13 October 2014

Gratified, But Not Convinced, By The Latest From The Vatican

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"Homosexuals have gifts and qualities to offer the Christian community: are we capable of welcoming these people, guaranteeing to them...
12 October 2014

The Economist Gets It

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This week , The Economist published an editorial that left me pleasantly surprised. I often read the magazine simply because it's mo...
11 October 2014

Like Being A Nazi--Or In The KKK

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"Coming out" is just like declaring that you're a Nazi, a member of the Ku Klux Klan--or a rapist. At least, that's wha...
27 August 2014

There Goes The Neighborhood

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What do they mean by this?  
11 August 2014

On Dawn And Mother-Daughter Relationships

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Another dawn ride in the Sunshine State.  Really, given the heat and humidity, it really is the best time to pedal.  Plus, my parents liv...
26 July 2014

No Bicycles Were Harmed (At Least, Not Physically) In Making This Movie

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I am going to make a confession:  I simply could not get through Fifty Shades of Grey. I tried. I really tried.  You see, I am not at al...
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25 July 2014

Gay Rights = Loss Of Religious Freedom. Haven't We Heard That One Before?

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New Orleans is often called "The Big Easy."  While that nickname might depict life--at least some aspects of it--in the Crescent ...
20 July 2014

Sunday Sailing

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I admit this photo hasn't much to do with gender identity or any related issue. I took it on Point Lookout, one of the places to wh...
19 July 2014

What Do They Mean By A "Transgender Tipping Point"?

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Sometimes I despair over National Public Radio.  While it's certainly more balanced (or, al least, broadcasts fewer out-and-out falseho...
18 July 2014

Two Ships Didn't Pass Or Collide. One Swerved..

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Late yesterday afternoon, I was riding my bike in another part of Queens, a few miles from my apartment.   Conditions were nearly perf...
17 July 2014

Young LGBT People Of Color

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A gay Dominican man describes where he lives--the South Bronx--as a "major gayborhood". When I was spending a lot of time in th...
16 July 2014

Trans Woman's Body Found This Morning

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Just before 6 this morning, someone found a body in an alley. The murder victim had suffered severe trauma. Does it surprise you that s...
15 July 2014

Barbera-ic

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Sometimes I wonder whether I'm performing some sort of service by calling out someone by Peter LaBarbera .  Or, by mentioning him, am I...
14 July 2014

I Always Thought They Were Better Than This

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Even when I wanted nothing to do with religion and was denying my spirituality, I had respect for the Quakers.  For one thing, they played ...
13 July 2014

"Where Are You Riding Today?"

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Sometimes, when I’m about to mount my bike, someone—almost invariably, someone who doesn’t ride—will spot me and ask, “Where are you going...
12 July 2014

An Early Role Model

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I have never thought myself as a particularly good model of anything for anybody.   Maybe that explains, at least partially, some of t...
11 July 2014

One Of Our Own Might Win The Prize

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I haven't watched television in more than a year.  That means I probably pay less attention than most other people pay to the world of ...
10 July 2014

The Rainbow

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From the University of Arizona
09 July 2014

The Hobby Lobby Case You Didn't Hear About

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We've been hearing a lot about the Supreme Court decision that allows Hobby Lobby, and other "closely held" businesses, to us...
08 July 2014

Old Enough To Remember

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I have lived only a fifth of my life as a woman.  Still, I've lived as Justine long enough--and as Nick before that--to remember when b...