Bayard Rustin
"Our job is not to get those people who dislike us to love us"
bell hooks
“I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else's whim or to someone else's ignorance”
The Democratic Party’s New LGBT “Equality” Agenda: Big Words, Short Arms
It’s really interesting to see how mainstream cable newsmedia is lauding the Democratically-controlled 111th Congress for getting so much done. It’s not entirely undeserved of course, but when one takes…
HRC3 ≠ Bright Future For Transgenders
“This is a story of the lives and loves, and hopes and dreams, of young Batswana [sic] in the context of the changing cultural norms and values of modern times.…
Do It for the GOPper: Republican Presidential Politics Plays to the Faithful
While the Dems got through with their debates a week back, in the interest of fairness it behooves me to at least give the GOPpers a report with regards to…
Isn’t It Ironic, Don’t You Think?
During the HRC/LOGO Presidential Forum John Edwards was asked: MR. SOLOMONESE: Susan Stanton is in our audience tonight. She was, for 17 years, the city manager in Largo , Florida…
Justice, American Style
It was striking seeing a blurb by a spokesperson in the Iowa Republican Party responding to the prospect of former-President Bill Clinton lobbying for his wife Hillary’s presidential campaign: “After…
The Dirty Dozens
Hillary Clinton is going to be the next President of the United States and look at all the trans friendly people who are endorsing her campaign. Can you imagine endorsing…
The Ghost of Chris Crain: Gayjacking the Hate Crimes Bill
When Chris Crain left his position at Window Media, I thought the voice of “transjack” was dead. I couldn’t have been more wrong. Today the Washington Blade published an op-ed…
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