Columns
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Done Deal
Way back in 1993, I was a young activist filled with the desire to make the world a better place for gays and lesbians. Many...
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Banner Day
Saturday night's holiday concert by the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington began with director Jeff Buhrman saying to roaring applause, ''Today was a historic day,''...
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Where Bullies Are Born
Every morning, I spend my 30-minute commute from D.C. to Lorton, Va., listening to the Sports Junkies – four guys shooting the crap about all...
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Holiday Blues
I'd really like to stop writing about ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell.'' Some amount of political fatigue would be expected in any protracted battle, and if...
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Not Feeling Randy
Some props of my adolescence I am happy to leave behind. Xanadu, we had a time and place. Atari 2600, you gave me so many...
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Matters of Honor
I've struggled to explain at times why the repeal of ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' takes such overwhelming priority on my personal to-do list for gay...
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Soft Senate
The gap between politics and the national interest was never greater than during last week's Senate hearing about the Defense Department survey on repeal of...
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Déjà View
I was still a fresh-faced newcomer to D.C. 21 years ago when the Robert Mapplethorpe controversy erupted in Congress and the Corcoran museum. The famed...
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Fear Not
It's time for either a little hand holding or berating. But which? I've always been sympathetic to people's fears, hoping to comfort them and help...
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Finding Home
In less than 24 hours, as I write this, my frenetic holiday season will begin. I don't mean that in a ''Woe is me, the...
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Uplifting Lineage
Some important news last week brightened an otherwise frustrating season for gay rights: The Department of Health and Human Services issued rules requiring hospitals that...
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Stale Air
So, here's what I've been struggling with lately: I'm 42 at the moment and will all-too-soon turn 43. It's not my age that's nagging me...
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History Repeating
There's a project I'm working on that is fascinating me. It involves scanning loads of old photos. One, in particular, is captivating. My late Uncle...
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No Time to Stop
There's a strange and unsettling mood floating around these days after the shellacking delivered to Democrats by Republicans in the midterm elections. It's not unexpected,...
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We Fight On
With all due respect to Log Cabin Republicans, who welcomed the new House majority last week, getting pro-gay legislation out of soon-to-be Speaker John Boehner...
