Columns
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We're Here, We're Queer. Really.
When I titled my book on straight/LGBT communication Queer Questions, Straight Talk, I expected some freak-out. My publisher, a straight man deeply committed to LGBT...
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Enemy of the Good
For many families, it's a cardinal rule for friendly relations to declare certain times and places ''politics-free'' zones. Few things can ruin a perfectly pleasant...
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Quacks and Busybodies
I resisted a temptation in my last column to report the speculation then stirring that Marcus Bachmann, who is married to Republican presidential candidate Rep....
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Season of Discontent
Way back in the early summer of 1992, I spent many of my young activist days hanging out in the ACT-UP DC office where things...
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Last Dance
You miss things the most when you realize they'll never return. Over the course of 20-odd years in D.C., I've watched a lot of bars...
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DOJ's Big Step
President Obama last week put wind in his re-election sails with a big move on the marriage front. In so doing, he contrasted himself nicely...
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Closet Space
For many of us, the issues that touch our daily lives are the issues about which we care the most. It's certainly a reason that...
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It's a Smaller World
Mark my words: I'll never be visiting Saudi Arabia. Unless of course I'm invited to take part in some debate I'll hypothetically title, ''Homosexuality: Gift...
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All That Glitters
When the only tool you have is a swizzle stick, every problem looks like a vodka tonic. At least, that's an easy characterization of the...
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Dolan's Last Ditch
New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan firmly supports your right to do as he says. That’s the gist of his June 14 blog post decrying ''this...
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Change in the Old Dominion
State Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple, the Arlington Democrat who is both progressive and pragmatic, likes to say that Virginia is an ''incremental'' state. Change comes,...
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Notes on Pride
Early Sunday morning on Pennsylvania Avenue, I commiserated briefly with a fatigued Capital Pride volunteer who half-jokingly wondered, ''Why do I do this to myself...
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Label for One
Save for a bit of tail-wagging at Pride of Pets this Saturday and the June 29 shindig at the White House to celebrate my birthday...
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The Path to Pride
Ten years ago I celebrated my first Pride here in Washington. Little did I know what my level of involvement would be now, and I...
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Community Spirits
I've never been asked our stalwart Coverboy question, ''What position do you play in the big baseball game of life?'' But, in case you were...
