POV: Shifting the Paradigm, Being the Architects of Change

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POV: Shifting the Paradigm, Being the Architects of Change

Since DOMA landed on the steps of the Supreme Court, support for LGBTQ equality seems to be busting out all over. Supporters are everywhere – LGBTQ, straight, young, old, black, white, brown, religious,…

POV: The Morning After – Equality, DOMA and Beyond

Over the years I have often paraphrased Martin Luther King Jr. when saying how I, as a LGBTQ African American, didn’t want special rights just the same rights as every other American –…

Standing Up For All Students

When teenagers think about the important events in their high school careers, a number of achievements come to mind: getting a driver’s license, making it to senior year, prom, and graduation. For most…

It’s February: Time for Love, Marriage and Equality

It’s February; love’s in the air, and apparently everyone is high on the Valentine’s Day Kool-Aid. You expect to be inundated with love stories, engagements and wedding photos, but did you ever think…

POV: Lost in Translation – Django Unchained

First and foremost, let me say I am no movie critic. My tastes in film are as varied as my tastes in music, books and just about everything else. My personal favorites include…

POV: Now’s the Time to Find the Band For Your Different Drummer

Who hasn’t been asked to join a group, sit on a committee, or participate in some function where you knew you didn’t quite belong? In our politically correct world of diversity and inclusion,…

POV: Stark Difference Part Two – DNC Convenes in Charlotte

“So a Democrat, a Republican, and Apathy walk in to a bar…” Now that we’ve seen the “Better Future” offered at the Republican National Convention, it’s the Democrats’ turn to pitch to American…

POV: ‎Conventions Provide a Stark Difference on a Better Future

“So a Mormon, a Catholic, and Atlas walk into a bar…” The beginning of a bad joke? No, it’s the beginning of the Republican National Convention. But if you’re a woman, poor, a…

POV: Message From a Month of PRIDE – The Five Things

Throughout June I had been making the Pride Circuit. Every weekend, sometimes at a banquet mid-week, in Michigan and beyond, I talked to audiences large and small about how we – the LGBTQ…

POV: We’re Not in Kansas Anymore – It’s All About the Benjamins

Well the numbers are out, confirming once again the impact of the Supreme Court’s “Citizens United” ruling – money can’t buy you love, but it sure as hell can buy you an election….