by Donnie Pangburn It is estimated that 33.3 million people are living with HIV worldwide, with 1.2 million who are living with this disease right here in the United States. My name is Donnie Pangburn, and I am one of 1.2 million people. When asked to write a piece for outlook, I was apprehensive at first because I’ve only lived here in Columbus 2 months, and I haven’t had a chance to contribute... 

It Takes a Village by Jayra Harris “It is here in Franklinton where our city developed the characteristics and the values that we maintain even to this day. Franklinton is the birthplace of our leadership, our first neighborhood. Franklinton is the birthplace of our perseverance. Franklinton is the birthplace of our ingenuity.” – Mayor Michael B. Coleman, Spring 2011 State of The City Address Franklinton,... 

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Are You Part of the 99% by Lauren Strand The Occupy Wall Street Movement and its sister movements around the world have certainly garnered a lot of buzz lately. They’ve even made their way to Columbus, Ohio with “Occupy Columbus” and The Ohio State University’s “Occupy the Oval.” I’ll admit it; it took me a while to fully understand the movements. If you’re like me and are in need... 

Painting the Picture of White Picket Fences by Shelby Kretz “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before... 

The Plight of Invisibility of our LGBT Minorities by Orie Givens In our world, labels guide our existence. Not necessarily brand labels, but the self-identification labels that we all use to claim our place in society. Some of those labels are self-applied, some placed upon you by others and some are unavoidable realities that frame and shape your everyday life. In America, our primary labels seem... 

Some Habits are Hard to Break By Tay Glover Gays! Look at what we have done. We have been steadfast in the fight for equality. Let’s pat each other’s asses. So steadfast, that we have become the face for all or most things liberal because of our lifestyles that are so “out of the box” and “abnormal.” We wear the adjective on our chests proudly, abstaining from any associations that link... 

A Bit Of Salt In The Holy Water by Michael Straughter Even at a young age, I didn’t quite know what being gay meant, but knew I was in someway different from the majority of people around me. Being raised in a strict, conservative Pentecostal church certainly did not help matters. Every Sunday morning, I was taken to church and forced to listen to sermons and told to believe in biblical... 

Help us inspire our GLBT youth! One of the main reasons for doing this book is to reach out to young people as role models, mentors, and symbols for them to know they are not alone in the world. To that end, we have the 1000 books for 1000 kids initiative in which we are looking for sponsors to help donate 1000 Who’s Who books to various schools, GSAs, community shelters, libraries and individuals....