queer

Genderqueer couples, pregnant transgender male and love and happiness, who says you can't be transgender and have it all?  Read More »

"I just want to be tolerated!"

It's a line I hear often from a rather large amount of my gay/lesbian/bi friends; a line that resonates throughout the overal LGBT community. So, I find myself guiltily wondering, is it selfish of me to want more?  Read More »

This is a terrible story.
An injured Iraqi vet was forced out of the military for admitting he
was gay. Not only did they kick him out before taking care of his
severe knee injuries, he now owes them money:  Read More »

Disclaimer: I am in the process of educating myself on trans issues, so I will shortly have an entry focusing on trans and gender-related terms. 

Last summer, when I was making preparations to give a workshop on queer issues for allies, my co-presenter frantically found me five minutes before the workshop was due to start.

 "What does bi-curious, fluid, downe, queer, questioning, and pansexual mean?" he asked, worriedly. That's when I realized that the terms weren't in as widespread use as I thought they were. That, and a thread on my ProgressiveU blog made me decide to write this primer.  Read More »

Check this: http://www.beyondmarriage.org/

What I wonder is, why are we focusing on marriage? Imagine my intrigue when on Facebook, someone else thought the same thought, and decided to create a group called "Why Marriage?????" and citing this website as a resource. However, the premise of this group is to create recognition for all sorts of relationships outside of the traditional definition of marriage.  Read More »