Columns
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A Clear Course
There's something about Minnesota U.S. House candidate Michele Bachmann that sets me off. It's not just her homophobia, which causes her to claim with serene...
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Back on the Saddle
At first I thought it was old-fashioned joking around: I agreed that next July, I would ride a bicycle across the state of Iowa --...
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Primary Pains
To paraphrase a line from the classic Star Trek episode, ''The Trouble with Tribbles,'' one little robocall is not dangerous! Unfortunately, of course, we were...
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Youthful Magic Moments
My family looks great when we're young. I mean, we look good older, too -- my mom, nearing 60, routinely gets mistaken for 10 years...
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A Moral Movement
This past Valentine's Day, I had dinner with someone I had been seeing for a little more than two weeks. For a young man, my...
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Historic Record
Franklin Kameny was, as they say, a pioneer of the early days of the modern gay civil rights movement. Before even the 1969 Stonewall riot...
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Alternative Lifestyle
One of my earliest lessons about homeownership in Takoma Park -- a certified Hippie Town -- was that gas-powered lawn mowers are, like, so uncool....
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Jailbait
When I was 20, I went with some friends to Hilton Head, S.C., for spring break. Someone's parents had a time-share there and we got...
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Gatekeeper Gambit
On July 19, protests were held around the world marking the first anniversary of the hanging of two gay teens, Mahmoud Asgari and Ayaz Marhoni,...
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Return to Sender
There was a time in high school, early in senior year, when thick, overstuffed envelopes that came in the mail were good, especially if the...
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On the Bright Side
For gay-marriage litigants, July was the cruelest month. Prior to the Washington Supreme Court decision in Andersen v. King County, there were two substantive state...
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Green-Eyed Envy
My partner has red hair. It was one of the first things I learned about her more than 11 years ago. I'd never even seen...
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The New York Effect
In the past few weeks, gay-marriage advocates pursuing their goal by filing lawsuits have suffered several defeats. The most surprising and most significant of these...
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Dog Days
I live in a child-free zone. Our 105-year-old former tenement building holds 20 apartments, all of them a tight fit even for just a couple...
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Victorious Defeat
The defeat of the federal marriage amendment in the Senate in early June was welcome, if entirely expected. It was a nice surprise to see...
