Our Stories Ourselves

The word “community” gets a lot of attention in our, umm, community. We talk about building it, strengthening it, fostering it, protecting it, celebrating it… Recently, I have heard a lot of people talking about how they don’t feel they fit into this community or that community. I’ve been told that the spectrum of “too

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VIDEO: More Global Pride Videos…

Here’s a Happy Pride Photo Collage from New York Pride 2011…check out the Happy Faces at Pride in Madrid …where this unbelievable piece of man meat danced for the crowd…there are more than a few hot contestants in the Mr. Gay Pride Espana contest…a huge crowd and lots of feathers turned out for London Pride…also

Weekly Round Up for Friday July 8th 2011

Happy Friday! Today is a big day for the Liberty Bell! On this day in 1776 the Liberty Bell was first tolled to announce the first hearing of the Declaration of Independence, which had been signed four days earlier. In 1835 the Liberty Bell cracked while tolling for the death of the first Chief Justice,

CA’s Fair Education Act: Update

Last Friday I mentioned the Fair Education Act, a law that would require the roles and contributions of LGBT people to be added to History and Social studies curriculum. The bill has made it past the state assembly and is now waiting the signature of Governor Jerry Brown. Supporters of the bill, that landed on

Knowing When and How to Fight Back Against Bigotry

Being part of the LGBT community means that you are frequently bombarded with bigoted incorrect assumptions about what being LGBT is; what it means in terms of rights, and what it means in terms of self. These conversations can be difficult to deal with. At times, I know, some of us wonder if we should