Towards the end of each year, I write a series of posts about the year’s posts that received the most hits. This year, I’m writing about the five posts that were the most read or viewed in 2015. One of the saddest posts I wrote all year, was the one marking the death of Madeleine Hershey, a truly amazing person and advocate for change. As a gay man, I’m no stranger to death, having lost[Read More…]
Looking forward, PrEP is likely to evolve in ways that address these problems. New delivery strategies will allow Truvada as well as other drugs to be used in more efficacious ways. Because of this, 2016 could truly be a turning point in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Many have raised objections to the way the LGBT movement revolves around and perpetuates white privilege. The fetishization of race is one way this privilege is displayed.
I’m writing about the five posts that were the most read or viewed in 2015. My fifth most read post in 2015 about Police Appreciation Day.
If we attack homophobes, we are actually attacking their fear, since their fear drives them, and we should all be able to relate to being attacked while afraid.
So, why not use #GivingTuesday to put these ideas together for you and give donations to worthy non-profit organizations or other entities? You will actually feel good by giving a gift out of gratitude for what one organization or another is accomplishing.
Lopez describes a real source of his problems, even though he doesn’t see it, and what he describes isn’t at all what we would call gay parenting today:
I’d like to encourage all my Pittsburgh readers to participate in a vigil and march sponsored by the East End Community Ministries. At a time when we see so much violence and attack in the name of religion, it is powerful to see words and actions against the violence, by the community and spearheaded by a religious group. Your participation as an LGBTQI person or ally helps give voice to the need to see all[Read More…]
At a time when our culture is rapidly changing, and traditional news media is cutting back, blogging is one of the easiest and best ways for people who feel marginalized or unheard to give voice to their ideas, concerns, and issues. Blogging is Free Speech, and done in a way that can reach a large audience.
Cultural change happens when the dignity of eveyone is placed as more important than the privilege of only some.