Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act Passed & Some Aren’t Happy…

The LGBT Community Will Finally Be Protected by Hate Crimes Legislation [picapp src=”a/1/3/8/Sens_Gordon_Smith_98ef.jpg?adImageId=6421051&imageId=2350887″ width=”500″ height=”333″ /]   Congress voted to pass a hate crimes bill  yesterday which serves to add…

Back to the 70’s & Before – Racial Discrimination is Alive & Well

[picapp src=”4/7/9/6/interracial_families_28e2.JPG?adImageId=6178980&imageId=4878270″ width=”500″ height=”320″ /]   In 1978, much to my total shock and disbelief, my otherwise liberal father would not allow me to date anyone who wasn’t White. My…

Boys Today…

The epitome of a happy boy: Back when I was a kid, and even when my oldest kids were kids, going to spend the night with someone meant you were…

Obama Backs Gay-Rights Efforts – “I’m Here With You In That Fight”

In an unprecedented speech last night at a dinner sponsored by the Human Rights Campaign in Washington, President Obama told the crowd that he is with them in the fight…