When conservative Christians and other social conservatives talk about the “homosexual agenda,” it seems they often come up with outlandish ideas of what it would be. You know, stuff like trying to recruit teenagers into “the homosexual lifestyle,” lesson plans on “homosexual sex” in kindergartner classrooms and scary “men in dresses” invading public female restrooms…
This week, Freedom to Marry is launching the largest-ever national public education campaign aimed at increasing popular support for same-sex marriage. Appropriately, their first Why Marriage Matters ad ran on Valentine’s Day. The campaign is a good reminder that our fight for equality is not over. We’re still in the heat of a social and…
We all have different methods and beliefs, but I would say that most of us try our best to be good people. It is a shame that we do not have an easy way to measure our success, but I believe that’s what keeps us trying. When my mom ran into the room screaming, my…
Manuel Neuer, a professional soccer player for Schalke 04, one of the top professional teams in the German professional league, the Bundesliga, has gone on record as saying that gay players should come out and not fear the reaction of fans. The Schalke goalkeeper, talking to Bunte magazine, said fans would care more about the…
Shia LaBeouf has been arrested after allegedly being involved in a bar fight. The Transformers star was busted after he got into a fist fight outside the Mad Bull Tavern in the Sherman Oaks district of L.A. According to reports, the fight broke out after fans called the actor a “faggot” for refusing to speak…
“People have been questioning my sexuality since birth,” stated Daniel Tosh on one of his recent shows. That’s why the Comedy Central Tosh.0 host challenged five of his male staff to his Gay Porn Viagra Boner Challenge. The five guys took a Viagra pill and then watched two hours of gay porn. “The first person…
Cynthia Nixon, star of Sex and the City, has become a mom again after her partner Christine Marinoni gave birth recently to a baby boy, Max Ellington Nixon-Marinoni. The couple had not announced that Marinoni was pregnant. It was reported that Marinoni and the baby were doing fine. Nixon and Marinoni, who have been together…
Twenty-four hours. That’s all the time it took for Patti Murin to audition and win the lead role of Emma Woodhouse in The Old Globe’s musical stage production of Jane Austen’s Emma. When the New York City-based actress auditioned for the role last October, she never expected to be cast so quickly. Finding the right…
One thing that I have gained doing this weekly column is the terrific insight to parenting I’ve received from interviewing so many gay and lesbian parents. I can only hope that some of their wisdom rubs off on me and increases my chances of being a better parent. I’ve also found it interesting that a…
Carolus Linnaeus once said, “Nature does not proceed by leaps and bounds.” Neither does politics, though to those who only follow state and local elections, it can seem to. In reality, the ground work for the big happenings in even numbered years is laid at the local level in off years like 2011. Engaging in…
