In case you needed a reason to prove why marriage equality is still important, even though an increasing number of states allow same-sex marriage, a case in Texas last week has proven how marriage, or the lack thereof, has significant legal ramifications in other parts of life. Jason Hanna and Joe Riggs are the fathers… Read More Marriage Equality: Beyond a Piece of Paper

People say stupid things all the time. Sometimes, public figures say something stupid. In some of those cases, they’re called out for their inappropriate comments or language. When this happens, an apology will typically be issued within a day. There are plenty of cases where the apology seems half-assed at best. I’d like to point… Read More Taking Responsibility for Language

Who says reality television can’t provide some inspiration? Take last week’s episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked!, where contestant (and Atlanta resident) Trinity K. Bonet made a surprising confession: “I am HIV-positive. I was diagnosed in August 2012, and I have so much to live for. I have so many goals and aspirations that I want… Read More The Power of Speaking Out

When news about the death of Fred Phelps, the leader of Westboro Baptist Church (a.k.a. the “God Hates Fags” people), came out last week, the range of responses from the LGBT community was almost immediately apparent. I know some people who were glad to hear of Phelps’ death, going so far as to suggest picketing… Read More An Appropriate Response

Chick-fil-A made headlines this past week when it was revealed that the company’s charitable donations to anti-LGBT organizations dropped by over 99% in 2012. More specifically, Chick-fil-A’s WinShape Foundation and Chick-fil-A Fondation each increased their grants to anti-LGBT groups such as the Marriage & Family Foundation and the National Christian Foundation between 2010 and 2011… Read More Chick-fil-hAte Less?

Dear Paula, I understand that you’re concerned over the idea that some people are more or less given passes for their awful behavior, such as Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson, while your career has taken a swift nosedive since you admitted that you used a particular racial slur, even if it was, as you say, “a long… Read More An Open Letter to Paula Deen

I’ll admit upfront that I’m not really a sports fan. I learned about baseball from my parents, so I know the proper terminology, but outside of that sport, I really couldn’t tell you much of anything other than which athletes look good. That being said, I’m unexpectedly excited about Michael Sam, the Missouri Tigers football… Read More Michael Sam + Atlanta Falcons = Win-Win

I like to think of myself as a pretty firm believer in giving people the benefit of the doubt. When somebody says they’re an ally to the LGBT community, for example, I believe that they’re telling the truth. Now, that doesn’t mean they know everything about our community or are immune from making mistakes, but… Read More With Allies Like Piers Morgan…

So, Atlanta – about that winter storm last week… Normally when I’m writing these letters out, I’m doing so about a week before you all see them. In other words, the storm is more or less wrapping up as I write this. The snow’s melting, the roads are clearing up, and we’re starting to see… Read More Weathering the Storm

When HBO’s new series Looking premiered, the majority of the reactions I read to the pilot – whether positive or negative – came back to the fact that the characters were all pretty normal. Well, “normal” was used in the more positive reviews. “Boring” was the most frequent negative version of the term I read. I can… Read More ‘Looking’ – Where Normal is Refreshing