Stereotyping Stereotypes

When I’m in Alabama I tend to put myself partially back in the closet. I think about the t-shirts I pack–no New York City Gay Hockey Association shirts for public wearing, for example. I make sure to edit discussions of “what’s new”...

Equal in NY

Last night was historic for New York State. Before midnight governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation allowing same-sex couples to get married. It’s been a long road to get here. Similar legislation failed in the state Senate in 2007 and 2009 and nearly failed...

Walk the Road: A Journey Begins

Among the many tweets that flew by my screen this week was this from Outsports: “Gay high school athletes blog to make difference: “Three kids. Three time zones. One mission …” That’s the tagli…” Since I’m working my way through writing a novel...

National Coming Out Day — Come Out For Equality

Today, October 11, is National Coming Out Day. The day has its roots in 1987 when half a million people participated in the March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. This was the second such demonstration in the nation’s capital and the first display of the...