michael sam, one of the top defensive players in the SEC college football league, has just come out as gay, before the professional football draft. he would be the first openly gay football player in the NFL. he was projected to get drafted in the third round. i hope he gets drafted, i hope he plays well, and i hope he has a fantastic football ( Read more... )

this morning, my e-mail contained the news of the death of a woman i never met, who changed my life profoundly:

From PFLAG National Executive Director, Jody Huckaby ( Read more... )

my friendslist (i'm only slightly behind--really!) reminds me that yesterday was national coming out day.

it is somewhat amusing that after several years of needing to come out as bi to correct the impression that i was still a lesbian, i now sometimes need to come out to correct the impression that i might be straight.

so yes, i'm still bisexual

this conversation seems to be taking place in a few places and it seems to be a good thing to ponder right before pride. i don't think i can form it into a poll, so i'll pose it as a question ( Read more... )