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Ah, the pleasures, idealism, and misguided energy of youth.
That was my reaction to reading about Bash Back, a group of queers (LGBT are too “limiting” for their taste) whose mission is to use intimidation in the name of gay rights. To date, their biggest accomplishments are protesting churches in Washington, Memphis, and Detroit. [...]
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With President Obama’s efforts to reform health care dominating the headlines in recent weeks, it was with great anticipation that I attended the National LGBTI Health Summit in Chicago from August 14 – 18.
Over the course of the summit, dozens of workshops were held, as well as plenary panels and group discussions. Presenters described [...]
TNWT is proud to welcome a guest posting by Charles Brown, “Author, Designer, and Vainglorious Vanguardist.” This if the first of what I hope will be many articles from Charles.
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I was thinking about people. Men in particular, but folks in general. And how difficult it seems to find someone to date and eventually [...]
Earlier this week, an article in the Wall Street Journal pointed out the rising age of the jazz audience and asked if the genre was dead. I understood what the author was trying to say, but I am always amused when a style or artform is rumored to be on its deathbed.
It seems that for [...]
The black gay blogosphere has been on fire with the latest developments in the Dwan Prince case. In 2005, Prince was assaulted by Steven Pomie in a hate crime that left him unconscious and partially paralyzed. Pomie was originally sentenced to 25 years in prison, but the conviction was overturned by an appellate [...]
Politics is often a dirty game, but recent events have revved up the ugliness to new levels, making many people question what has gotten into people.
First we had the tea party protestors, whose actions were amusing, but generally ignored by most people. Then we were introduced to the Birthers, people who insist President [...]
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