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Trek: My Peace Pilgrimage in Search of a Kinder America

Trek: My Peace Pilgrimage in Search of a Kinder America

The diverse, disparate cast of characters one heart-broken 67-year-old musician meets during a 900-mile, 90-day test of will and endurance renews his

2019

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Prism & Pen

Is Transgender the New ANTIFA?

Maybe, with time, the bigots will move on to their next fabricated target.

3d ago

Is Transgender the New ANTIFA?

3d ago

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What Identifying as Queer Doesn’t Have To Mean

We shouldn’t have to abandon our individuality to be part of something.

Jun 15

Alan Cumming in a black robe and high heels, posing suggestively for the camera

Jun 15

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Will America Ever Elect a Queer President?

Strong evidence suggests we already have.

Jun 13

Will America Ever Elect a Queer President?

Jun 13

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Prism & Pen

A Pair of Out Bi Fathers Bantering About Masculinity

Pondering reasons why it took me so long to come out

Jun 8

A Pair of Out Bi Fathers Bantering About Masculinity

Jun 8

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Trans Alt-Country Singer Jenni Rose Is Finally Happy as Her True Self

For 36 years, she “tried to be anything but a trans person.”

Jun 6

Trans Alt-Country Singer Jenni Rose Is Finally Happy as Her True Self

Jun 6

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On Being an Elderly Queer Cis Gent with a Mature Trans Woman on My Arm

I’m quite familiar with those askance looks and murmured remarks.

Jun 4

On Being an Elderly Queer Cis Gent with a Mature Trans Woman on My Arm

Jun 4

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PRIDE 2025: Where Defiance Meets Hope and Celebration Meets Remembrance

How this queer man finds optimism and strength in these exceptionally trying times.

Jun 1

PRIDE 2025: Where Defiance Meets Hope and Celebration Meets Remembrance

Jun 1

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When Did Gay Men Get So Chubby?

A recent drop by a gay bar proved to be an eye-opener.

May 29

When Did Gay Men Get So Chubby?

May 29

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Did Childhood Sex Abuse Figure Into ‘The 5th Beatle’s’ Closeted Queerness?

With the National Sexual Assault Hotline stripped of resources, how many more Billy Prestons will grow up broken in America?

May 19

Did Childhood Sex Abuse Figure Into ‘The 5th Beatle’s’ Closeted Queerness?

May 19

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Barry Diller, Married to Diane von Fürstenberg for 24 Years, is Gay

Thoughts on a media mogul’s coming out and mixed-orientation relationships, like my own.

May 13

Barry Diller, Married to Diane von Fürstenberg for 24 Years, is Gay

May 13

Rand Bishop

Rand Bishop

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Bishop's latest book, the semi-autobiographical novel, Long Way Out, is available in e- and print editions through most major online booksellers.

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