My inner Pollyanna has been having a really hard time.read more

Ironic bonhomie is no substitute for making a stone cold sober decision to turn our political will into greater political power.read more

How far back did Cher turn time? The only antidote to this homophobic bile is action.read more

These suicides provide another flashpoint in our movement for full moral equality.read more

Susan B. slogged through upstate snowstorms for the equal rights of all women. Sarah P., the recently self-proclaimed feminist, arrives by private jet.read more

While many remark that the non-reaction to Mehlman’s news is a sign of progress for gay rights, it is more a sign of progress in straight comfort. There is work to be done.read more

Start readings in your own hometowns. Once a month outside the farmer’s market, a local coffee spot or gathering place. Keep it simple.read more

The film got made because it did not rock anyone’s world or challenge any racial or gender stereotypes. The only good sex with skin was straight.read more

As I return with one final sigh off my rocky walk, I still carry my worry with me. I feel for the Gulf residents watching their beloved coast, their healing place – birds, water, reeds – get tarred and choked. I cannot imagine their sadness.read more

Coming out is still the basic building block of our movement. Come out. Enjoy the down time of your family’s shunning you. They often come around.read more

The Party of Hell No is the White Party. The only response to hate speech is more speech. Once again, silence equals death. Ask, tell, scream, yell. This is a big f**in deal.read more

The tribute to horror films was an unrelenting filmic homage to violence against women.read more

Of course I am disappointed in my President. Mind you, it is a lovely change from my despair during eight years of Bush.read more

It wasn’t like, “Pass the papardam, I’m a pro-choice, pro-peace lesbian, here’s the chutney.” But close.read more

Republicans treat President Obama as if he were a substitute and they are just waiting for the real deal to come back in the room. That would be a white Republican male.read more