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‘And Miles Makes Three:’ having a child changes everything

‘And Miles Makes Three:’ having a child changes everything

It was a delirium of sleep deprivation, anxiety and stress, lack of food for more than a day and the emotional rush of watching the love of my life bring life into the world. But my [...]

President Obama: Promise kept to gay Iraq Vets

President Obama: Promise kept to gay Iraq Vets

By Luiza Fritz I learned not long after I joined that there’s much more to military service than duty to country. I made it my mission to serve my fellow soldiers as well as they served [...]

This transman is committed to making it better

This transman is committed to making it better

By Mac Q. Simon Growing up is weird. It’s especially strange when all the photos from your childhood reflect uncomfortable, ill-suited gender norms. I was at my parents’ house a few days ago with my partner, [...]

Bringing ‘Wish Me Away,’ Chely Wright to Denver

Bringing ‘Wish Me Away,’ Chely Wright to Denver

By Alison Kudlacik I’m not someone who generally talks about God, and what God does, says, thinks, praises or judges, primarily because I have always found it ridiculous and offensive that for far too long, select [...]

Commit to come out for civil unions

Commit to come out for civil unions

By Jess Woodrum Just last week, we celebrated National Coming Out Day. A day when lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people all across the country come out and openly express who they are to family, friends, [...]

Fitting the pieces together

Fitting the pieces together

By Sam Roecker My summer story is one of revelation and of coming to understand the internal intersection of privilege with minority identities – and how those are often best defined when you have that feeling [...]

Udall: A decade of fighting comes to an end

Udall: A decade of fighting comes to an end

By Sen. Mark Udall This month, we finally put an end to a discriminatory military policy that was crafted almost two decades ago during a time when we weren’t at war with another country, but rather [...]

Do we have anything in common?

Do we have anything in common?

By Abby Dees While the LGBT community might not always feel like a community, there’s still good reason for hope. When I came out in the ’80s I thought there was a real gay and lesbian [...]

The debt ceiling debate: to solve the problem we must simplify the process

The debt ceiling debate: to solve the problem we must simplify the process

In the coming weeks, our national leaders face extraordinary challenges.  To avoid defaulting on our obligations and sending the world economy into a tailspin, we must raise the debt limit by August 2nd.  But we also [...]

Allies are key to winning LGBT rights

Allies are key to winning LGBT rights

But we haven’t made this progress alone. Straight allies have been beside us every step of the way, courageously standing up for their LGBT friends, co-workers, and neighbors and showing the world that fairness is a [...]