You’d think that with the real problems facing America these days, and with the undeniable improvements in public opinion we’ve seen over the past decade or two, most of the culture warriors would have put a lid on it and moved on. Instead it’s like fighting zombies. They just won’t die. In Indiana culture warrior […]
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This Father’s Day, Todd and I received one of the best gifts any person, father or not, can receive — the gift of overwhelming love and support. Earlier this year, we were approached by representatives from JCPenney about our family being part of their Father’s Day catalog celebrating the diversity of real-life dads. We
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It gets better. That’s what all the videos from celebrities and a myriad of other people from different professions across the globe are telling our gay youth. “It gets better.” My question is probably the same as every kid out there who sees these video messages: Does it? Really? Don’t get me wrong here —
The theory behind freedom of speech was pretty simple: a robust consideration and debate of all ideas will lead to adoption of the better ones. When all points of view can be examined, people will opt for those which are best for that society. The history of civil rights in the U.S. would seem to
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Human Rights Campaign With more than a million strong, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is the largest queer advocacy organization in the nation. The HRC envisions a world where all people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Trans can be an integral part of society ensured of the most basic of equal rights under
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Let me say right off that I understand the skepticism and the caution. President Obama, after all, waited nearly four years to say anything this unequivocal. He sat and watched while state after state chose to pull right after right away, sometimes preemptively. Sometimes he spoke up, but generally, it was weak tea. But, this
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Dear Methodist General Conference, Congratulations. You’ve just re-affirmed acceptance of homophobia in the name of a man who told you to go and love everyone…without exception. In this day and age, one would think that we have moved past this pettiness and into a space where we can allow for love to thrive, unhindered. One
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So, you finally met the one, you’ve played the dating game, set the sheets on fire, learned to sleep in the same bed and left your toothbrush at his house. You finally found the courage to say the L word — that’s love, not lesbian — and now you’re left with that final step. Cohabitation.
So here is Part 2, or the conclusion of my recent pondering on femininity versus femme-ininity. In case you missed part 1, I posted it yesterday so it should not be hard to find, but here’s the link. At the end I was explaining how I came to love the word QUEER….and why. …Merriam-Webster includes
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I’ve been pondering all things “femme” of late. As my pondering turned to writing on this topic, the post got a little lengthy so I’m splitting it into two parts. So don’t be surprised when you get to the end and…well you’ll just have to get there and you’ll see. Read on. Since bursting out
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