Monthly Archives: August 2013

The Secret Queer Ring

So Pat Robertson reported on the “700 Club” the other night that gay people in large cities like San Francisco (the modern-day Sodom) are spreading AIDS by wearing special rings that cut people when they shake your hand and put … Continue reading

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Unions for Dummies

With Labor Day coming up it seems like a good time to examine unions and their place in our society. Ever since Scott Walker effectively ended collective bargaining for public employees in Wisconsin I have heard many statements about unions … Continue reading

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Dear Tom

Dear Tom, I finally unfriended you on Facebook. I’m sorry, but I simply do not want to be friends with someone like you any more. You know I tried. When I would post items that promoted my political point-of-view you … Continue reading

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How Can We Keep from Singing

For two and a half years singers have been meeting at the Wisconsin Capitol rotunda to sing songs of protest against the Scott Walker administration and the slew of conservative legislation that has passed with the right-wing control of the … Continue reading

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A Photographer’s Plea

I woke up this morning and went online and found several of my pictures in two different places with no credit.  I am not a professional photographer, but I am proud of my work.  I have sold several photos over … Continue reading

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Toward a More Queer World

Words are so important. A subtle shift in the way someone is described can mean the difference between acceptance and rejection. In queer history, just as in other minority communities, we have evolved through many word choices to more clearly … Continue reading

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