Adam Kirk EdgertonWhat Buttigieg Means to UsIt was not long ago that gay marriage was a punch line, not a civil right. Growing up in the South, I knew of no gay men who were out…Apr 4, 2019Apr 4, 2019
Adam Kirk EdgertonThe Hateful Legacy of Billy GrahamFor children like me growing up gay and Christian in North Carolina, few figures loomed as large as Billy Graham. Based on obituaries in…Feb 22, 2018Feb 22, 2018
Adam Kirk EdgertonWhy Are You Every Dead Person Except the Black Ones?In an age of Internet outrage, my Facebook feed is often filled with people who quickly jump on the next tragedy bandwagon. I too am guilty…Jul 7, 2016Jul 7, 2016
Adam Kirk EdgertonThe New Jim Crow Includes You, TooYesterday was a dark day for North Carolina, where I spent the first twenty-two years of my life. My heart is heavy, but despair is the…Mar 24, 2016Mar 24, 2016
Adam Kirk EdgertonWhy ‘Those People’ Are Voting for TrumpIncreasingly among my liberal, college-educated friends, I am confronted with the same burning question.Mar 9, 2016Mar 9, 2016
Adam Kirk EdgertonIt’s Okay to Be Gay, So Long As You’re WhiteLike most good white liberals in America (and David Brooks), I’ve been reading Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Between the World and Me. For white gay…Aug 6, 20151Aug 6, 20151