Caption: President Barack Obama plays peek-a-boo with Maeve Beliveau, the daughter of Director of Advance Emmett Beliveau, in the Outer Oval Office, Oct. 30, 2009. Politicians holding and kissing babies is quite cliché.  When I look at a picture of Obama with a child, I never feel as thought it is staged; in fact he seems to be completely into the moment.  The kids can sense this as well and they react appropriately.  Babies have an innate sense of people.  They know who... Read Full Story

I was sitting watching The Smurfs with the boys, when I got the phone call I won’t soon forget.  My friend from college called to tell me that she had been assaulted in her own home.  We cried together and shared our stories and I tried my best to be of comfort, even though I knew that no matter what I said, I could not take away the pain.  I am so angry, I don’t even know where to direct my rage. How long is this sort of thing going to continue to happen?  I listened as s... Read Full Story

  Even the most liberal parent will pass on heterosexist ideas to their children unintentionally.   One must make a conscious effort to expose children to families that don’t fit the traditional standard.  In cartoons and most books they are more likely to see a mother, father and child, than two mommies, two daddies or a trans families.  This erasure instils the idea that family must have a certain make up to be legitimate.  Even the language we use speaks of ou... Read Full Story

Anything outside of the normalized Christian interpretation is usually enough to get the protesters out.  Jesus, Queen Of Heaven, is currently being staged as part of Glasgow's Glasgay! arts festival.  Jo Clifford  who is a trans woman wrote the play and performs the plays the title role.  According to Metro. UK: Up to 300 people held a candlelit vigil outside a theatre on the first night of Jesus, Queen Of Heaven. They said the portrayal of God's son as a woman was 'to... Read Full Story

Well officer friendly strikes again.  Until Ernestina Mondragon decided to challenge a fine that she received for daring to drive while not speaking English, officers were fining people.  The police have the official job of keeping the populace safe, however; what is considered to be a legitimate threat is often filtered through the needs and concerns of dominant bodies.  These fines are a small step towards criminalizing the Latin@ community.  Anti-Latin@ sentiment is pr... Read Full Story

  As painful as this must have been to expose to the world, stories like this must be shared.  16-year-old Avia Brown was kicked out of her home and rejected from her church after coming out as a lesbian. Grandmother: Jesus would never accept a gay person being gay.  He never told a man to marry a man.  You won’t find that nowhere in this bible.  And in all these chapters you will not find where a man is supposed to marry a man or a woman supposed to marry a woman. ... Read Full Story

Once again, please use this thread to chatter about whatever is on your mind.  Have you read a good book, or seen a great movie?  Is there an issue that is just getting on your last nerve? Let it fly in comments. Editors Note: I personally wanted to say I am so sorry to all of those who worked tirelessly for marriage rights in Maine and to all of those who woke to once again find bigotry affirmed.  Decisions like this are exactly why civil rights should never be put to a vote... Read Full Story

One year ago today, Barack Obama became the first Black man elected to the office of the president of the United States.  Unlike previous elections, the announcement of his victory reverberated across the globe.  There were celebrations from Kenya to Nunavut.  No matter how you feel about the man, or his politics, it cannot be denied that he has the ability to stimulate the imagination of the populace. His election and the arrival of his family at the White House gate, was a d... Read Full Story

I just finished catching up on “Vampire Diaries”.  Yes, I’m a sick, sick, addict and I needed a huge fix.  I have decided to write a weekly column on Fridays, so that we can shoot the dish about the show.  If you’re not already watching and you like all things vampire, I recommend it.  In the meantime, I thought I would post pics of the recent actors to play vampires and we can decide who plays the best character and of course who is the hottest. Ian Somerhandler Paul We... Read Full Story

My pet name for this song is this is how I fuck with you.  As most of the readers know, I live in the armpit of Canada, otherwise known as Niagara Falls.  The Black population here is very small and there are a lot preconceived notions about Blackness.  My whole family loves Karaoke.  Destruction in particular, has been known to belt out Sweet Caroline when handed a mike.  I remember one time I got up to sing and some asshat shouted out here comes Oprah.  The au... Read Full Story