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Gay in Public · 11M ago

New York City Pride + Marriage Equality = One Huge March

Mike and I ventured into the city today for New York City Pride 2011, which was conveniently less than 48 hours since Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the just-passed marriage equality bill into law. We knew it would be a huge event, but I hadn’t quite realized it would draw the hundreds of thousands of peo
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Gay in Public · 11M ago

Marriage Equality Passes in New York

Update: Gov. Cuomo signed the bill into law within just hours of its passage in the Senate! The New York State Senate just voted 33-29 to pass marriage equality. There had been hope we could win by a single vote, so it was amazing to hear moving speeches from former anti-marriage Republican Senators
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Gay in Public · 1Y ago

Origins of a Blog

Two things today told me it was time to update. One was my rediscovery of an old passage I wrote while I was living in France almost exactly five years ago. Back then I was toying with the idea of being a writer and I kept a book of musings, and in retrospect one particular [...]
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Gay in Public · 1Y ago

Our Fifth Anniversary

Today is our fifth anniversary. (Mike and mine as a couple, not yours and mine as reader and blogger.) Five years ago today, as a senior at Vassar, I gave Mike completely wrong directions for where to meet me, arranged to go to a coffee shop that was closed despite the hours on its door, [...]
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Gay in Public · 1Y ago

R.I.P. Perry Moore, Author of the Great Gay Teen Superhero Novel ‘Hero’

I was shocked to read just a few minutes ago that Perry Moore, co-producer of the latest incarnation of the Narnia movies and author of the excellent gay teen book “Hero,” died of unknown causes Sunday. Just the day before, I had been in the Strand in New York City, trying to find that very [...]
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Gay in Public · 1Y ago

Glee and Community Hit Things Outta the Park with Fun Looks at Realism

Last week, the two shows I watch regularly (besides “Jeopardy”) both had great gay-themed B plots. On “Glee,” we learned that Blaine isn’t perfect, while on “Community” we got a hilarious look at being a little… too accepting. If you’re behind on these shows, consider yourself fairly warned of spoil
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Gay in Public · 1Y ago

Children of Gay Couples Old Enough to Say They’re Fine, Thank You

Several years ago, someone told me, “Gay rights will really move forward once gay couples’ kids can vote.” I agreed with the logic, though of course I hoped it wouldn’t take too long. I’ve since met plenty of children with gay parents who became activists on behalf of their families, and a video of
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Gay in Public · 1Y ago

The Gray Lady Notes LGBT Frustration with Chick-fil-A’s Anti-Gay Behavior

The older and more sentient I get, the harder it becomes for me to do simple things like shop or eat. Through most of high school, it never occurred to me to consult something like the Human Rights Campaign’s Equality Index. By college, my house mates and I were agonizing over whether to buy the [..
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Gay in Public · 1Y ago

Good riddance to bad policy

The Senate voted today to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the 17-year-old policy forcing gay men and lesbians to lie if they wanted to serve in the military. The bill now goes to President Obama, who has said frequently and publicly that he wants to end the policy, so his signature is a safe bet. [.
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Gay in Public · 1Y ago

UN shows its heart’s in the right place

On Friday, Human Rights Day, I was privileged to go to New York City to attend the United Nations’ panel on ending violence against and decriminalizing the behavior of LGBT folks. The event was organized by the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, a very worthy organization, and in
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