In his debut novel, The Marrying Kind, Ken O’Neill demonstrates a keen ear for dialogue and a sharp eye for human behavior. Add to these his dry wit—I laughed, long and loud, several times—and the sum is a wonderful entertainment, loads of fun to read, and very satisfying. Steven…
For LGBT people in their fifties and up, the future is shorter, and the odds for a marked improvement in their lives accordingly smaller.
...old people should be treated with deference and honor. By contrast, we marginalize our aging population, those who have paid their dues and set the stage for the rest of us.
I believe all Americans, no matter their race, no matter their sex, no matter their sexual orientation, should have that same freedom to marry. Government has no business imposing some people's religious beliefs over others.
“I’ve just concluded that for me personally it is important . . . to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married.” These few words by President Barack Obama, on May 9, 2012, are certain to go down in history as a…
The insidious pattern of hate and tragedy brings to mind the old adage that it’s too late to shut the barn door after the horse has run away.
The extent seems boundless to which bigots and haters will go to wrap their hate up in the Bible, and make Christianity the medium for their message.
Clearly, Romney’s gigantic fortune and life of unparalleled luxury and privilege have blinded him to the everyday world that the vast majority of us live in.
Imagine the pastor of your church telling you that heterosexuality is an abomination, and a sin against God, that it’s in defiance of the Bible, but that the church will still love you even though you are a sinner, and that if you just pray hard enough, and perhaps seek psychiatric attention, you may just be able to be cured of your perversion.
The North Carolina Legislature got the amendment on the ballot by a single vote last fall, one vote in the legislature that could ultimately lead to enormous and unpredictable damage. And LGBT couples and families are not the only citizens who would be negatively affected by passage.