Watching Columbus Mature by Mickey Weems I’ve been teaching students at Columbus State Community College for about ten years now, and the newest bunch is different from the ones with which I started. The people of our city are changing, and for the better. I teach Western Civilization, which covers the rise and fall of Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Hebrew, Greek, Hellenistic, Roman, and Medieval (Byzantine,... 

Idiots by Mickey Weems One thing that has become clear in the last couple of years is that Congress moves at a snail’s pace, regardless of who is in power. And unless there is a dire emergency, that’s the way it should be. This was not so true a few years ago, when George Bush Junior’s administration successfully engineered sweeping changes in the system by scaring the shit out of the average... 

Gen-Drunk: The View from Behind Bars by Mickey Weems Columbus, Ohio is a great place to watch the Gay community undergo shifts over time. No surprise, since Cowtown is famous as a metro-petri dish to test new products. California and New York have the latest crazy avante-gard trends, and we can always count on Texas to give us vintage American freakshow conservative backlash. But Central Ohio is the... 

Sarah Palin’s Bush: The Sad Saga of the Anti-Cunt by Mickey Weems Failed Alaskan governor Sarah Palin announced that President Obama does not have the cojones (balls) to implement immigration control. In other words, Obama’s a big coño (pussy). Since Sarah has lowered the political discourse to genitalia-based insults, let’s talk about Palin and Bush. Some people say Sarah Palin’s the new... 

When the Pope Has AIDS by Mickey Weems The pope suffers from Apostolic Immunity-Depravity Syndrome. Like Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome, the pope’s condition is not properly a disease in itself, but rather the accumulation of damages caused by diseases that afflict a person who has no checks on personal power. Crippling spiritual illnesses such as arrogance, deception, and unmitigated hypocrisy... 

To Mormons, North Koreans, Sarah Palin, and Gangstas: Happy Holidays from The Gays! Mickey Weems The holiday season is upon us. After a year in which too many Americans have made every excuse to demonize each other, maybe it’s time we start looking for the good in everyone. If you look hard enough, you’re bound to find something. Contrary to expectations, the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day... 

God Damn You by Mickey Weems When Cain killed Abel, God approached Cain, and asked him the whereabouts of his murdered brother. Cain smarted off to the Almighty, saying, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” God replied, “I heard your brother’s blood cry out to me from the ground.” I am almost deaf from the sound of blood. I wake up in the morning hearing victims crying out. They... 

The Tea Party’s War Against Gays (and Other Observations) by Mickey Weems Somebody threw a Tea Party, and we sure as hell weren’t invited. The Tea Party has tons o’ White folks and the occasional African American (to show diversity). But if you are Muslim American, Hindu American, Wiccan American, non-skinning-and-grinning African American, Hispanic American, Gay American, undocumented American,... 

The Gay Vagenda and Vanilla Marriage: DOMA Versus DOSCA by Mickey Weems 2009 was the Year of the Homophobe. Gay marriage initiatives are losing almost everywhere, it seems. We had our wake-up call in 2008 when a majority of the good citizens of California voted against Gay marriage. Since then, it’s been downhill. Our Gay leaders have done everything to sugar-coat the issue, even dropping the G-word.... 

Tzniut by Mickey Weems In my studies of LGBTQ people, I’ve been looking for language. We are a community in flux; one based more on trend than tradition. A major goal for many of us is to be the most avant-garde. We will buy the latest phone, wear the most fashionable clothes, and even change addresses so we have just the right zip code. But our obsession with such things betrays a weakness. We are...