More on the topic of mixed-orientation marriages:
DNA (Daily News & Analysis) a media outlet in India, published an article about social pressure for gay and bisexual people to enter into marriages a la Brokeback.
Of course, it was the headline that caught my eye:
Dad, are you gay? by Farhad J. Dadyburjor
Excerpt:
While some divorce, others work [...]

GLAAD’s President released a statement stating he’s disappointed “Brokeback Mountain” didn’t win Best Picture last night.
I’m expecting a week of rumblings of similar sentiment. I think folks in the LGBT community — particularly white gay men over the age of 40 — are surprised. I would also make the completely non-scientific never-to-be-tested hypothesis that [...]

Esera Tuaolo, author of “Alone in the Trenches: My Life in the NFL as a Gay Man” and Jennifer Chrisler, Executive Director of Family Pride Coalition.

Coming up on Thursday’s show: Esera comes in to the KFAI studios to chat with me about his book, “Alone in the Trenches” (co-written by John Rosengren).

Nilo Cruz’s play “Beauty of the Father” is about to wrap up its New York premiere. The plot revolves around a gay man whose estranged 25-year-old daughter visits him in Granada, only to fall in love with her father’s 20-year-old houseboy and sometimes-lover.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a source of inspiration and hope for many kids of queer parents. At gatherings and in their writings, it’s common for queerspawn from all backgrounds to refer to his words and ideas of equality through non-violence. ( Marina Gatto’s website, for example.) It is comforting to know that [...]

Abigail Garner joined Fresh Fruit on KFAI in October 2000, first as a regular guest, then as a rotating host in the Fresh Fruit collective. Below are the guests who joined her on air in 2005.

Bravo to the former husband of WNBA player Sheryl Swoopes.
A recent story at foxsports.com wraps up with mention of Swoopes’ 8-year-old son, Jordan, and Jordan’s father, Eric Jackson.

…or at least takes a look at their website. Dr. Russell is the second most powerful person in Harmony, MA. She’s a respected physician and she happens to be African-American. And her youngest daughter is lesbian!

Last night’s episode of Law and Order SVU addressed the destructive spiral of meth and unprotected sex that is known to be associated with circuit parties. This subject matter could have been easily distorted and exploited, but the writers did good work, leaving a lot of grey area for distinguishing right from wrong. Here’s the PFLAG angle…