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Oh, But To Be A Bearer of The Light (December 2009)

Powered by Max Banner Ads Oh, But To Be A Bearer Of The Light by Paul D. Saltz My entire extended family knows that I’m gay. While many will see this as a blessing, I must confess that if that is so, it is mixed at best. My parents, siblings, and cousins have all been incredibly supportive. Even my uncle, who at times can be fairly heterosexist and chauvinistic, immediately stopped making...

Affirming or Not Affirming: Is it Just a Racket? (February 2010)

Affirming or Not Affirming: Is it Just a Racket? by William Ashley I have never been a deeply religious person. Growing up in a split household with a Christmas-Catholic mom and a Baptist-through-marriage dad turned me into your typical agnostic. That being said, I never had to bother with finding a church that welcomed my sexual orientation. Yet, religious thoughts go through my head each and every...

The Evolution of Activism (January 2010)

Lynne Bowman The Evolution of Activism by William Ashley Another year has come and gone for LGBT politics in Ohio. While, nationally, we witnessed the fight for marriage rights in several states and the District of Columbia, the State of Ohio was engrossed in a battle for arguably even more basic rights: to own property and work in all of Ohio’s 88 counties free from discrimination. In May...

The Next Generation of Columbus Theater (September 2009)

The Next Generation of Columbus Theater by Chris Hayes Cbus (yes somehow I’ve grown to love the term) is exploding with the arts. It’s not often you have a 2nd tier city with such a rich diversity of arts to enjoy. That is owed a lot of credit to the vast group of independent artists pushing for something new – for creation to reign. One such group of doers is Evolution Theater Company....

The ‘Big M’ is ‘Empathy’ (July 2009)

The ‘Big M’ is ‘Empathy’ Dick Cheney isn’t the only American to rethink gay marriage because of a personal connection to the issue. by Chris Crain It was a bit of a head-turner this week when Dick Cheney, the former vice president and conservative attack dog, took time out from his blistering critique of Barack Obama to disagree with the president from the left on the issue of same-sex marriage. “I...