Category: Print
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America’s Schools in Crisis
In mid-January I started substitute teaching in public schools…
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Bush Going, Passion Growing
As the 2008 presidential election gains momentum voters are connecting with the political process in a way not seen in decades…
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Peace vs. Piece
This language called English that you, my British friends, have foisted upon the world is quite an odd beast indeed. If one isn’t a native speaker of English, perish the thought of learning…
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I Have Had Just About Enough of Religion
The thought of me writing a column on religion is rather comical…
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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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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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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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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…
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A Marriage Made in Heaven (and Canada)
April 19. I am sitting in Toronto’s Pearson International Airport, pondering the full impact of Rodolfo’s and my marriage two days ago by Canada’s first openly gay justice…
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One Person at a Time —a Coming Out Chronicle
It was well past midnight on a hot, humid Monday night in mid-July 1989. I had just returned to our home…