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May 22nd, 2012

COMMENTARY: Our organizations must avoid debates on non-LGBT issues

Jimmy Nguyen says that LGBT organizations should focus on issues that advance their mission and not step into other debates.

May 21st, 2012

Commentary: On the road in Spain, with condoms

In Spain, my country’s clenched sphincter is replaced with a mobile prophylactic dispensary. Yes, you read that correctly.

May 18th, 2012

COMMENTARY: Will black ministers follow Obama on marriage equality?

Just as Obama could no longer shrewdly fence-sit on the issue while winking a stealth nod to LGBTQ voters, black ministers, who quietly professed to be an ally to the LGBTQ community, could no longer stay closeted from their congregations.

May 17th, 2012

COMMENTARY: Frank Rich on bully Romney and the gay vote

"But in political terms, I’d say Obama’s move is either a wash or a plus. In the long-term perspective of history, his endorsement of marriage equality is a big plus."

May 14th, 2012

COMMENTARY: A happy day for special mothers who love their gay children

I can’t wait to celebrate for them, for the return of a dream these mothers lost to the hate bestowed upon their kids when states and Congress passed anti-same-sex marriage laws.

COMMENTARY: Our organizations must avoid debates on non-LGBT issues 05.22.2012
Jimmy Nguyen says that LGBT organizations should focus on issues that advance their mission and not step into other debates.
Commentary: On the road in Spain, with condoms 05.21.2012
In Spain, my country’s clenched sphincter is replaced with a mobile prophylactic dispensary. Yes, you read that correctly.
COMMENTARY: Will black ministers follow Obama on marriage equality? 05.18.2012
Just as Obama could no longer shrewdly fence-sit on the issue while winking a stealth nod to LGBTQ voters, black ministers, who quietly professed to be an ally to the LGBTQ community, could no longer stay closeted from their congregations.
COMMENTARY: Frank Rich on bully Romney and the gay vote 05.17.2012
"But in political terms, I’d say Obama’s move is either a wash or a plus. In the long-term perspective of history, his endorsement of marriage equality is a big plus."
COMMENTARY: A happy day for special mothers who love their gay children 05.14.2012
I can’t wait to celebrate for them, for the return of a dream these mothers lost to the hate bestowed upon their kids when states and Congress passed anti-same-sex marriage laws.
COMMENTARY: Romney is no better than the mean bullies on the school bus 05.11.2012
After learning of presidential candidate Mitt Romney's past as a schoolyard bully, Steven Shultz of North Park was compelled to share his story.
COMMENTARY: Obama forced to come out on gay marriage 05.10.2012
The Rev. Irene Monroe writes: There’s one thing that has always irked me about Obama’s evolutionary narrative on same-sex marriage — and that’s not his position on it per se so much as the insincerity of his homophobia.
COMMENTARY: VP Biden endorses same-sex marriage - kind of, like, yeah 05.07.2012
Was Vice President Joe Biden heralding a shift of opinion by the Obama Administration, or was this another slip of the tongue?
COMMENTARY: Why Mitt Romney will not get my vote 05.04.2012
Editor in Chief Ken Williams lists his top five reasons for not voting for Mitt Romney.
COMMENTARY: The enemy within 05.02.2012
May is the month we celebrate the birthday of Harvey Milk, the gay civil rights hero who changed our world for the better. Isn’t it time we honor the legacy of Harvey Milk by cleaning up our organizations and getting back on the road toward healing our community?
COMMENTARY: Desperately seeking, more 04.30.2012
Researching search terms that bring readers to my website.
COMMENTARY: How anti-sodomy laws were sunk by racism, jealousy and a false police report 04.27.2012
While race was not on trial, it was certainly the elephant in the room. The interracial component of Tyron Garner's and John Lawrence's relationship disgusted some folks — black and white — just as much, if not more, as their homosexuality.

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COMMENTARY: Wilson, Rove, Gingrich ... and Fletcher 05.04.2012
"San Diego voters need to remember that Nathan Fletcher votes like a Republican, fundraises with Republicans, and holds up some of the most divisive conservative figures in the country as his political heroes. In other words, he's about as 'independent' as his buddy Karl Rove."
COMMENTARY: How Richard Grenell became Mitt Romney's gay fall guy 05.04.2012
It has always been clear that Romney is neither a friend nor an ally to the LGBTQ community. But it is also evident that Romney is neither a friend nor ally to those LGBTQ Republicans who would work on his behalf to get him elected.
COMMENTARY: Remember who signed the NOM Pledge 04.03.2012
Bravo to The New York Times editorial board for condemning the National Organization for Marriage and shaming the Republican presidential candidates for not repudiating NOM’s strategy to “Divide and Discriminate.”

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Church supporting marriage equality needs your help 05.22.2012
After its pastor endorsed marriage equality, a predominantly African-American congregation has lost much of its members and is now facing foreclosure. The LGBT community can help out by making a donation.
COMMENTARY: Anti-gay activists adopt a dubious model — the Confederacy 05.18.2012
It’s a little mystifying that two prominent anti-gay activists have compared their homophobic crusade to the Civil War – and themselves to the Confederacy.
COMMENTARY: TWO condemns Mitt Romney's bullying of classmate and doesn't buy his apology 05.10.2012
“This is not a mere prank to be easily dismissed, but a disturbing portrait of a person with deeply ingrained anti-gay attitudes,” says Wayne Besen of TWO.