The Tuskegee Airmen were a collection of black Army Air Corps fighter pilots who served America with great distinction during World War II. Remarkably bright and superbly athletic, the pilots of the all-black 332nd Fighter Group of the 15th Air Force came to be referred to as the Tuskegee Airmen once...

“I take it as a gift that someone will be that open and honest and sharing with me,” said Rio, using the word “open” to describe their marriage. Love brought the middle-age couple together — they wed during California’s brief legal window for same-sex marriage. But they knew from the beginning...

While surfing through a never-ending list of RSS feeds for captivating news headlines and stories, I came across an interestingly written blog post on Change.org and couldn’t help but take a peek. The headline, “Bold Gay Predictions for The Next Decade,” was definitely an attention...

I’m tired of talking about all of the gloom and doom. Injustice? Take a holiday. Equal Rights? Will you get off my back. I’m tired. Instead, today, let’s talk about tolerance and acceptance. Those are such nice words, don’t you think? Acceptance, in my own personal dictionary, means that I have...

The Original Article BOSTON — A Boston federal judge has denied a request from a transgender woman to continue hair removal treatments as the inmate awaits a ruling on whether the state will pay for a sex-change operation. U.S. District Judge Mark Wolf said Tuesday that Michelle Kosilek has not...

E. Lynn Harris There may be many people wondering just why the death of E. Lynn Harris is such a “big deal.” Several of my readers may never have heard of him, and several more may have heard his name, but were never moved to purchase a piece of his literature. Allow me a minute to share...

I hear from a lot of you about sex. Questions about how to improve your sex lives, about sexually transmitted diseases, or about problems in the bedroom. You ask questions you don’t know where else to go for answers. For some people it’s embarrassing to admit they have a sexual problem, for...

The Miller-Jenkins FamilyEarlier today, I was busy watching the news, and working the blog (stopping frequently for video game time, of course), when I came across an article on Lisa Miller, a Virginia woman who’s been actively battling to deny her ex-partner child visitation rights since their...

I read a really interesting piece in the New York Times yesterday entitled, “Why the Gay Rights Movement Has No National Leader”. Essentially, the article highlighted, while pondering, the fact that the Gay Rights Movement has achieved such landmark success without the face of a so-called...

Gail Collins: David, can we talk hot-button social issues for a second? I know this is not really an area where you fly the conservative colors, but you’re the go-to guy on how America lives, and I’d like to hear your thoughts even if we can’t work up a fight. If you think of abortion, gay rights...