in this post.  So, if you'd rather read, or simply do, something else (e.g., ride your bike), I ...
20 June 2014

Gays-Only Village Outed

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Since I've been eating a vegan diet lately, I can't lick the egg off my face.  I have to remove it by other means.  Maybe Max and M...
19 June 2014

A Gays-Only Village?

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I have always had mixed feelings about high schools specifically for LGBT people.  On one hand, such schools might shield students from bul...
18 June 2014

Ennis Fired As ABC News Producer

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"A gender-flipping producer from ABC news now has a pink slip to go with her pink slip." If you think that line opened a New Yo...
17 June 2014

Bringing Back The Gay Life In Atlantic City

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Most people think LGBT history began with Stonewall.  The rebellion at the iconic Christopher Street certainly ignited the modern LGBT righ...
16 June 2014

What If They Had Sexual Orientation Reveal Parties

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Perhaps it's because I've never been a parent.  Or, perhaps, I'm just not hip enough.   I just learned of one of the newest t...
15 June 2014

His Son Is No Longer In The Closet

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I won't make any " trapped in the closet " jokes.  I promise. Too late, you say.  Oh, well.  At least you might know what...
14 June 2014

What Does Eric Cantor's Defeat Mean For Us?

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Over the past few days, a lot of bandwidth and newspaper column spaces has been devoted to post-mortems and analyses of Eric Cantor's d...
13 June 2014

Now That I'm The "Older Woman On A Bike"...

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Time was (How many posts have I started with that phrase?) back in the day (Or that?) when I could develop love interests only with people...
12 June 2014

A Religious Edict To Exterminate Us

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Once I almost got killed by a guy who turned purple with rage for daring to even suggest that Islam had anything in common with his religio...
11 June 2014

Safer Hitched, Even Safer When He's Gone

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Hey, girls, I just found the secret! To what?, you ask. To not getting beat up--or becoming the victim of violent crime in general. ...
10 June 2014

At Least They Didn't Misgender Him

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Two weeks from Sunday, on 22 June, Cameron Partridge will give the sermon in the Washington National Cathedral.   Why does that matter? ...
09 June 2014

What Did They See In Him?

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Normally, I don't pay attention to stories or rumors about the love lives of celebrities.  You see, I really don't care who is slee...
08 June 2014

The Effects of Bullying on LGBT Youth

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