Category: Commentary
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Electing a Gay Supportive President is Only the First Step
Finally, after 6 1/2 years of demonization by the Bush/Cheney Administration there is a good chance of landing a LGBT supportive president in the White House in less than 18 months…
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Leave the World a Better Place Than You Found It
As I raised my son, Nathaniel, who is now 29, there were a number of key lessons that I felt were important…
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Gay and Lesbian Newspapers — The Heartbeat of Our Community
Originally Heard on the John Selig Outspoken Podcast Our community revolves around the gay media, especially the local gay and lesbian newspapers that serve our city and others that we visit. We rely on them for news and information about the latest goings on whether it is news about civil rights advances or setbacks, the…
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The United States of Paradox
It is a great honour to have been given the opportunity to share with you what is happening within the GLBT community on this side of the pond…
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Why Marriage Matters
On Saturday evening April 17th 2004 I married my husband, Rodolfo Arredondo, at a beautiful ceremony attended by his parents and other family members, my son and friends of both of ours…
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Why I Decided to Produce the “John Selig Outspoken” Podcast
As friends have learned about the “John Selig Outspoken” podcast I have been asked the question, “What made you decide to do a podcast?”…
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Make Seeing Michael Moore’s “Sicko” a Top Priority
My husband and I were able to attend an advanced screening of Michael Moore’s new movie “Sicko” one week before it opened. Since watching the movie I have been on a mission to get as many people to see it as possible…
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The Meaning of Gay Pride
With gay pride celebrations taking place throughout much of the country throughout the Summer I have been thinking about what gay pride means…
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Our Marriage
If you can’t play this 3-minute radio feature in your web browser, you can download it…
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Salvation Army Protest Had a Strong Purpose
Recently gay activists lodged complaints with the two Walgreens in the Oak Lawn area for allowing Salvation Army bell ringers at their stores…