Monthly Archives: January 2011

Remember that gay neighborhood in Toronto where high schoolers were giving out ‘slushie facials’ about a week ago?  Well, things have gotten decidedly more violent with a gay bashing by two 21-year-old ‘men’ on Saturday night.  According to the Toronto … Continue reading →

Thinking about Minnesota got the tragic and deeply troubling story of Lance Lundsten’s death back on my mind.  Why so many back flips to deny the presence of homophobia?  I asked this in the last post about the Anoka-Hennepin district.  I have to … Continue reading →

The Anoka-Hennepin school district, which has taken great pains to deny any sort of homophobic climate in the wake of multiple gay suicides, spent the last week defending the Champlin Park High School principals decision to ban a lesbian couple from walking … Continue reading →

Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands? ~Ernest Gaines On more than one occasion here I have talked about ‘cultural products’ that potentially expand the public space available … Continue reading →

“I’m both honored and excited to have the opportunity to travel to our nation’s Capitol for a once in a lifetime event. Also the chance to bring my father along for his first trip to Washington, D.C. The State of … Continue reading →