What is it like to be an LGBTQ teenager?
Some thoughts about what it's like to be queer and young and have to contend with the false expectations the dominant society has about you.
Downsizing and Packing Up
What's the plan to reduce your glut of stuff after you lose your partner. Are you giving up just stuff or memories too?
Better Call Saul for LGBTQIA+ Rights
Saul Alinsky wrote the book on how to get what you need from your society when the powers that be don't want you to have them. He laid the groundwork for the methods that the ACT UP movement used to poke the government to respond to the AIDS epidemic in the 80's and 90's.
The Writing Life Late in Life
The story of how I came to call myself a writer and what it does for me.
Celebrating LGBTQ Resiliency in Appalachia
West Virginia has historically been accepting of LGBTQ people. This article talks about an event I participated in to showcase the stories of a collection of queer individuals across the state.
LGBTQ Safe Spaces in the City and in the Country
A personal recollection of gay bars and a reflection on why there aren't as many of them today as there were.