When an entire group of people is barred from any area of public life based on immutable characteristics, society as a whole suffers. James Parker Sheffield in this week's Q Voices.
Back in the marriage equality fight of the mid-2000s, before states that allowed same-sex marriage were stacking up faster than empty champagne flutes at a fancy brunch, there was a significant side conversation.
We were celebrating Valentine’s Day at a restaurant, and I broached the subject. It was nerve-wracking and exhilarating. My heart was beating faster, and my pits were dampening.
I came out in my early twenties roughly 25 years ago. I knew nothing about lesbian relationships, but jumped right in. There were successes. There were failures.
We are confronted with exclusion, indifference and marginalization, but part of being queer is picking our fights. There's a better way to push lasting change in entertainment.
Holiday guilt can take many forms. People can feel a responsibility for gifts, visits, or especially for LGBTQ folks, bearing seasonal shame and holiday contrition.
Pop Culture can be a minefield for queer people. It's where the mythologies reside upon which we build early identities, so it's where we should keep an eye on our representation.
I am scared, and if you’re scared too, a Stacey Abrams win can help calm very real LGBTQ survival fears in Georgia. We need to vote for her because she leads in a fearless way.
For Ian Aber, getting straight with straight people means cutting some of the slack he never got as a fabulous but bullied queer kid and realizing at least some things have changed.
Suicide among kids came screaming back home for one local columnist when Denver 9-year-old Jamel Myles, just entering 4th grade, took his own life back in August.
“Every time we make the active choice to place shame, fear and rejection on the back burner and live openly as LGBTQ people, we are taking a radical stance.”
Gemmel Moore died almost exactly a year ago. All who mourn should resist the temptation to fit his life and death into some narrative about race, sexuality and pathology.
The debate has been raging on social media. Many straight comedians came out to mock and dismiss it as unfunny and not valuable – not that anyone asked them.
Thanks for climbing Miss Liberty. Thanks for protesting Stone Mountain. Thanks to a gay brother and veteran. And thanks for performing the national anthem in full drag.
It can feel rough when one party has to abide pre-arranged agreements set by two other people, but fair negotiations in polyamorous relationships is crucial.
We are each a unique ingredient. When combined, individual flavors can be enhanced, but don’t get so meshed with Mr. Peanut Butter or Ms. Jelly that you forget who you are.
If you’re looking for “what is yours to do,” here's one queer tale about living from the heart, which already knew the answer, and how, once I looked within, my purpose found me.
As his documentary hits Atlanta, a fashion icon is remembered for his impact on black LGBTQ culture by a local queer advocate with a parallel personal journey to share.
It's Visibility 101. Too many 'act as if bisexuality is somehow the tableside guacamole of sexuality.' We're not entitled to chill while they prove they are bi while we sip margs and judge.
How is it possible to be surrounded by others and yet feel disconnected? Here's how one gay Atlanta man figured out how you can experience community without sacrificing your hard-won independence.
