Tag Archives: gay

Damnation is Fruitless

The Bible thumpers are the minority. If only they would go back to being silent. To paraphrase the Borg Queen in Star Trek, “Damnation is Fruitless.”

Is Rick Perry A Sword Swallower

One way to attack a corn dog is like you were in a backroom of a Dallas men’s bar. Deep throating. Only. Proof Michelle Bachman is a tranny.

Throwing Back Fish

Last weeekend Bushwick was heaving with artists, hipsters, dealers, and tourists enjoying a day of open studios in the rejuvenated industrial wasteland. I had bicycled over to Grattan Street to view a friend’s paintings. Frank Holiday greeted me with surprise. “I’m so happy you showed up.” “As am I.” I quickly examined his new paintings. […]

Jason Collins Comes Out

This week NBA basketball center, Jason Collins, announced in Sports Illustrated, “I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay.” This statement was the first outing for a major professional athlete and considered courageous by nearly everyone. Rarely a starter Jason Collins played with the Celtics and Wizards this season, his 12th in the […]

All Inclusive

In his 2008 inaugeral speech Barack Obama declared that the USA was a country of Christians, Jews, Muslims, and non-believers. “Non-believers.” I hadn’t ever heard anyone mention ‘non-believers’ without adding ‘hang em’ and for the first time in my life since renouncing the God of my ancestors I realized that I was part of the […]