Tag Archives: queer

On the Milwaukee Riot

Posted on August 14, 2016 by Callen Harty

Anyone who has known me for a long time knows that I have been a pacifist since I was a child. I have stopped fights, marched for peace, and have done what little I can to make this a more … Continue reading →

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On the Pulse Nightclub Massacre

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Callen Harty

Within a couple minutes of waking up on Sunday morning several posts on Facebook had alerted me to yet another mass shooting in the United States. A moment later I saw that it had taken place at a gay nightclub … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin Justice

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Callen Harty

Inexperienced, unqualified, bigoted, highly partisan, and beholden to rich supporters. This is Wisconsin justice in 2016. As a gay man, as a citizen of this once-great state, as a person whose family has lived here since 1827, I am so far beyond … Continue reading →

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On Marriage and Equality

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Callen Harty

It was the late 1970s and I was struggling with my identity. I knew I was gay but I didn’t know how I could be gay. The Stonewall Rebellion, considered the watershed event of the modern gay rights movement, was not even … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Brian Boitano is Gay

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Callen Harty

So Brian Boitano came out recently and nobody is surprised. And that is irritating me. Matt Lauer interviewed him on the Today Show a couple days ago and made a joke about not being shocked by the news. Boitano graciously … Continue reading →

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A Dream Realized

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Callen Harty

When I was in about second grade or possibly third I remember sitting at the feet of my Great Aunt Leona, listening to her talk about writing. She was a poet, composer, and a stringer for the Wisconsin State Journal, … Continue reading →

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The Secret Queer Ring

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Callen Harty

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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Toward a More Queer World

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Callen Harty

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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Candlelight

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Callen Harty

When I arrived at the candlelight vigil for Trayvon Martin there was one other person there, a young African-American male who asked my name and then introduced himself as Ibraham, the Muslim variation of the Judeo-Christian prophet Abraham. Shortly two … Continue reading →

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A Supreme Celebration

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Callen Harty

My thoughts are all over the place this morning due to the Supreme Court’s rulings on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California’s Proposition 8. Mostly I’m thinking of how far we’ve come (and a bit about how far … Continue reading →

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Oneness

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Callen Harty

I beat a drum that beats hundreds of miles away. My heart beats with it. I am one with it. I sing a song with brothers and sisters in another land. Our voices harmonize across the distance. We are separated … Continue reading →

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