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September 22, 2014
“We’re Christians whose son-in-law has come out as transgender. What do we do?”
Her beloved son-in-law, the father of her granddaughter, has revealed that he is transgender and...
September 19, 2014
Calling Pope Francis to Lewistown, MT
Time for a teaching moment, Pope Francis.
September 17, 2014
Is there a pro-LGBT equivalent to “It’s in the Bible”?
If for some reason I find it incumbent upon me to boil down into one...
September 13, 2014
How it’s been
You can't please everyone—but you can please the right one.
September 12, 2014
That lovable man who abuses you
One reason some women remain in abusive relationships that no one ever talks about.
September 10, 2014
Challenging the evil empire of anti-gay Christians, and the resurfacing of old fundie fears
How to I deal with Christians promoting hate; how do I quell my old fundie...
September 04, 2014
The one critical difference between healthy self-esteem and narcissism
We're all attracted to confident people. The problem lies in the two kinds of people...
September 03, 2014
Pastor tells mom her lesbian teen can’t be a Christian
A pastor tells a concerned mother that her gay daughter can't be a Christian unless...
September 02, 2014
No hell for people who constantly sin? Really?
If there is no hell, then what happens to people who sin constantly and live...
August 2014
August 27, 2014
Combating the downward pull of Christian negativity
Wherein I answer a couple of letters from mothers of LGBT kids.
August 25, 2014
Spencer Tracy’s awesome argument for gay marriage
"You can try to ignore those people, or you can feel sorry for them and...
August 20, 2014
Heard the news? Gay people don’t exist!
Problem solved!
August 19, 2014
All there is to say about Ferguson
The revolution will be live.
August 18, 2014
Anti-gay Christians convening today. What are they hiding?
"You are associating your name—your honor, your integrity, your reputation, your entire relationship to morality—with...
August 18, 2014
Vicky Beeching and the “sin” of being gay
"Right-wing pastors preaching that gay people are going to hell because God blah blah Jesus...
August 14, 2014
Book giveaway: “Moonlight Sonata at the Mayo Clinic” by Nora Gallagher
There’s just a lot of things I’m more comfortable talking about in the newsletter than...
August 13, 2014
Let’s let Robin Williams rest now
Yesterday at the gym I was watching television because you can't be on any elliptical...
August 12, 2014
What is there to say about the evil of ISIS?
What's happening right now with ISIS in Iraq is so terrifying and demoralizing that I...
August 08, 2014
Pastors of America: Remember Mark Driscoll
A letter to every fundie pastor in America about taking a lesson from Mark Driscoll.
August 05, 2014
Dude: Being a Christian doesn’t mean your girlfriend has to be one, too
He says that he wants to be with her, but can't because she's not a...
August 01, 2014
Her husband wants to explore his bisexuality
Her husband wants to sleep with a man. How should she feel about this?
July 2014
July 29, 2014
Do I smell a right-wing Christian rat behind Ohio State’s psych quiz “controversy”?
Here's the whole story behind OCU's "controversial" psychology class.
July 28, 2014
Ohio State University teaches Christians are stupider than atheists
A recent quiz given to Ohio State University students -- and a quiz we'd like...
July 22, 2014
How we remember who we are
A quick lesson in literally everything you need to know about praying.
July 21, 2014
Censorship, threats and book-burning: Christians vs. Gays in Singapore
It's easy enough to think the struggle against Christians seeking to negate LGBT people is...
July 17, 2014
What sexual abuse steals from its victims–and how they can get it back
Young people who are sexually abused by someone they love are through that trauma robbed...
July 15, 2014
Help: I’m a lesbian whose Christian girlfriend thinks it’s wrong to be gay
Got in the letter below. I answer following it. Dear John, I am currently in...
July 10, 2014
Is suicide a sin?
A young woman with reason to wonder asks if committing suicide is a sin.
July 07, 2014
Dear gayophobic Christian parents of America
"Prayer warriors needed to help me fight Satan for the soul of my daughter!" she...
July 03, 2014
Come out of the closet, Secretly Progressive Pastors!
If you are a Secretly Progressive Pastor, now is the time for you to step...
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