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...embarrassing to talk about, but I used to fantasize about marrying him. Not in a sexual way (although, at the time that I discovered Beck in seventh grade, I was known for wearing flared jeans, starring in school musicals, and dating a girl who ended up becoming a lesbian). But more in a “this person has moved me in a way that no one else ever has, and has altered the course of my life—therefore, I can never leave him” sort of way. Which, now that I think about it, isn?...
Harvard has come a long way from its days of expelling students believed to be gay: bisexual, gay, and lesbian (though not transgender) students are now protected by the University’s non-discrimination code, openly queer professors profess in classes where openly queer students learn, and all Houses now have Gender and Sexuality Tutors. It’s easy to think that homophobia and heterosexism at Harvard are things of the past...
Gaypril, a month full of activities for the queer community and its supporters, is meant to address these concerns. During Gaypril, the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender and Supporters Alliance (BGLTSA) tries to create a space in which all queer students and their supporters can feel comfortable and proud of who they are. Sometimes that simply means raising queer visibility; sometimes that means throwing a party; sometimes that means educating people about issues like campus policies; and sometimes that means talking about sexual practices or identities that are normally only mentioned with a snicker or a sneer...
...Morning Sedition": the Jewish comic (Maron), the thoughtful black (Mark Riley), the BBC-sounding British woman (Sue Endicott). 9 A.M. to noon, "Unfiltered": the woman comic (Lizz Winstead, who was also he network's program director), the elder statesman of black rap (Chuck D.), the Jewish lesbian with some radio experience (Rachel Maddow). Noon to 3, "The O'Franken Factor": Franken and NPR refugee Catherine Lanpher. 3 to 7 P.M.: Randi Rhodes ("I'm Jewish, I'm from Brooklyn"), who had built strong ratings in South Florida. 7 to 8 P.M., "So What Else Is News?": a magazine-show-style...
Denise Fairchild was artificially inseminated in 1997. She raised her son with her lesbian partner Therese Leach until the couple split in 2001. Now Fairchild wants to deny her former partner visitation rights, and she's citing Ohio's new constitutional ban on gay marriage. Since they were never legally married under Ohio law, Fairchild claims, Leach does not have the rights of a former spouse. Leach's attorney argues that the amendment doesn't apply to parent-child relationships. "I'm using a piece of legislation that will deny me rights later in life," Fairchild says. "But before...