One of my favorite Olympic sports is synchronized swimming.
I discovered the sport when, as a child, I stumbled upon the 1952 film Million Dollar Mermaid with Hollywood star Esther Williams....
2012-08-01 18:26
The 2012 London Summer Olympics begin July 27th.
While we all know that homophobia in sports is the other "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," 21 openly LGBTQ athletes, two coaches and two gay...
2012-07-25 17:58
This week begins the 43rd anniversary of Stonewall. The piece below is the story of how I accidentally happened upon the first night of the Stonewall Riots, and is one of several pieces in the newly...
2012-06-25 14:47
To hear of human rights abuses of Uganda’s LGBTQ population is not new, sadly. Gay activist David Kato was the father of the Uganda’s LGBTQ rights movement. To many of his fellow...
2012-06-14 13:49
Why is Pop Science of late interested in “gaydar?” And do ovulating women have better “gaydar?”
What was once considered a myth or anecdotal knowledge is now being lauded as a...
2012-06-13 14:34
While President Obama's attitude concerning same-sex marriage is evolving and presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's attitude is an unequivocal denouncement, the American people seem to be moving...
2012-04-19 15:38
There’s a frenzy surrounding the blockbuster film and book The Hunger Games. But the fan attention around the movie has taken a decidedly different turn from the fervor the book caused. The...
2012-04-12 18:23
What does Trayvon Martin’s murder have to do with gay civil rights protection?
The quick answer: The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Hate Crimes Prevention Act (mostly known by Matthew Shepard...
2012-04-05 18:17
When Viola Davis lost the Oscar for best actress portraying an African American maid in Katherine Stockett’s The Help to Meryl Streep portraying former Britain Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher...
2012-03-01 14:46
Today's MLK Day.
I am proud to count myself among the many people working for social justice today who stand on the shoulders of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Too many people think King's...
2012-01-13 14:53
