(This piece also appears on HuffPost.) “Where’re you headed?” the cabbie asked Harry, who glanced back at me from the front seat. “We’re going to Lucky Cheng’s Restaurant,” I said. Our... read more →
I admit it. I used to make fun of Tammy Faye Bakker. Her excessive eye make up seemed more befitting the flamboyant Muppet Show superstar Miss Piggy than the co-host... read more →
My call for you to share some of the comical things your toddlers said as they learned to master English drew some great responses. Tami sent in several kidspeak funnies:... read more →
My son made his world debut twenty-three years ago via triple E-section. (I had morphed during pregnancy from a petite, one-hundred-pound woman to a 150-pound inflatable of myself.) Shortly after... read more →
Let's surpass the cookie goals of some Girl Scouts in need of joy this year. Just click on a name in the list link to see who hasn't filled their goal yet. 💚🍪💚 ...
It’s been 9 years since I met performer, activist, gender discombobulist and noted Queen of Ireland Dr. Panti Bliss-Cabrera after her show at the Irish Arts Center in NYC. And 10 years since she gave her impassioned speech on homophobia at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. Her masterful address still resonates and is at the top of my LGBTQ+ History Month archive.I think you, too, will be struck by her speech. You can watch it on YouTube (bit.ly/48hQiRh). And then think about how you would feel to be given fewer rights than others, or be deemed not worthy of existence. Btw, this is not a selfie. I know better than to cut off a drag queen’s hair!#lgbtqhistorymonth #lgbtqhistory Panti Bliss#dignity#freedom#lgbtqrights#transrightsarehumanrights...