Category: Commentary
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We Must All Face Our Own Prejudices
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people are in a fairly unique position in that most of us are quite different from our immediate families…
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Gay Americans and the Fountain of Youth
It’s no surprise that Spanish Explorer Juan Ponce de León went searching for the Fountain of Youth in 1513 in what is now America’s State of Florida…
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I am Tired of Fighting for Gay Rights
Since coming I have constantly spoken to friends, family, coworkers, neighbors and even complete strangers about the challenges faced by lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people…
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Come Out to Your Elected Officials
The LGBT community has continued to gain acceptance in the mainstream because we have continued to come out to our families, friends, coworkers, neighbors and society as a whole…
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The AIDS Tragedy Isn’t Over
As I listened to Skip Allen share the nightmare that his family had thrust upon them in the 1980s and continue through its devastation well into the 90s an attractive healthy man sat in front of me. Twelve years ago Skip’s body was ravaged…
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Disappearing Gay Cultural Identity
One of the principal reasons that I decided to produce “John Selig Outspoken” was a growing concern that I have sensed a disappearance of our gay cultural identity…
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Outside The Comfort Zone
Religion, or religious preference as I prefer to call it, is not an easy topic for me to discuss for several reasons…
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Role Models for Gay Youth in America Can Be a Matter of Life and Death
I can think of a multitude of occasions when I was at a crossroads when I had an inner conversation with myself wondering how somebody that I respected would handle a situation…
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Good Media Coverage Requires Experience and Planning
Media coverage can be a huge asset to an individual or organization but is most likely to be successful only when a well thought out media strategy and implementation plan is put in place…
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LGBT Youth Need Us — They Don’t Have Anybody Else
I hope you were moved by Bob Miskinis’s description of the challenges faced by Youth First Texas and the youth it serves…