The Face Of Same-Sex Marriage
In the rush to celebrate last month’s same-sex marriage ruling by the US Supreme Court, one name repeatedly surfaces in news reports–Jim Obergefell. He’s even been called the “Face of Same-Sex...
View ArticleThe Responsibility Is Ours
Pity the poor Log Cabin Republicans. Regardless of whether you agree with their political arguments or not, their opinions deserve to be heard. If only their own party would realize that fact. This...
View ArticleBe Proud And Rejoice; Our Time Is Now
This week, we welcome the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce to our beaches and our sunshine, providing liberal access to both for the sold-out crowd descending on the Marriott Harbor Beach...
View ArticleOnly In Florida
These days, there is seldom a day that goes by without a significant change happening on the LGBT landscape in Florida. We’ve endured dissent, intimidation, disrespect, and ultimately triumph and...
View ArticleKentucky Clerk’s Last Gasp
Kim Davis is a piece of work. In case the name doesn’t ring any immediate bells, she’s the Rowen County Clerk from Kentucky who has steadfastly refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses as is her...
View ArticleHillary Clinton vs. Joe Biden: Who Gets Your Vote
Call it an embarrassment of riches. The upcoming Human Rights Campaign conference and dinner this weekend in Washington has both Vice President Joe Biden and presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton on its...
View ArticlePride: The World Is Watching
This weekend, Fort Lauderdale and adjacent Wilton Manors are celebrating their second Pride event of the year. Yes, we have a lot to be prideful of, and certainly an equal amount for which to be...
View ArticleAnd Miles To Go Before We Sleep
So we sat at home and watched Hillary do what she does best—debate in a rational, unaffected way, in front of 23 million people. Yes, there were four other 2016 Democratic presidential hopefuls on...
View ArticleTwo Prides, One Flag, Too Much
It’s been quite a week around the old burg, here in Fort Lauderdale and our linked-at-the-hip Wilton Manors neighbor. Fresh from our second Pride celebration of the year, we ran head-on into another...
View ArticleTrump Or Carson: What A Mess
The latest polls show that everyone’s favorite curmudgeon Donald Trump has fallen in the polls for the Republican Presidential candidate of choice. The good news is that the man who called Mexicans...
View ArticleThe Bull Being Thrown In Houston
There’s been a lot of bull being thrown in the air since last week’s vote in Houston on its nondiscrimination law known as the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO), which has been in place and...
View ArticleCharlie Sheen: Spreading The Word–Or Something
First, a bit of full disclosure. I’ve never been much of a Charlie Sheen fan. Not because he’s an untalented actor. Rather, because he’s a rather unpleasant person, having known him both privately and...
View ArticlePriest Questions Accuracy Of Agenda Cover Story
Dear Editor, Mr. Hack, and Agenda Readers, The cover story of the November 19, 2015 “GRAVE EVILS: That’s how the Catholic Bishops define gay marriage” I found gravely offensive, inaccurate, and I...
View ArticleRemembering Barry Goldwater
I have to admit that I don’t remember a lot about the Presidential election of 1964. That was the one where Barry Goldwater ran again incumbent Lyndon Johnson. and since I wasn’t old enough to vote,...
View ArticleGod Bless Franklin Graham
God bless Franklin Graham, Billy Graham’s son and the heir apparent to his evangelical empire. Franklin has never been a “friend of the family.” In the past, you may remember, he said, with no small...
View ArticleA New Gay Hero: Joseph F. Morrissey
In the year just past, we’ve discovered a lot of heroes. Gay men and women who have made a difference by their perseverance, passion, determination, gamesmanship, loyalty, or some sort of inbred...
View ArticleBiotech’s Bad Boy Says It’s Gays Fault He’s Jailed
Karma. It’s an amazing thing to see in action. And last Thursday, it played out front and center in Manhattan where boyish-looking entrepreneur Martin Shkreli was taken away in handcuffs by FBI agents...
View Article“I Know Everything”….Donald Trump
It’s the first week of a new year, and after all the fireworks have died down, and the party hats and horns and noisemakers are shelved for another season, it’s time to take stock of where we’ve landed...
View ArticleEquality vs. Religious Freedom: The War Of 2016
So it’s 2016 and we’ve still got quite a climb ahead of us until we reach the top of the hill. As we hold hands walking through the streets of Wilton Manors or Ybor City, it’s easy to forget that the...
View ArticleOnly In America!
Only in America Only in America would we find one Republican candidate for president criticizing another Republican candidate for president for not being homophobic enough. And for once the big mouth...
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