LGBTQ

Mark Robinson, candidate for NC Governor, is a constant flop in his hometown Earlier this week, the Greensboro City Council Chambers were a sea of green and black, with some rainbow mixed in. The chambers were so crowded for the City Council meeting that a TV and chairs were set up for overflow, and the tee-shirt colors continued out there. …

It’s been a year since I came out to my parents and got rejected — there’s nothing to be proud of. — A year ago, I spoke the unspeakable. I looked my parents in the eye and told them I’m bisexual and that I have a girlfriend. My mom and dad were the kindest people I’d ever known. They taught me to respect people fully and deeply under any circumstance, but that…

A California school district erases assassinated gay politician Harvey Milk. A Montana trans woman is blocked from delivering a history talk. Violence breaks out in LA. — Yesterday morning started out edgy! I woke to a nervous text from a transgender friend asking me if I’d heard news of violence from last weekend’s U.S. Pride festivals. “I have not,” I assured her, “but I’m keeping my ear to the ground.”

How and why transphobia destroys the mind — Bigots and those who align with them tend to have very simple views of the world. They’re not coming to their conclusions based on serious research or attempts to understand society or the problems they talk about. They hate and fear alone. We see pretty strong evidence of this when…

I’ve been on an eight year long roller coaster that shows little signs of slowing down. I am a creature of habit, I like routine, and I hate change. Back at the beginning of 2012 things were business as usual. I was a dependable, hard-working warehouse manager, I lived with and took care of my dad in the same house I grew up…

Use discretion, but don’t live in fear — Are You Afraid of Pride? My hometown is in rural Missouri. I didn’t come out until I was an adult, because I knew I knew my conservative Christian family would not accept me, not to mention my school, church, friends, or community. This year, I heard my town was hosting a Pride event. I don’t…

“Do you want to do this publicly or in private,” the TSA agent asked — I wasn’t surprised when she said I’d been randomly selected for a “groin check” on my way back from Michigan. …

With extra salt, por favor… — 1. You whack at the alarm clock, fully intending to get another 10 minutes of sleep, and the snooze bar snaps off said clock and flops under the bed. And now the alarm won’t stop bleating, negating any short-term escape from the trials of the impending day. …