Stand for Equality

While it seemed that everyone else at the National Equality March in DC wanted to see Lady Gaga, my Starstruck Moment happened when Lt. Dan Choi’s personal space overlapped the orbit of mine. There are a lot of people I respect, but I usually don’t lose my shit over any of them. Choi’s a rockstar. [...]

On Yesterday’s Episode of “I’m a Politician…Get Me Out of Here!”

Bored with the violence against Iranians by their own government, many US news outlets chose Gov. Mark Sanford’s disappearance/affair as yesterday’s top story. Temporarily interesting? Sure. He has been lying, shirking duties, lying some more, and finally in a lengthy, rambling statement that was strangely fascinating and satisfyingly eyerolling, revealed himself to be an uberhypocrite.
This [...]

Which One of You Guys Is the Woman?

The debate over marriage equality centers on the legitimacy of same-sex marriage. Opponents claim that our relationships are not natural.
I’m less and less convinced that all of them are that concerned about sex. Sure, imagining two men or two women having sex may be a big gross-out for some, but those people–a specific cohort [...]

Showing Up Gay

In protest of anti-gay legislation, gay and lesbian people were encouraged to “call in gay” to work today and to spend as little money as possible. The purpose was to emphasize how important gays and lesbians are to the American workforce and to the economy.
The plan makes sense, but as with similar kinds of activism, [...]

The Elephant in the Room (No, Not the Pink One)

In an editorial published earlier this week, Leonard Pitts expresses his disappointment that “African Americans were crucial to the passage of” Proposition 8 in California. His stance is that it’s a civil rights issue. His writing is fair-minded but not lacking emotion.
My only concern is with one of his counter-arguments. Although gay people have suffered [...]