Today I want to talk about something that is fundamentally part of American society. By that, of course, I mean charity. In my family giving to organizations and people who were in need was drilled … [Read More...]
News & Views
I’m Realizing How Much I’ve Failed Some Friends
Thinking of you. It’s 11pm’ish and I’m running on 4 hours of sleep. And for some reason, right now is when I’m realizing how much I’ve failed some of you friends… especially my LGBTQ friends and friends of color. From all the deplorableness associated with Trump and the hatefulness he’s encouraged to the recent nastiness […]
I Don’t Care About the Emperor
Recently, art installations bearing the name “The Emperor Has No Balls” appeared overnight in various American cities. They depict Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, nude. The body is overweight and unsightly. The buttocks are flat, pink, and sad, and it has a micropenis. It has no testicles. This is the statement: that Donald Trump […]
A Love Letter to Omar Mateen
Dear Omar, I love you. I love you, very much. I am upset with you, for what you did. You hurt many people and did a lot of damage to this world, and to our community. I find it impossible to understand how you could have done what you did. But I forgive you and […]
Orlando: We Are Still Here
Today I left work after 2 hours of being there because I was sobbing uncontrollably and could not handle my own grief. I have not been able to make it through a single day without crying exactly like this. Yesterday it was on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall as Lady Gaga read off […]
Interview: Blogger and Writer Kal Ross
We interviewed Kal of Small Town Nerds, a FTM-transgender parent living in small town Canada. Kal blogs about his experiences with transitioning, parenting and his kids, frugal living, and small town life. His writing was featured in The Huffington Post. First off, I want to thank you for doing an interview with us. Connor: You described yourself as transitioning (transgender). Can … [Read More...]
Bundles of Sticks: A Modern Gay Man’s Commentary on Larry Kramer’s ‘Faggots’
In 1978, Larry Kramer published ‘Faggots,’ which was to become a seminal work in the canon of gay literature. It portrayed gay society (most specifically, its sexual side) in a post-Stonewall, pre-HIV/AIDS New York, sparing no detail: the pages overflow with drugs, condomless copulation and fornication of every style, direction, and orifice, and utter diversions from the standard American … [Read More...]
Out in the Workplace
The LGBT community in the U.S. had a banner year in 2015, but many advocacy groups are recognizing that winning the legal battle for marriage equality is far from the last obstacle towards equal rights. Shortly after the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex is a constitutionally protected right, several actions by the federal government placed LGBT discrimination in the workplace on the fast track. … [Read More...]
Poetically Gay
I never actually came out. The first time I told my mother I was gay, I didn’t think of it as some big reveal, I honestly thought I was just informing her of something. I have a cold; we’re out of milk; I’m in love with a girl. Though I was only fourteen, I can’t pin this grave underestimation on stupidity. I was a really smart kid and I had the grades to prove it, but despite knowing the official … [Read More...]