Well, I’m not really an expert, but I have managed to hold on to a darn good catch for almost a year. In that, and in other relationships, I’ve learned a little about what can make or break a romantic relationship. The ones I will talk about today are mostly common sense, but they seem [...]

“We can win this fight!”
These were the final words from Rev. Troy Perry’s mouth when he gave a keynote address to a crowded room at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education this past Saturday.
Perry founded the Metropolitan Community Church, a denomination made up mostly of a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender congregation. And, despite a [...]

Editor’s Note: This is a four-part series by Richard Molling. We will post one reason each day for the next three days.
There are four reasons why a person should not oppose same-sex marriage. Notice that not opposing is quite different from actively supporting. We don’t have to shout our support or campaign for the concept [...]

Not long ago, I shared my coming out story with you. Essentially, I discussed coming out to my immediate family. But, as anyone who is out knows, coming out is not a one-stop process. Instead, it’s something that we do very often.
Coming out to your friends or roommates can be a scary thing to do, [...]

And tigers and bears, oh my! As a warning: This is probably the only politically inspired post you will ever, EVER see me make. I admit to knowing very little about politics, and caring even less. Talking politics makes my head spin. It’s not that I’m apathetic, mind you. I believe in government, I really [...]

Demystifying the coded language of online dating.
yesterday, i gave you the first half of my definitive, and by definitive i mean not, but that word “definitive” makes you more likely to click on this post, guide to gay internet dating profiles. i take you to the meaning behind the surface text.

here’s a few lines that [...]

Internet dating is filled with confusing jargon. Hayden Darkwith decodes.
i’ve gotten on a tangent here about internet dating.

not long ago, i discussed the tres sketch craigslist, which is so sketch, even i don’t use it—and i have a paid subscription to manhunt. (i’m letting the manhunt subscription expire at the end of the month though, [...]

Dustin Baker discusses organization of the LGBT community.
The LGBT movement has made significant gains in the last few years. In 1992, Bill Clinton won a political campaign with the promise that he would repeal the ban on gays serving in the military. After the election, in 1993 with a Republican Congress, Clinton compromised on his [...]

Dr. Dawn Bennett-Alexander discusses labeling in the LGBT community.
When I told my sister I had fallen in love with a woman, her response was “Well, does this mean you won’t still knit or quilt?” As stupid as this sounds, I totally understood where she was coming from. Who ever heard of a lesbian knitting or [...]

they are out there
In case you missed part 1, here it is.
hello mo’s,
yesterday, i set out to answer, and probably failed, the common query for the young gay homosexual man who wants to meet other hot young gay homosexual men because he, quote, does not do the bar scene.
of course you do the bar scene. [...]

By Dr. Dawn Bennett-Alexander

Festivities April 14-19