Stop it, teachers: 3 things educators must stop doing now.
As a teacher, I admire the hell out of my colleagues. I've been teaching for almost two decades, and the vast majority of educators with whom I've worked during that…
Star Wars will have gay characters. Bigoted heads presumably explode like Alderaan.
Director JJ Abrams has announced that there will be gay characters in future Star Wars films. ““When I talk about inclusivity it’s not excluding gay characters. It’s about inclusivity. So…
A note to my children regarding the shame and embarrassment of 2015
When you read about the year 2015 in the history books, little ones, please remember this: Yes, it’s true. It is still perfectly legal in much of the United States…
Mike Huckabee is a bigot still living in 1996
Jon Stewart, while interviewing Mike Huckabee, said the following: Religion is far more of a choice than homosexuality. And the protections that we have for religion — we protect religion.…
If you want to deny homosexuals the same rights as heterosexuals, you are evil.
After reading about the doctor who refused to treat a six day-old baby because the parents were lesbians, my first thought, which I tweeted alongside a link to the piece…
This Stephen Colbert segment is perfect. Stop everything and watch it now.
This satirical, snarky, occasionally condescending segment from The Colbert Show has given me heartfelt, legitimate hope for the country. It has caused me to question some of my assumptions about…
Another bad day for the bigots
This is the second day in a row that I write about Pope Francis, and in a fairly positive light both times. Today, it’s just one sentence, spoken yesterday by…
Just admit that you think homosexuality is yucky. Don’t drag religion into it.
A couple days a ago I posted a letter that was forwarded to me by a reader regarding gay marriage. It was pointed out to me soon after that The…
The recent decision by The Boy Scouts of America has left this Boy Scout rudderless
I’m a man in conflict. You may have heard the news: The Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday announced that it will uphold its existing ban that excludes gays, something…
