Recently Chris Hedges made ripples through the Left with his article that demonized the (incredibly passive and mild) Blac Block anarchist tactics of direct action. Well, Chris ain't seen nothing yet. The divide between the rich and poor is expanding at an ever increasing rate as the wealthy and upper-middle class sit on-top of the labor of working class and poor people. As a radical Communist queer, I have to ask myself, what types of actions against this 'State' of affairs are useful to…

Are despair, hopelessness and depression direct products and functions of the American imperial project? Does the systemic violence of the Empire, at home and abroad, also have a psychic element? What is the psycho-social results of 'inter-generational trauma' in America, namely for the descendants of Slaves and Indigenous peoples? How do we grapple with these intense anti-democratic, anti-person structures and the attitudes they create and that help to - in circular fashion - reinforce the…

It is Valentine’s Day, a modern holiday that many people believe was created by the sugar and greeting card industry to support heteronormative pair bonding. The LGBT community should not feel excluded from this day of saccharine sentimentality; instead we should learn the history behind this…

What shall we write about this week?  It is not like there isn’t a whole mess of topics to pick from.

There is the whole Karen Handle power grab under the guise of “family…

"Here’s to the Greeks. They know what to do when corporations pillage and loot their country. They know what to do when Goldman Sachs and international bankers collude with their power elite to falsify economic data and then make billions betting that the Greek economy will collapse. They know…

When a group of us calling ourselves Occupy the Castro took over the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) store on December 3 to read a proclamation that the group needed to make housing, jobs and healthcare for all priorities on both the national and local levels, some folks were quick to criticize us. 

Why target a national gay organization that does some good things? these people asked.

The question was answered a little over a month later…

 January 2012

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   Why is it that our youth in the LGBTQ community  feel they have to die to be free? The answer has come from every spectrum of the galaxy. When we as the Older generation of the LGBTQ community needs to get involved and let every one know we are over this form of vilianty reform. We need to repeat the Stonewall days and take action. We are a force to be reconed with when we srt our minds to it. We need to srt our minds to it that the only way this is going to changr is when we strp up and…

Enumerated laws against bullying are about thwarting crime. Policies which both requires that all students are protected from bullying and harassment and also specifies categories of students who must be included by name is the best way to protect ALL students. Research shows that students…

I spent nearly thirty years working for railroads and I can feel a train wreck coming in 2012. 

With all the self-inflicted wounds of the Republicans I can't really imagine Obama not winning. On the other hand, considering that everything that Obama's done to 'cure' the depression has only made…

I was digging around for something to write about for this week’s blog, and came across the blog I wrote for the last election cycle.  I am not sure if I am happy to have found it.…

Introduction

Human rights treaties do not specifically mention sexual orientation. However, discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation has been determined to be incompatible with adherence to the the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and reflected in all other universal and regional human rights instruments such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.[1] The African Charter, and…

   To think that Dr. King fought so hard for freedom and desegregation and years after his death, we still have separation of not by skin color but by whom we choose to fall in love with. I feel he would roll over in his grave to think of people still being treated like they are a second rate citizen because they are stepping out and not hiding who they love. To think that this country was founded upon the foundation of starting over without persecution or conviction of being who we are. I…

Let me start by saying there is no one who is running for the Presidency of the United States on the Republican side of the aisle that is going to be helpful to the LGBTQIA community. In fact, the vast majority of them if they get their way are flat dangerous to our community. We will find all if not…

  I have been setting and watching these debates on a daily basis and the one thing that keeps coming to mind is “why are we just attacking that twit Santorum?” We need to start hitting every single candidate. The reason is we want something that you should not expect any way the truth! So we need to start having every candidate explain where they stand on our freedom not just gay marriage, but, our rights altogether. I feel these candidates need to have an idea of how it is to walk a mile…

 Demarcate National Convention

TransCarolina will be leading a Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Coalition in a picket Demonstration at the Time Warner Stadium in Charlotte North Carolina during the Demarcate National Convention the week of September the 3^rd. The purpose of this demonstration is to bring attention to the Employment Non Discrimination Act known as ENDA. By taking this action ENDA could be added to the presidential platform for 2012 by the delegates…

    I just can not understand why the straight people feel that gay marriage is such a thorn in their side. We just want the same rights as every other couple in the United States for crying out loud. The question I ask "straight people" is  How would you feel if you took your other halfto the emergency room and you was to go and see how they are doing and you was told you can't see them because family members only now you two have been together for several years, at the same time another…

Hello everyone. This is my first contribution to Queer Today

I invite you to take a look at my blog on older gay men:

Gayby Boomers: The Gayest…

i just sent this email to about 60 people, but there are probably some folks who fit the bill that i forgot to ask for an interview from, or don't know. spread wildly if you want. go!







hi friends.



here is what i’m working on as my own contribution/groundwork for a zine that should be published by the end of winter, and here is the call for submissions i put out a couple of months ago fmi…

Since it is the end of the year and everybody seems to be doing a list. I thought I would jump in with one of my own. Please understand, I am writing this from my point of view as a follower of Jesus. If that is not the path you follow I pray after you have finished reading some of the arrogant sting of…