And why there’s no equivalent to “fag hag” when straight guys are friends with lesbians.
A Daughter and a Daughter-In-Law
November 2, 2011 By 9 Comments
As a parent, you learn to let your kid become his or her own person. But what if, in rolling with the punches, you’re hit with something unexpected?
Do Lesbians and Gays Think About Gender Differently?
September 29, 2011 By 9 Comments
One lesbian’s look at how gays and lesbians turn conventional ideas of gender on their head, and confuse straight people in the process.
Do Guys Really Think This Is What Lesbians Do?
July 15, 2011 By 9 Comments
Call male fantasies what they are, and rent the DVDs on ‘The L Word’ for the real thing.
Hugo Schwyzer on TastyKeish Radio
June 19, 2011 By 3 Comments
Keisha Dutes interviews Hugo Schwyzer on the importance of the father-daughter bond, responsibilities of men and challenges of same sex parenting.
Ten things I've learned from having "queer" friends
April 22, 2011 By 11 Comments
Note: in university, I was taught that the word “queer” has been re-appropriated as a sort of catch-all for any sexuality that is not “heteronormative”. But since normal doesn’t really exist (it has to do with Derrida, or something), then we’re all a bit queer! I guess you can also use LGBTTTQ, if you want to [...]
The Man in the Women’s College
March 21, 2011 By 23 Comments
Aden, who transitioned to male while attending an all-female college, chose not to transfer schools even as he faced harassment and tension from classmates and administration. This is his story.
Meeting My Sperm-Donor Dad: Part 2
February 14, 2011 By 15 Comments
“When I call him, I say, ‘Hi, it’s Ben,’ not ‘Hi, it’s your son.’ I am my mothers’ son. I’m already spoken for.”
Meeting My Sperm-Donor Dad
February 7, 2011 By 18 Comments
Like thousands of other kids his age, Ben Sommer was conceived through alternative insemination and raised in a lesbian household. Recently, at 21, Sommer decided it was time to meet his “dad” for the first time.
Facebook Knows I’m Gay (and I Don’t Care)
October 26, 2010 By 4 Comments
If you’re gay, you’re a marketer’s bullseye on Facebook. Welcome to the world of software built on punctured code, sociopathic hackers, and, above and beyond all else, unfettered, uncontrollable capitalism.
Behold, the Narcissist
July 29, 2010 By 4 Comments
Vocalyze
Michael Kimmel on my Attraction to Lesbians
Hugo Schwyzer agrees that the “possibility of equality” is indeed erotic.