04 June 2015

Defending Wendy Williams, Sort Of

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Today I am going to do something I never imagined I would do:  I am going to defend Wendy Williams.  Sort of. All of the fans of hers I...
03 June 2015

Laughing On His Way To The Dustbin Of History

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In 1975, Minneapolis became the first US jurisdiction to ban discrimination "based on having or projecting a self-image not associate...
02 June 2015

OSHA Lets Us Do Our Business

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I am an optimist.  I have always known that sooner or later, we wouldn't have to worry about where or whether we could go to the bathr...
01 June 2015

Caitlyn Jenner Enters The World

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By now, you’ve heard that celebrity photographer Annie Liebowitz is taking shots of the most famous person currently undergoing a gend...
31 May 2015

R.I.P. "Beau" Biden

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Yesterday we lost one of our champions:  Joseph Robinette "Beau" Biden III lost his battle with brain cancer. Two years ago, a...
30 May 2015

Gay Marriage In Ireland. Where Next?

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Over the past few days, I’ve been reading and hearing a lot about the gay-marriage votein Ireland .   Several commentators mentioned t...
29 May 2015

He's The Best Tennis Player In The State--And A Fine Swimmer, Too!

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Some of us in the LGBT--especially the T--community have complicated relationships with sports. In my day, one stereotype of gay boys--an...
28 May 2015

Protest Against Treatment of LGBT Undocumented Immigrants In California

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Contrary to how some would spin the story, transgender inmates aren't looking for "special treatment". I don't think an...
27 May 2015

The Wound Nobody Could Heal

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For most of my life, I have withdrawn from people when I felt they were getting close--or, more precisely, too close for my comfort. And...
26 May 2015

A Ride For Sally

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When we're young, it's difficult and even hurtful to learn that people we admired--whether celebrities or family members, teachers ...
25 May 2015

What "Other Than Honorable" Means

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Today is Memorial Day here in the US. Last night, I listened to a radio program in which the host brought up a little-discusse...