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Donald Trump wants to set the religious right loose on you
Religious right leaders have been quick to embrace Trump, despite his violation of every moral principle they purport to love. Now Trump has returned the favor.
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Hillary and Trump should stop pandering for African-American votes
Exploiting cultural markers insults the political intelligence both politicians obviously think we don’t have.
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I was working as a flight attendant on September 11 when the terrorists attacked
I was in the air, working a flight leaving New York City going to Florida. It all started normally enough – and then it happened.
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Filmmaker Dickie Hearts opens up about being a deaf gay man of color
“I face a lot of interesting challenges,” he said in an exclusive interview. “At times, I do feel invisible, which can be frustrating.”
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Where did newly sainted Mother Teresa stand on LGBT rights?
Her views on the matter, like so much else about her life and times, are open to interpretation.
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If LGBT community relies on business support, expect a hostile takeover
It’s great that corporations are coming out to support LGBT equality in droves, but their newfound support has more to do with increased profit margins than standing up for an ideal.
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Why ‘Is it a boy or a girl?’ shouldn’t be the first question we ask
“Is it a boy or a girl?” On the surface, this may seem as an innocuous question. In reality, though, it is rife with underlying social and even ethical consequences.
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‘Bathroom bills’ punish trans people for defying cultural norms
In her pioneer book, Homophobia: A Weapon of Sexism, Suzanne Pharr describes a series of elements she finds common to the multiple forms of oppression. Such elements include what she refers to as a “defined norm” and a “lack of prior claim,” among many others. Pharr explains a “defined norm” as “…a standard of rightness […]
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Again with the transface, Hollywood? Matt Bomer booed for ‘playing’ trans
Variety described Bomer’s character as “a transgendered sex worker,” getting the word wrong and ignoring the Twitter backlash.
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Don’t tell the religious right: Trump embodies all seven deadly sins
Pride, greed, lust, anger, gluttony, envy, and sloth… Trump’s got them all covered but the evangelicals still love him.