Why This Royal Wedding Actually Matters
For me the most surprising thing about today’s royal wedding is that I watched it. I have not paid much attention to such things for a...
Transphobia Ad Absurdum
A few days ago, I watched the most recent episode of “I Am Jazz,” the reality show that follows the life of a teenage transgender girl. I...
Trump Under the Psycho-Microscope
Much of the political buzz lately has centered around whether the President of the United States is mentally unstable. I decided two days...
A Different Sort of New Year’s Resolution
Most New Year’s resolutions are about doing something or not doing something. We resolve to get more exercise or go to bed earlier, or to...
Moore Lost. Now What?
This is going to be very much my personal take on the Democratic victory over Roy Moore for U.S. Senate. First of all, as a Republican I...
Betsy DeVos, Saboteur or Savior?
Betsy DeVos, President Trump’s Secretary of Education, has been accused of wanting to destroy public education. On the surface of it, the...
The Other L Word
Several years ago there was a cable television show called “The L Word.” The word was “lesbian” and it was about a group of them in Los...
IT’S ALMOST NEVER ABOUT THE MONEY
The other day I was talking with a video producer about making some videos to put on You Tube and he was saying that it can be hard to...
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH DISUNITES
For years I have been joking that someone should sue the United Methodist Church for misrepresentation, because it is the most dis-united...
A “GRIMM” OUTLOOK FOR TRANSGENDER BATHROOMS?
I am finally back to posting in my own blog, after several months of concentrating on articles and interviews for other outlets, both...