Columns
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Acquiescent Accomplices
In one of the blunter responses to the recent spate of student suicides, comedian Sarah Silverman said by video, ''Dear America: When you tell gay...
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Getting Better
The first time I wanted to kill myself was eighth grade. The incident leading up to that was a rather convoluted one, but the short...
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Bully Beware
My first bully was Michael Dickerson. Standing in line after recess, on the playground of Rolling Valley Elementary School in Springfield, he came out of...
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The White Knight
The ''sexual racism'' argument used by some gay people of color in order to shame white males (and yes, it is always white males) into...
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Stand Against Criminalization
On the weekend of Sept. 25, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) raided a hotel in Northwest in a prostitution-related sting. MPD has confirmed that six...
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A Lasting Impression
President Barack Obama would like you to be impressed with his progress on repealing the military ban on open gay and lesbian servicemembers. ''Here, I've...
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Wonderful Wins
The fight for gay equality at home and on the battlefield won encouraging court victories last week. In a case brought by ACLU of Washington...
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Another Failure
To look on the bright side of the failure of ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' repeal this week in the Senate, when you're used to being...
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Go with Gods
We have certainly come a long way, baby. From stone tools to space stations to oil spills, there is no doubting our species's technological evolution....
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Don't Ask, Just Tell
Perhaps it was inevitable that the gay community's commitment to New Left principles would splinter as gays became more mainstream. Or, perhaps more specifically, became...
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An American Dream
Imagine this: Your parents bring you here at a young age and put you in school. You are asked to learn a new language while...
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Black and Brown and Discharged All Over
For all intents and purposes, the study had the makings of a bombshell. Servicemembers United, the nation’s first organization devoted to gay and lesbian troops,...
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The Hard Road
'Tis the season for hyperbole and panic. How else to explain claims from some LGBT quarters that absolutely nothing has been done to advance LGBT...
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Battening the Hatches
If the Republican Party regains control of Congress on Nov. 2, already-stalled pro-gay legislation would be dead — at least barring an uncharacteristically bold lame-duck...
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The Media Message
My first real job as a journalist, way back in 1989, was covering tax issues on Capitol Hill. It didn't take long for me to...
