NYAGRA history: 1999
Chelsea Goodwin NYAGRA history: 1999 NYAGRA’s first crisis was precipitated by Chelsea Goodwin and Rusty Mae Moore, who joined the working group in […]
Category: New York City
NYAGRA history part one: the founding
On the steps of City Hall at the press conference on 29 February 2000 announcing the public launch of the campaign for […]
The Working Families Party: Gay for Pay…?
Jimmy Van Bramer, Tom Duane, Christine Quinn & Danny Dromm When the Working Families Party burst on the scene a decade ago, […]
Stonewall Honors 40
The Stonewall Honors 40 event at the Highline Ballroom on 3 December 2009… The Stonewall Honors 40 event on Thursday could hardly […]
25 things about me
One of my favorite places on earth: Frying Pan Creek in Mt. Rainier National Park… Awhile back, a friend of mine suggested […]
Bill Thompson for Mayor
Pauline Park, Bill Thompson & Bernie Tarver at the LGBT for Thompson fundraiser (October 14) There are two reasons to vote for […]
Stonewall Community Foundation honors 40, including Pauline Park
The Stonewall Community Foundation is the largest source of funds for organizations in New York City serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and […]
The Met’s New Season: Warhorses to Operatic Rarities
Renée Fleming in Rossini’s “Armida” The Metropolitan Opera’s 2009-10 season is anything if not eclectic, representing a judicious mix of old warhorses […]
Love, Death and the Final Journey of Forrest Church
Forrest Church and Pauline Park at All Souls in December 2008 On 24 September 2009, Forrest Church departed from his earthly life, […]
Pagan Republicans and Other Apparent Anomalies
Dan Halloran performing a pagan ritual; but are the other heathens registered Republican…? William James wrote of “The Varieties of Religious Experience” […]
Thunder Above: a new play on queer Asian American themes
Rey Lucas as Hector, Jon Norman Schneider as Gil and Maureen Sebastian as Theresa in “Thunder Above, Deeps Below” On Tuesday, I […]
Richard Aborn for Manhattan DA
I am delighted to announce my own personal endorsement of Richard Aborn for Manhattan district attorney. Aborn is running for a position […]