On May 10, Michael Sam made history when he became the first openly gay player drafted by the NFL. He then did what any of us would do when achieving our life’s dream: he kissed the one he loves and made history again by kissing his boyfriend during a live video feed on ESPN. Since […]
It’s One-Hit Wonder Wednesday! Each week, I’ll pick a one-hit wonder to stir nostalgia and make us all ask “what were people thinking?” This week, it’s “Chevy Van” by Sammy Johns. Does it get any more ’70s than this? It’s a song about a guy who has a one night stand in a van with […]
It’s not often any more that statements and attitudes about HIV get me riled up. But, in the last few weeks, it’s happened twice. And it’s shown me some of the problems we still face in fighting the epidemic. The first came when Michael Weinstein, president of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, made his now-infamous comments […]
It’s One-Hit Wonder Wednesday! Each week, I’ll pick a one-hit wonder to stir nostalgia and make us all ask “what were people thinking?” Since last night was the 10th anniversary of the final episode of “Friends,” this week’s song is “I’ll Be There for You” by The Rembrandts. The Rembrandts were already a fairly well-known […]
It’s One-Hit Wonder Wednesday! Each week, I’ll pick a one-hit wonder to stir nostalgia and make us all ask “what were people thinking?” This week, we’re going back 40 years to 1974 and “Beach Baby” by First Class. First Class was a British (!) studio creation. They recorded “Beach Baby” as an homage to ’60s […]
It’s One-Hit Wonder Wednesday! Each week, I’ll pick a one-hit wonder to stir nostalgia and make us all ask “what were people thinking?” This week, I’m going waaaaaay back to 1965 and “You Were on My Mind” by We Five. When I was a kid, my dad and sister used to listen to an AM […]
The recent closing of Remington’s was another reminder of how many LGBT institutions have disappeared since I first arrived in DC 17 years ago. Whether bars, stores, organizations or events, they all once played a big role in the DC community and their loss is still felt by many of us. Let’s take a walk […]