War on Humanity
Left Field by Patricia Nell Warren
“Morality” as a reason to deny healthcare may soon become law.
In recent months, we’ve heard the drumbeat of the...
Darren Carnall
Ruby's Rap by Ruby Comer
Assisi, Italy
At last, I made it! Ever since I chose St. Francis of Assisi (1182–1226) to be my patron saint...
Jump In!
Jump! Jump—for my love! When I saw on social media that The Pointer Sisters performed at AIDS Walk New York last month, I was...
Just*in Time: Serodifferent Relationships & Resisting Stigma
Serodifferent relationships can work, but, to be successful, partners (and those around them) need to be aware of how to empower themselves. Here are...
Protecting My Sexual Health & My Heart’s Desires
Acceptable Risk
Turning the tables to protect my sexual health and my heart's desires
by John Francis Leonard
The last thing I wanted to do this month...
If You Stand for Nothing
One of the luxuries of the full-time career I left behind some years ago was dental coverage. Luckily, until recently anyway, I’d never even...
Everything to Declare
Never one to jump to conclusions, but I might as well start a new bad habit, what with the way the news flow has...
Mitchell Anderson
Ruby's Rap by Ruby Comer
Mitchell Anderson
I miss Karen Carpenter. Every time I hear her angelic voice on a recording it soothes and stimulates my...
Independent Voices
Once upon a time there were many voices in Congress like Barney Frank’s: pertinent, blunt, outspoken. Tip O’Neill, Robert Byrd, Bob Dole, Hubert Humphrey,...
Just*in Time: July 2015
Hey Justin—
I have to get lab work done because I’m pregnant, and it is also a requirement to get an HIV test, but I’m...