guest opinion
Growing up can be extremely hard, and life doesn’t necessarily get better. Should we wait around for it to get better, get angry, give up, or take a more active role in improving our lives? I think it’s more important to tell people not to give up instead of instilling hope that life will improve over time.
I, too, have long been an advocate for same-sex marriage. But what’s slowly coming to the fore in states where this is already a reality is a social double-take. Advocates and allies have been pushing – with tremendous passion – for this equal right and opportunity, but some haven’t thought much past the signing of the legislation that they seek. What, after all, does it mean to be married?
I felt oddly alone waiting for the HIV community forum to start. This would be my first public gathering since my diagnosis. Prior to finding out about my status, I hadn’t realized that people didn’t talk much about stuff like this, so I longed for a new sense of community to ease the process. Yet I couldn’t quite figure out why, in a room full of positive people, I still struggled to connect.
One of the men on the forefront of the fight was attorney Paul Hunter. And on April 21, the Colorado chapter of the Humans Rights Campaign will once again bestow an award in Hunter’s honor to another member of our community who exemplifies the namesake’s passion for political and social justice.
I recently attended a benefit brunch for the National Center for Lesbian Rights, hosted by Dede Frain of Babes Around Denver and Silke Reuthlinger of Hip Chicks Out. I am always thrilled to meet dynamic women and these women did not disappoint.
Fear and anxiety are factors that keep transgender individuals from living their true nature and realizing their full potential. I myself have let those two factors influence me to the point where I only went out at night to gender-friendly establishments, for fear of being “caught.”
Dear Brent,
A while ago I made a profile on a hookup site, and uploaded a few pictures of me that weren’t the most flattering, but decent and all I had handy. I came across a very hot guy and sent him a message, but he replied that I wasn’t “in his league” and shouldn’t have more closely read where his profile says he has “high standards.” Before I could even reply, he blocked me!
Siblings can seem like a blessing or a curse. Growing up with two older sisters, I had both. I idolized them, and while not always understanding gender, wanted to be like them. I reveled in the times when they would paint my nails or let me play with their dolls. But sometimes I loathed them for mocking or playing tricks on me.
Six years ago, it was love at first sight, Fred says. “Well, third sight.” Where? The Log Cabin Republican national convention. Michael was the president of the Chicago chapter. And Fred was the president of the Cleveland chapter. They’re legally-committed gay Republicans.
