Metro Weekly

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  • Cuccinelli: The Second Coming of Santorum

    By on April 11, 2013

    I'm going to share my dirty little secret: I kind of miss Rick Santorum. Sure, he's a nerdy bully who can froth at the mouth...

  • Blowing Up the Coalition

    By on April 11, 2013

    Clarence Mitchell, the civil-rights activist and longtime chief lobbyist for the NAACP, used to tell of something then-Senate Democratic leader Lyndon Johnson often said to...

  • Their Bodies, Their Selves

    By on April 4, 2013

    So I was at one of the many gay events where I seem to find myself more and more often these days when I asked...

  • Steeple Chasing

    By on April 4, 2013

    There are probably plenty of things you haven't seen until you've seen them done New Orleans style. Taking my husband to the Big Easy last...

  • Rearguard Actions

    By on March 28, 2013

    To be honest, it's daunting at this point to write about the Supreme Court and marriage equality because we're in one of those cultural moments...

  • Days of Miracle and Wonder

    By on March 25, 2013

    ''These are the days of miracle and wonder,'' sings the American, backed by African rhythms as a vast crowd dances. Paul Simon was not talking...

  • Thank You, Sen. Portman

    By on March 21, 2013

    Family is defined in many ways. It's a couple with kids, a couple without, maybe some pets, or maybe a network of friends who are...

  • The Politics of Pain

    By on March 21, 2013

    Whether we're twink or bear, gaybro or drag queen, lipstick or butch, we all share one cultural touchstone: coming out. While the concept has been...

  • Seeing the Light

    By on March 21, 2013

    In January 1959, only three months into his pontificate, John XXIII called for the convening of Vatican II, which actually opened in October of 1962...

  • Keeping Games Out of Will & Grace-land

    By on March 14, 2013

    Confession time: I never really watched Will & Grace. There are a number of small reasons for this — including the fact that I wasn't...

  • Forgiving Bill Clinton

    By on March 14, 2013

    Gay opinions on Bill Clinton were always mixed. On election night in 1992, Washington's Shoreham Hotel – where gay activists had zapped the American Psychiatric...

  • Of Meteorites and Marriage

    By on March 7, 2013

    About 20 days ago, a blazing meteorite tore through our atmosphere and exploded over Russia. This was a minor rock, relatively speaking, didn't even see...

  • The Naked Truth

    By on March 6, 2013

    Whether it's because of ancient locker-room nightmares or present day fluctuations in my weight, I have body issues. A few years ago, when I was...

  • Picking and Choosing

    By on February 28, 2013

    Because my life isn't simply about being gay, I spend a lot of time thinking about issues that are important to me even if they...

  • Solicitor General Files Fair-minded DOMA Brief

    By on February 25, 2013

    The new media were ablaze on the evening of Feb. 22 after U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli filed a brief in United States v. Windsor...