Tag Archives: lesbians

Out and Proud

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Callen Harty

Almost fifty years ago, Stonewall happened. At the time, gay sex was illegal in every state. Lesbians and gays could be arrested simply for congregating in the same place, and the police would occasionally raid bars known to be gay … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 10% Society, American Psychiatric Association, authentic self, closeted, come out, David Clarenbach, Devil's Lake, discrimination, employment, gay rights, gay rights bill, gay sex, gays, homosexuality, housing, identity, Larry Acherman, Lee Sherman Dreyfus, lesbians, LGBT, life partner, love, Madison, Mark Prestegard, Matthew Alexander, mental illnesses, MIdwest, New York City, out, OutReach, police, proud, Proud Theater, public accomodations, queer, queerness, sexuality, social studies, Stonewall, Stonewall Inn, The Pride Society, University of Wisconsin, UW-Platteville, UW-Stevens Point, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Assembly, YMCA | Leave a comment

Proud

Posted on May 26, 2019 by Callen Harty

Twenty years ago I was working at OutReach, which is Madison, Wisconsin’s LGBT Community Center. I was also heavily involved at Broom Street Theater, a unique theater company that produces nothing but original works. I was an actor, director, and playwright … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged actor, age, angst, Art & Soul Innovations, audiences, Brian WIld, Broom Street Theater, bullying, changed lives, coming out, confusion, Crown Point, director, Eau Claire, emotion, equality, family, feelings, first loves, friends, gays, Green Bay, harassment, hate, ideas, identities, Indiana, joy, laughter, lesbians, LGBT, LGBT Community Center, LGBT rights, life, love, Madison, mentor, mentors, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, non-profit, opinion, OutReach, performance, Platteville, plays, playwright, Pride Youth Theater Alliance, Proud Theater, queer, queer youth theater, reality, River Falls, sexual assault, shyness, skit, Sol Kelley-Jones, stage, suicide, Sun Prairie, Sunshine Jones, survivor stories, teen years, theater, transgender, Wausau, Wisconsin, wonder, youth | 2 Comments

Open Letter to Bishop Morlino

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Callen Harty

Bishop Morlino, This is in response to your recent letter (August 18, 2018) to priests and parishioners of the Diocese of Madison. I am writing this as a gay man, a fallen-away Catholic, an adult survivor of childhood sex abuse … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged abuse, adult females, adult males, alcohol and drub abuse, altar boys, America, American Psychiatric Association, bigotry, Bishop Morlino, Bishopaccountability.org, bishops, bottom line, Catholic, Catholic Church, celibate, child abuse, child of God, childhood sex abuse, children, Chile, clergy, crime, Dark Ages, defrocked, Diocese of Madison, educate, evil, funerals, gay, gay men, gender, God, grand jury, groomed, heterosexual, homosexual, human rights, improper contact, Ireland, lesbians, Lord, love, marriage equality, Milwaukee, minors, molestation, northern Wisconsin, orientation, parishioners, pastoral work, pastors, patriarchy, pedophilia, Pennsylvania, perversion, Pope, Pope Francis, power, priests, public relations, rape, Rape Crisis Center, recovery, scriptures, sexua abuse, sexual acts, sin, State of Wisconsin, straight men, superiors, survivor, theology, therapy, transgender, Vatican, vicar general, victims, violence, William Nolan, Wisconsin, women | 7 Comments

More than Benefits

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Callen Harty

Often when the subject of marriage equality comes up there is talk of the financial benefits of marriage, especially in America where everything is typically reduced to the bottom line of expenses and profits, where people often look most to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged acceptance, adoption, AIDS, America, American Psychiatric Association, benefits, bottom line, Brian, closet, commitment, discrimination, domestic partnership, economy, electroshock, engagement, family, gay, gay bars, gay rights, homosexual, human family, inheritance, joint income tax returns, legislative hearings, lesbians, LGBT, love, marriage, marriage equality, matrimony, medical decisions, next of kin, partner, people of color, Platteville Wisconsin, profits, queer, retirement, same-sex marriage, second class citizenship, Social Security, Stonewall Rebellion, straight, survivor benefits, transgender, Veterans’ Administration, wedding, Wisconsin | Leave a comment

The Bottom Line

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Callen Harty

There is an unpleasant truth about the current gay bashing laws recently passed in Russia and several countries in Africa and it is not the obvious idea that human rights are being violated by a spate of laws criminalizing homosexuality. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged "gay propoganda", "jail the gays", Africa, Apple, Arizona, AT&T, bottom line, boycott, Constitution, discrimination, economics, foreign aid, gay bashing, gay men, gay weddings, George Takei, Governor Jan Brewer, homophobic, homosexuality, human rights, immigration, lesbians, LGBT, marriage equality, NFL, Nigeria, Obama administration, profitability, public opinion, queer rights, Russia, sanctions, Secretary of State John Kerry, Sochi Olympics, Uganda, United States, United States Energy Information Administration, veto | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: lesbians

Proud

Open Letter to Bishop Morlino

The Bottom Line

Recent Posts

Archives

Categories

Meta