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Why Is Scalia Such an Asshole?

"If we cannot have moral feelings against homosexuality, can we have it against murder?" asked Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. He said he was not equating homosexuality with murder. Actually, he...

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Senator Dan Inouye

On December 17, we lost a great LGBT ally and voice of reason on the issue of gun control.

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IdiotSpeak: Gabby Gifford get out of my towns!

So much of what I hear from my pro-assault weapons friends melts into pure asshattery once exposed to the light of day. Such is the case with DebraLee Hovey's statement criticizing Gabby Gifford's...

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BIG NEWS! Jodie Foster Comes Out as a Hot Mess

Sometimes it's better when people don't reveal who they really are inside. Instead of a majestic ocean of deep thought and noble purpose, Jodie Foster's revelations at the Golden Globe Awards gave us a...

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Debate on Gun Control? Not Yet.

The NRA has raised an army of bullies to shout down and intimidate anyone who dares call for gun control. I hate bullies.

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Armed With Aloha: Why Gays Should Give a Damn

Keep in mind that it's not simply civilians' rights to weapons of war that are at stake in the anti-gun control movement. The right of Christians to bear arms against homosexuals is also under siege.

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Ultra to WMC: We've Got You Surrounded

Like a house music encyclopedia between two massive bookends, WMC is wedged between two Ultras this year.

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WMC 2013: Advice from the Beachmonkey

WMC is more than just an insanely good time with corresponding loss of revenue. It is the chance to make connections that could pay off down the road.

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WMC, Part I: What's in a Name?

Winter Music Conference is upon us. Day One: Deep house floods the pool deck of the fabulous Shelborne Hotel.

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WMC, Part II: Wake Up and Smell the Black Coffee

Part II on the Winter Music Conference 2012 in Miami is about the future of house: DJs playing the deep sound coming out of South African cities such as Johannesburg, Durbin, Cape Town and Praetoria.

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WMC Part III: Beachplex and Tommy Boy Sunset Sessions

Here is a review of two things that made this year special: the new venue, a temporary EDM palace called the Beachplex, and elegance on a rooftop with Tommy Boy/Big H Entertainment Sunset Sessions party.

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WMC, Part IV: International Dance Music Awards

Miami was all glam and glitter for the International Dance Music Awards (IDMA) at the Beachplex, a massive white tent pitched near the sandy edge of the Atlantic at Collins and 24th in SOBE.

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Angels Among Us: Interview With NiRA AllDai

The Winter Music Conference in Miami is a great place for up-and-coming singers to strut their stuff. NiRA AllDai can certainly strut. And sing. And write lyrics. And give you fashion for days.

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Listen to Krishna!

Once again, GMHC put on a great Garage party in Miami for WMC. But let's not forget these parties send a message on AIDS that is more urgent than ever.

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Mitt Romney and Jerry Sandusky: Bullies and Rapists

The same homophobia that triggered Romney's attack against a classmate in boarding school also made it easy for Sandusky to rape those boys. And I suspect that the Romney incident was as much gang rape...

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Gay Is Not Okay in Bryan, Ohio

Those of us in the big cities sometimes forget that blatant homophobia is still a reality in the lives of rural Americans. Just ask Big Paul and Little Paul.

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God Hates Fags = Eat More Chikin

My Conservative friends cannot understand why LGBT people are against free speech. This is what I tell them. It's not free if Gay folks pay for it in blood.

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Romney's Generous Spread

"Mr. President, take your campaign of division and anger and hate back to Chicago." Textbook cognitive dissonance.

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Halloween 29 in New Orleans: Our Big Gay Weekend

New Orleans will exceed all expectations (and any sense of restraint) this Halloween season. The last weekend of October will feature a Circuit party and a Madonna concert in the Crescent City. That is...

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To My Republican Friends (and to the President)

The President was correct in framing the election on November 6 as revenge.

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