I had an aunt, or a great-aunt who served in the Women’s Army Corp during World War II. After she returned from the war, she and her best friend from the service lived together for the rest of their lives. Now, if you’re LGBT or have been around the LGBT community for any length of [...]
NBC’s sitcom The New Normal breaks new ground this week as the first mainstream show starring same-sex parents — two gay dads. ABC’s Modern Family, which features two gay dads in its ensemble cast, won an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series last year. Yet these shows, for all the tremendous good they are doing to [...]
During her time as Dallas mayor, Laura Miller made a huge statement by becoming the first mayor to ride in the city’s annual LGBT Pride parade. To many of us in the LGBT community, this was wonderful, a real sign that progress was being made and we were finally becoming a recognized part of the fabric [...]
This weekend is a time to reflect on how far we’ve come, but also an opportunity to think about what we can do to move equality forward This weekend marks a personal anniversary. Twenty years ago, I marched in my first Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade. I remember being overwhelmed by the sights and sounds. [...]
CEO’s meeting with college leaders a positive sign, but brand will suffer as long as company is viewed as the right’s last stand against equality The Chick-fil-A controversy isn’t just a battle over chicken sandwiches, as some have flippantly suggested. The fast-food chain has become an international symbol of anti-gay intolerance since its CEO, Dan [...]
On ‘Tom will never truly be gone,’ Page 6, Aug. 24, 2012 I am conflicted by gratitude for Tom Anable’s brief and meaningful work against intolerance and violence against gays and lesbians, and sadness that his life’s seemingly unmanageability and grief was not noticed in time to help him. As the tides of activism in our [...]
After spewing dangerous rhetoric about gays for years, FRC president Tony Perkins tries to blame liberals for shooting at hate group’s offices The Family Research Council’s staff truly were victims when a gunman, Floyd Corkins, entered their headquarters and shot a security guard before being wrestled to the ground last week. Even hate groups [...]
After Romney picks Ryan, Dems add marriage equality to platform, it’s hard to imagine how any LGBT person could vote GOP this year Republican Mitt Romey’s selection of Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan as a running mate has stolen the media spotlight for the past few days and will continue to be a distraction until the Republican National [...]
With no solutions for real problems, congressional candidate instead advocates taking up arms against politicians who oppose Chick-fil-A Mississippi Libertarian congressional candidate Ron Williams has a message for the Yankee mayors opposed to Chick-fil-A’s anti-gay agenda: They “need to be introduced to the Second Amendment ASAP.” In a letter to the (Gulfport) Sun Herald, Williams [...]
The Chick-Fil-A fight is about not doing business with a company that spends millions of dollars supporting organizations that actively work to take away rights I guess it was inevitable. Eventually, I would have to cluck in on the Chick-Fil-A silliness, and that is just what it is, silliness. First let me say, I have [...]
