The Door to Anderson Cooper’s Glass Closet

“To be closeted is to be ‘dishonest,’ to be out, ‘making a big deal.’ It's not just about the fundamentalists and the queer-bashers—good, decent liberal people with the best of intentions can make negotiating the heterosexual world tiring, traumatising and even occasionally dangerous.” ~blogger tiger beatdown RIFF (spoken): I…

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Male Circumcision: A Necessary Cut?

Circumcision (the removal of some or all of the foreskin of a male's penis) made headlines again in Cologne, Germany this week where a court ruled it illegal to circumcise an infant for religious reasons regardless of parental consent.  This new law was apparently brought on by the case…

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Toilet Shooters

By: Victoria Mennel Tim and Jerry stand a hundred yards from their projected goal. Two mildewed toilets sitting on a flat surface. Both men hold a nine iron in one hand and a can of Budweiser in the other. The morning is crisp with promise, they agree. Tim wears…

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Finding My Religion

Thirty years has passed since I read "Are You There God? It's Me Margaret" by Judy Blume and I am still enthralled by Margaret’s dilemma because I have the same problem. The book is about a girl in sixth grade that grew up without a religious affiliation. Her mother…

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A Speech Given At the 1st Annual Stonewall Vigil In Vermont by: Meg Tamulonis
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A Speech Given At the 1st Annual Stonewall Vigil In Vermont by: Meg Tamulonis

I became aware of the “Stonewall Riots” through Pride marches and protests while growing up in New York City in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Capitalism Beats Capitalism

By: Michael Forrester Capitalism has a mixed reputation in our society as of late. Some argue it's the reason why our society is degrading into a cyst pool of moral decay being led by the love of wealth, while others paint capitalism as a beacon of hope and salvation,…

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