A Lesson from the Largest Mass Shooting in U.S. History: No Lives Matter
While those who possess hearts grieve for the victims of Sunday morning’s nightclub shooting in Orlando, a darkness seems to be settling in. We now must add this to the seemingly endless list of...
View ArticleHoward Stern Sticks His Nose in the Gun Debate but Should Stick with What He...
Howard Stern said this week that restricting access to guns is a bad idea, as firearms put the good guys on equal footing with the bad ones. (Except Pulse had an armed security guard, a "good guy.") He...
View ArticleCongress Refuses to Do Their Job – Again
In yet another example of how our Republican-led Congress is completely inept and unwilling to do the job they were voted in to do, the Senate voted down four separate measures aimed at tightening gun...
View ArticleDems Take Over the House—And Over My Heart
Democrats with boldly beating hearts and balls of steel have seized control of the House floor in an act of old-school civil rights tactical defiance. Led by Rep. John Lewis, my patron saint of...
View ArticleLook Out, Gun Lobbyists -- Here Come the Gays
If there’s one thing you need to know about the LGBTQ community, it’s this: We get shit done.Not too long ago, many people in my life -- all of whom are allies, by the way – lamented that we would not...
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My Letters to the 49 Senators Who Are Okay With Rape in the Military
This past Monday on the Fourth of July, citizens all around the nation displayed their versions of patriotism by shoving their faces with hot dogs, setting off explosions that sent pets flying under...
View ArticleA Uniform Does Not Hide You from Guilt -- Except It Does
My mother worked for many years for the state police and tragically lost a few of her co-workers when they were shot and killed on the job. I have seen the ugly side of being a cop, and I have met some...
View ArticleFamily Leave Needs to be Bigger, Broader, and Gayer
I remember my mornings before kindergarten class and how much I enjoyed the time being at home and relaxing. My mother would make me a quick lunch, which I ate while watching The Puzzle Place on PBS,...
View ArticleWhen Progressives Get Confused with Opportunists
When I was a baby, I used to pee in my diaper. When I was eight, I wanted to be a storm chaser. When I was a tween, I straightened my hair. When I was in college, I was a self-described hippie and a...
View ArticleRush Limbaugh and the Lesbian Farmer Fantasy
It appears from Rush Limbaugh’s latest anti-gay rant that his pill-popping days are far from over. During his Aug. 17 radio show, he warned his listeners to beware of an impending invasion of redneck...
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Women’s Equality Day Urges Us to Look At All of Women’s Mediocre Accomplishments
As a woman, I understand that I am only half of a person. As a gay woman, I am only 1/3 of a person. Therefore any successes I achieve are only somewhat admirable. Today, Women’s Equality Day, let’s...
View ArticleThe Concept of Patriotism in an Era of Social Media Trolling
All this talk about patriotism lately is making me crazier than any woman ever has. From attacking Gabby Douglas for not putting her hand over her heart during the National Anthem at the Olympics, to...
View ArticleA Case of Pneumonia and Hysteria
The word “transparency” is thrown out a lot in the realm of politics. We want our leaders to be as sheer as possible and tell us everything about themselves – how much money they make, how many...
View ArticleOn Sexual Assault: We Are All Audrie and Daisy
This past weekend, I decided to torture myself as I often do by watching a documentary that makes me want to scream at the top of my lungs and punch the television screen. For some reason, I do this...
View ArticleThe Union Case For Hillary Clinton
Never have we had more of a 1 percenter, misogynistic, anti-worker, scam artist running for president than Donald Trump. And never have we had more of a highly qualified, pro-family, hard-working...
View ArticleThe Union Case For Hillary Clinton
Never have we had more of a 1 percenter, misogynistic, anti-worker, scam artist running for president than Donald Trump. And never have we had more of a highly qualified, pro-family, hard-working...
View ArticleNewsflash: Sexuality is NOT an Invitation for Sexual Assault
Unless you’re living under a rock, you’ve likely been bombarded with social media posts regarding presidential candidate and walking Cheetoh Donald Trump’s history of sexually predatory language and...
View ArticleThe Nasty Woman Case for Hillary Clinton
If you know anything about Donald Trump, you know he respects women. He respects women more than anyone else, believe him. He respects women so much, in fact, that he displays it by not even waiting to...
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How to Not be Taken Seriously as a Trump Supporter in 10 Easy Steps
Are you looking for a foolproof strategy to not be taken seriously as a Trump supporter? Just follow these 10 steps and you’ll be well on your way to being mocked by sane and rational beings...
View ArticleUnion Members Who Voted for Trump Forgot About One Disastrous Consequence
There are a lot of reasons why it doesn’t make sense for union members to have voted for Donald Trump. From his support of right-to-work laws to refusing to bargain with his workers in Las Vegas, from...
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