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|  | Viewpoint
"You should try to show them a way to deal with that problem [homosexuality], just like alcohol ... or sex addiction ... or kleptomaniacs." -- Sen. Trent Lott, 1998 When Trent Lott made these comments in ... |  | 
|  | A 'Win' For Rustin
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Dec. 17 that a West Chester school which was debating whether to name itself after gay civil-rights leader Bayard Rustin has backed down and will now be called Bayard Rustin High School. ... |  | 
|  | Is Love Really Frustrating?
Some readers may be familiar with R.M. Johnson, one of the more popular African-American male writers, who has made a respectable name for himself in the Black fiction market. While his previous novels have focused on ... |  | 
|  | A Lott to Consider
[On Dec. 20, as BLACKlines went to press, Trent Lott did decide to remove himself as Senate Majority Leader.] Trent Lott's most recent celebration of Strom Thurmond's blatantly segregationist 1948 presidential campaign--in which he said Americans ... |  | 
|  | Leatherlife
Just be Thankful for What You got
Happy 2003! And while the 'real' world ponders over the worthiness of Jack McGeorge to go to Iraq, the community rallies behind a man of unquestionable character, integrity and leadership. The Pantheon nominations are in (www.theleatherjournal.com ... |  | 
|  | In Search of Health Care In America - Solutions & Dialogue, Part 4
"We don't fight for anything anymore; we live in a microwave society." -- Comedian Bernie Mac It's 1992, the economy is staggering and financial scandals are in the headlines, and George Herbert Walker Bush is the ... |  | 
|  | Freedom to Choose
My return to Chicago comes after seven wonderful years in northern California and most of that time was spent in the city of Oakland just 15 miles from the beautiful coastal City of San Francisco. I ... |
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