Columns
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Annuals of Spring
Anyone familiar with my writings round these parts already knows that I am solipsism central, so I'll just jump right to the point and say...
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Accidental Activism
When I met my husband, Kelly Vielmo, almost 11 years ago, neither of us did anything that might be labeled ''activism'' on behalf of gay...
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Good Times for Bad Boys
Long story short, I found myself cruising around the Tidal Basin in the back of a black limousine with famed porn director Chi-Chi LaRue, a...
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Preventing a Mob
On April 19, after the arrest of bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (hereinafter ''Johar''), residents of Boston's Watertown neighborhood applauded the police and chanted, ''USA! USA!''...
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Asian-American Voices for Immigration
This week, the Senate introduced a bill on comprehensive immigration reform, taking our national conversation on this issue to the next level. With legislative battles...
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Immigration Reform, Marriage and Gay Rights
Like basically every other white person who happens to be a citizen of the United States of America, I'm the product of immigration. I come...
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Rallying for Referendum 8
As the citizens of our nation's capital prepare to head to the polls once more, there are two very important items in the upcoming April...
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Apology Politics and Anita Bonds
I have been following the recent furor over Councilmember Anita Bonds's response to a statement made by George T. Johnson – a local leader in...
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Cuccinelli: The Second Coming of Santorum
I'm going to share my dirty little secret: I kind of miss Rick Santorum. Sure, he's a nerdy bully who can froth at the mouth...
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Blowing Up the Coalition
Clarence Mitchell, the civil-rights activist and longtime chief lobbyist for the NAACP, used to tell of something then-Senate Democratic leader Lyndon Johnson often said to...
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Their Bodies, Their Selves
So I was at one of the many gay events where I seem to find myself more and more often these days when I asked...
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Steeple Chasing
There are probably plenty of things you haven't seen until you've seen them done New Orleans style. Taking my husband to the Big Easy last...
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Rearguard Actions
To be honest, it's daunting at this point to write about the Supreme Court and marriage equality because we're in one of those cultural moments...
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Days of Miracle and Wonder
''These are the days of miracle and wonder,'' sings the American, backed by African rhythms as a vast crowd dances. Paul Simon was not talking...
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Thank You, Sen. Portman
Family is defined in many ways. It's a couple with kids, a couple without, maybe some pets, or maybe a network of friends who are...
