Log Cabin Republicans join Trump/GOP cult of personality — If you can’t guess from my headline, I don’t much care for the Log Cabin Republicans They’re an advocacy group of gay men and a smattering of lesbians who support Republican politics and say they deserve a place at the GOP table. I don’t dislike the Log Cabin crowd because I’m a Democrat, though. When they formed in 1977 to fight as GOP insiders against a…

Their definition is peculiar: LGBTQ = Porno — You know book banning is out of control when people fight to close public libraries Think that doesn’t happen in the United States, that it’s only the stuff of dystopian fiction? Think again! Hear about that Iowa library that closed early this summer because three head librarians quit, one after the other? They and the rest of the staff got tired (and frightened) of being…

Christian Peacock says, I want people to know I’m sad. I thought we were in a different place in society. — Content warning: this article contains a homophobic slur and accounts of violence some readers may find traumatizing. See the young men in the photo? Jacob and Christian are celebrating their 3-month “boyfriend” anniversary TODAY! They’re supposed to be enjoying an idyllic Utah summer together. Christian just turned 18 and started…

Bishops Justin Welby and Justin Badi teach the world to hate — The two adults in the photos above are Anglican bishops. One of them has publicly praised harsh laws responsible for the brutalization and imprisonment of LGBTQ people, preaching that if society tolerates queer folks, God will rain down judgment on the world. …

A Prism & Pen writing prompt — I took a day off last week. I mean OFF. No writing, editing, story promotion, conducting interviews, story research — nothing online except checking in with personal friends and queueing up YouTube music. For somebody who usually works 12 hours a day, 7 days a week, that’s saying something. What happened? Before he passed away last year…