Queer, Isn't It?
By Michael Abernethy
[23.Jul.08] :. Not only does the GLBT community view itself as one movement, society has mandated that the groups are linked -- if not intentionally, then through selective exclusion.
[20.Jun.08] :. From Tammy Faye to Rick Santorum, hoodia to herpes treatments, this is a hodge-podge of Pride Month-induced thoughts.
[15.May.08] :. Gay visibility on TV may have increased significantly in the last three decades, but consigned to secondary roles on network shows, the impact of that visibility is weakened.
[7.Apr.08] :. For some TV viewers, storylines of adultery, murder, war, rape, etc. are not reprehensible enough to prompt a channel change; two men kissing, however, is another matter.
[13.Mar.08] :. Dante's Cove isn't the only piece of gay schlock to be embraced by the gay and lesbian community – we're quick to latch on to almost anything gay-related and rally around it, no matter how bad it may be.
[8.Feb.08] :. A Christian nation wouldn't accept homosexuality. The big question, then, is whether America is a Christian nation.
[14.Jan.08] :. In the blogging stage of the information age, there's no reason to not know what the GLBT community is all about.
[13.Dec.07] :. Is there any definite way to tell if a person is gay? Conventional wisdom would lead you to believe there is.
[16.Nov.07] :. GLBT persons in the West face various acts of discrimination. At least state-sanctioned murder isn't among them.
[16.Oct.07] :. For 35 years, long before "traditional family values" became a buzz-phrase, PFLAG has been preaching inclusion, love, acceptance, and understanding.
[13.Sep.07] :. The decision to come out is a personal one, except when your words and actions forfeit your right to a closeted life.
[23.Aug.07] :. If not for the work of director James Broughton, gay cinema may not have progressed as quickly as it has.
[19.Jul.07] :. The election of gay officials isn't about promoting agenda; it's about electing the most qualified individuals.
[28.Jun.07] :. This One's for the Girls... I mean Women, or Rather Wymen... uh, Wimin... This One's for the Lesbians! Abernethy learns that society as a whole is relatively indifferent to the lesbian community, whether through acceptance, titillation, or oblivion.
[29.May.07] :. The history of TV is lacking GLBT characters. But on which shows should they have appeared? If ever someone needed a friend that was a tool-toting lesbian, for example, it was Lucy Ricardo.
[17.May.07] :. There isn't a scorecard of social injustice that makes one group more worthy of equality than others.
[19.Apr.07] :. Increasingly, the sound echoing from our school playgrounds is the sound of hatred and bigotry.
[23.Mar.07] :. The news, television, and films all reinforce the idea that there is something wrong with even the hint of homosexuality.
[16.Feb.07] :. Even the most die-hard homosexual would probably be a little disconcerted should his or her doctor flit into the room exclaiming, "Girlfriend! Your X-rays look faaabulous!"
[19.Jan.07] :. This is what married people do for one another.
[8.Jan.07] :. We are surrounded by a large population that simply flaunts its
homosexualness at us -- flagrantly, shamelessly, and completely uncontrollably.
[16.Nov.06] :. Our choice for icons is about more than just high camp and melodrama; it's about who we are in a fundamental way.
[27.Oct.06] :. Due to AIDS and homophobic violence, many LGBT souls who fought so hard for the things we take for granted today never expected to reach old age... but they have.
[19.Sep.06] :. Going to a gay nightclub shouldn't be an intimidating experience, and could prove to be the most fun straight people have had out in a long time.
[24.Aug.06] :. Bisexuals are the oft-overlooked segment of the GLBT and straight communities.
[24.Jul.06] :. Tom Cruise is NOT Gay... but Anderson Cooper Might Be.
[22.Jun.06] :. A hard lesson in resolve: gay-basher Fred Phelps may have one 'quality', if you will, worth considering.