Month: June 2008

"Nothing bad ever happens to humor writers,” Garrison Keillor told 300-some of us aspiring humor writers at a recent writers'…

I recently celebrated my 47th birthday. I had fun with friends, enjoyed some cake and adult beverages, and received some…

The following year, in June of 1978, Houston saw its first official Gay Pride Week coordinated by the Houston GLPC…

This year I celebrated Mother's Day for the fifth time. As we have done each year, Kathy and I asked…

So the California Supreme Court did it. In an extraordinary, sophisticated, and far-reaching opinion, the court held (1) that the…

When former Sen. Sam Nunn (D-GA) endorsed Barack Obama in April and announced he would serve as a national security…

In 1967, Muhammed Ali is indicted for refusing induction into the army, The U.S. Supreme Court declares all state laws…

There's an annual tradition I try to adhere to in early June. Driving east down Westheimer Road, I take note…

Died James Grant Beam, 46, on May 4, after a brief bout with cancer. Beam was a psychology teacher at…

As reported in the May 2008 issue of OutSmart ("The Gay-Affirming Gospel According to Jay Bakker"), The American Family Outing,…