It's 2005 and people everywhere are making their resolutions for the ( Read more... )

Queer folk all over Canada have something to celebrate. Manitoba legalized same-sex marriage this past week. Manitoba is now the 4th province to do so, after the Yukon became the first territory to legalize same-sex marriage this summer. On top of that, a judge refused to nullify the same-sex marriages that the mayor of New Paltz, New York ( Read more... )

Identity is a mysterious thing, isn't it? We tend to believe that our identity is immutable - that it cannot change. We are who we are, and that's that. We were born that way, we live that way, and we eventually will die that way. We've been living a lie.

Identity IS mutable; we can change our identity. In fact, we do this unconsciously as every ( Read more... )

One of the most commonly posed questions by parents (and friends) when their child comes out to them is, "Why can't my child be queer without showing the rest of the world?" These are the parents who encourage their child to "act straight" or to hide the fact that they are queer, despite being accepting of their child's sexual orientation or gender ( Read more... )

Ok guys, gals, and everyone in between, my initial hiatus is over and let the columning begin! I've given some thought to the format I want to use; my goal is to write 2 columns per week, one related specifically to gender issues and one related generally to queer issues. Again I can't guarantee consistency, but being back in school is going to go ( Read more... )

Hey all ( Read more... )