Despite having lived in New York City for several years by that point, I had never attended the Pride parade. The reasons why I hadn’t in any given year escape me now, along with all the other irrelevant details of… Continue Reading
I am fond of Julie Delpy. I have, of course, never met Julie Delpy. I have never been to France (more’s the pity) and life has sadly not afforded me opportunities to meet glamorous French actresses any more than American… Continue Reading
I usually avoid commenting on the stupid things people say when crafting laws at the state level. It seems like a cheap way of making snarky comments when someone in a state legislature says something dumb and everyone across the… Continue Reading
First of all, enough already with the breathless coverage of Edward Snowden’s location. Really. Enough. As much as everyone would like life to resemble a Robert Ludlum novel, it so rarely does. Unless there is something innately newsworthy in his… Continue Reading
Please excuse me while I do a little happy dance. You see, Exodus International is shutting down. Exodus International, the oldest and largest Christian ministry dealing with faith and homosexuality announced tonight that it’s closing its doors after three-plus decades… Continue Reading
Quelle surprise! From the New York Times: The prevalence of dangerous strains of the human papillomavirus — the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States and a principal cause of cervical cancer — has dropped by half among… Continue Reading
Last week, I wrote this about Ms. Paltrow (whom I do not hate): I’ve never been all that struck by her beauty. I think she is undeniably very pretty. I think she is chic and glamorous. But I found myself… Continue Reading
I’ve spent much of the past hour nervously watching the live feed over at SCOTUSblog in hopes that we’d get an opinion on marriage equality today. Alas, no. I’ll have to wait a bit longer to find out if my… Continue Reading
This past Sunday, things reverted to form. Kazzy watched a basketball game, and I watched an awards show. Yes, this past Sunday was the 2013 Tony Award ceremony. And, as per my usual, I watched despite having seen none of… Continue Reading
I do not hate Gwyneth Paltrow. It is ridiculous to hate Gwyneth Paltrow. Do I find her lifestyle advice an irritating indication of how terribly privileged her life must be? Yes. Did her complaining about how “un-fun” it was to… Continue Reading