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African American / Black History Month is a remembrance of important people and events in the history of the African diaspora. Since 1976, it is celebrated annually in the United States of America and Canada in February and the United Kingdom in the month of October. In the U.S., Black History Month is also referred [Continue]

“When marriage equality is the law in Rhode Island, we honor our forefathers who risked their lives and fortune in the pursuit of human equality,” Governor Lincoln Chafee said. In Rhode Island there is hope now of marriage equality becoming a reality. With a new governor and an openly gay House Speaker, Gordon Fox, legislators [Continue]

Leather and Lace had a wedding, and all the bears, queens, butches, crème de la femmes, jocks and twinks were in attendance. No one wanted to miss the wedding of the gay millennium especially since everybody in the community boasted a special relationship with either of the pair. Some even suggested an affair with both. [Continue]

MERI Delivers Thousands of Postcards Signed by Constituents to the State House To encourage legislators to pass a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in the Ocean State, representatives from Marriage Equality Rhode Island (MERI) delivered over 13,000 postcards to state representatives and senators January 11. “We wanted legislators to see [Continue]

There’s a lot to talk about since last month’s article on same-sex marriage in Rhode Island. Since then, we’ve had Governor Lincoln Chafee’s inspiring inaugural address, Same-Sex Marriage Bills have been introduced in the Rhode Island House and Senate, Marriage Equality Rhode Island (MERI) supporters handed out thousands of postcards to [Continue]

Yes, I know that people usually make New Year’s resolutions in late December or early January, but let’s face it, many of us seem to get off to a slow start every year. For me, it’s usually in February, around Chinese New Year or Valentine’s Day, that I am ready to start making plans to [Continue]

Aristotle wrote that politics required abstract reasoning. To participate in a system where humans come together and decide how to live together—to participate in such a system an animal has to be capable of suspending the immediate primal instincts—fear primarily— and reason. Reasoning involves a more evolved part of the brain that is [Continue]

Twas the night before Christmas … and all through the streets … Ooops … I mean Happy New Year and who could think of too more unique bars to make those New Year’s resolutions at than “The Eagle” and “The Union”. Two great bars with very different offerings and lots of fun and great bartenders. [Continue]

Way back in the 2008 primaries, I had several spirited debates with friends about Barack Obama and where he stood on gay issues. The general feeling among many of my friends was that Hillary would be a stronger champion for gay causes. I did research and found out that in www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=4018” [Continue]

Negotiating 101: Start by demanding what you want in your wettest dreams, and then come meet your adversary in the middle. It gets harder and harder to defend him. President Obama and the Democratic congress have indeed gotten a lot accomplished in the last two years. If you haven’t gone here yet (www.whatthefuckhasobamadonesofar.com), you [Continue]