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OutSmart at 25: Bending Toward Justice
The fight for LGBTQ rights is far from over. By Daryl Moore Twenty-two years ago, OutSmart welcomed me to its pages and published my first LeftOut column. For 10 years,…
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LeftOut: I Heart Huckabee
I loathe Mitt Romney. His candidacy petrifies me. He's telegenic, rich, and has the backing of the Republican establishment (corporate Republicans, not the religious right). He's handsome, with perfect teeth…
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LeftOut: Hillary’s ‘Men-Are-Piling-On’ Strategy
I just wrote about Hillary and her candidacy last month, and not in a very favorable way. This month, I find myself writing about her again, and not in a…
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LeftOut: The Best Woman for the Job
I will state at the outset that, if Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic nomination, I will not hesitate to vote for her. As a Democrat, I like all of “our”…
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LeftOut: The Bush Administration
No one would accuse Dubya of being well read, but he must have read a little Mark Twain. It was Twain who said, “Get your facts first, then you can…
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LeftOut: Rudy Guiliani Makes His Choice
I nearly puked when I heard John Kerry say about a vote regarding the Iraq War: “I actually did vote for it before I voted against it.” That, and a…
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LeftOut: To Tell the Truth
Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. There is no better evidence of that tenet than the current administration. The problem for the Bush administration is that after years of its…
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LeftOut: Looks Like America
It's hard not to get excited about the Democratic primary for President. Clinton. Obama. Edwards. Richardson. Biden. Vilsak. Dodd. Kucinik. What a lineup.
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LeftOut: Two Lesbians and a Baby
V ice President Cheney's office recently confirmed that Vice and his wife are about to be grandparents again. According to Vice's spokesperson, the Cheneys look forward "with eager anticipation to…
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LeftOut: Forward Thinking
George W. Bush will get sworn in to his second term this month. I’m actually feeling a little optimistic. Now I can say, “We’re more than halfway done.” “Less than…
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