It was a mid-May morning in 1886 and all of Washington DC high society was abuzz with excited chatter in the wake of The Kirmes, a cabaret-esque pageant and dance recital that had opened in The National Theater the night… Read More ›
LGBT News
The Persecuted Majority: A Letter to Governor Pence Regarding The Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act
Governor Pence, It is with an abundance of gratitude in my heart and relief in my bowels that I write to congratulate you on your decision to sign the Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act. I must say that all of… Read More ›
Standing Firm In The Face of Progress: Opposition To Same Sex Marriage in Alabama
To whom it may concern: The truth may not always be popular, but it will always remain the truth. Alabamans, perhaps more than any of the 49 other sovereign lands that comprise these United States of America, have possessed a… Read More ›
When ‘It Gets Better’ Isn’t Enough: Leelah Alcorn & The Struggles of Transgender Youth
Adolescence is a wretched place—a charnel house chock full of freshly formed skeletons waiting to be shoved into closets and strange erogenous urgings that spring up at the most inappropriate moments. It is a time of kinky little hairs that… Read More ›
Closed Minds, No Heart, Will Lose: A Response to Paul Daugherty’s Article Concerning Michael Sam
Mr. Daugherty: As a sports columnist for The Cincinnati Enquirer, you are entitled to publish a wide array of opinions concerning St. Louis Rams and University of Missouri defensive end Michael Sam. For instance, it would be perfectly reasonable for… Read More ›
Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite…Or Not: Monday’s News Round-Up
For those who have been preoccupied with a Office of Congressional Ethics investigation examining the alleged misuse of your campaign funds or with facilitating pro-NRA robo-calls to the residents of Newtown, CT, here is some of the more bizarre news… Read More ›
The GOP Should’ve Nominated A Mormon Ex-Governor…They Just Nominated the Wrong One
Sometimes a body just gets tired with it all. I mean, there’s only so much dysfunction and ignorance a man can take before it starts to weigh on him, even if it’s coming from folks he doesn’t agree with. Every… Read More ›
Love is Love & Love is the Law: Same-Sex Marriage in America
“A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.” – Mahatma Gandhi The piece of scripture that is most commonly associated with the battle over same-sex marriage comes from Chapter 18 of the Book of… Read More ›
Wow, What a Wretched Human Being: Stacey Campfield
The rash of obscene ignorance sweeping our great nation has prompted me to create a new column on Virally Suppressed called, Wow, What a Wretched Human Being. In our inaugural entry we’ve decided to take a look at Tennessee State Senator… Read More ›
Gore (Vidal) v. Bush League
“At least when the Emperor Justinian, a sky-god man, decided to outlaw sodomy, he had to come up with a good practical reason, which he did. It is well known, Justinian declared, that buggery is a principal cause of earthquakes,… Read More ›
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