A friend of mine recently said that one of the things she liked most about me was that, no matter what, I keep moving forward. I replied that there’s not much point in going any other way, if’n your goal is progress. Ruts aren’t good for cars, so why would they be good for people?

A New Year’s message from the editors.

Most Incisive Wording 2008 appeared in Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s December 12th filing to the state Supreme Court, under the heading, “Mr. Blagojevich is unable to serve as Governor.”

Tis the season for top 10’s. Being that I have a soft spot for that dying dinosaur of trad media, print, I’ve compiled my selection of top 10 magazine covers of 2008. they run in descending order, leaving the best for last. After making my selection I realized I chose covers based largely on social [...]

Hi guys. I’m finally back to chatting with Moon. Today we talked about identity and the how and why of speaking your mind in a climate that tells you to sit down and act nice. Times are tough right now. Some of us (cough, Missy Etheridge, cough, cough) are encouraging the community to quietly subsist [...]

Aside from actual Christmas Eve and Day gatherings, I only went to one holiday party this year. It was in L.A. and included a few folks you might have heard of, so I’ll apologize now for any name dropping that may occur. The coolest part was that many of the conversations being had were about [...]

1. Rachel Maddow
An event in and of herself, Rachel is by far one of the biggest names in not just lesbian households but all of America. Intelligent, witty and super studly (even though MSNBC forces her to wear those awful power-lesbian suits and lavender eye-shadow, she’s been an out-and-proud butch everywhere else), Rachel is why [...]

Melissa Etheridge is today’s go-to gal when it comes to far-reaching activism, throaty emotional expression, and gutsy fabric choices. But, let’s be honest: gays and lesbians alike have loved her from the time she first came out (album), and from the time she first came out (sexuality). We love Our Lady Etheridge and won’t ever [...]

I have the great good fortune to be buddies with a lot of incredibly talented musicians, and it just so happens that a bunch of them released pretty amazing records this year. So, here’s my year end list of my favorite CDs from independent singer/songwriter pals of mine, not necessarily in this order because my [...]

The earliest known record of the birth of Jesus Christ occurs 18 hundred years ago in the writings of one of the earliest Christian apologists, Justin Martyr. Justin describes a cave in Bethlehem venerated as Christ’s birthplace.

The issue isn’t gay marriage. The issue is theocracy. As in, the United States was not designed as a government of God, for God, and by God, and when it gets into the God business it ceases to bear any resemblance to itself.

Merry Christmas, Velvetpark-ers (And Happy Chanukah, too! And blessed Yule! And Happy Kwanza!) While ordinarily I might spend the holiday season whining about tourists and consumerism and tacky decorations, I am feeling something different this year.

This Christmas Eve, the two women in my life will be sharing a hotel room with me. My girlfriend, and my mother. I am totally okay with this. There is absolutely nothing strange, awkward, or uncomfortable about this. I am lying.

Rachel Maddow poked her metaphorical finger into the metaphorical eye of Pastor Warren last night. Maddow continues to deconstruct Rick Warren likening him to Obama’s former Rev. Jeremiah Wright, recounting the damage control Obama had to run after Wright appeared one too many times in public expressing his views.

A member of our community was brutally gang raped on Saturday in Richmond, a suburb of San Fransisco. The 28 year old lesbian was apparently targeted by the rainbow pride sticker on her car, attacked by four men, verbally assaulted for being a lesbian, raped repeatedly and then left naked outside of an abandoned [...]