This week, I was absolutely floored by a picture in an article in Coloures entitled: "Little Black Girls and Weaves: How Young is too Young?" The image was of a young black girl who looked no older than possibly 4 or 5 years old with a full weave...

Yes, we know sensationalism sells magazines but with this week's release of TIME magazine's gay-themed covers, I ask at whose expense?

For decades, our allies and those of us within the gay and transgender community have tried desperately to move the conversation about LGBT equality out of...

This is a historic week for marriage equality with the Supreme Court hearing not one but two cases concerning the constitutionality of discrimination based on sexual orientation -- the Defense of Marriage Act, and Proposition 8 case from California which weighs the legality of a ballot measure denying same-sex couples...

Remember the movie Working Girl with Melanie Griffith? She played the secretary who received a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fill her bosses "stilettos" and become the power player at the office. Griffith's character transformed from the big haired, long-nailed, tight-clothing-wearing secretary to CEO before our eyes with the right haircut and...

For better or for worse, stories change our lives. They move us to action, whether those actions are mostly reflective or not. In the days since the horrific attack in Newtown, Conn., I can't help but think, like most other people, just how fleeting life really is. How even the...

Last week marked the 25th anniversary of A Different World. It's hard to believe that 25 years ago I was glued to the television in my parent's condo awaiting the premiere of the highly anticipated Cosby Show spinoff.

Like millions across the country I loved The Cosby Show. I...

Since the Olympics began, like billions of people, I have been glued to my TV. I've felt every spin on the beam, stretch to the wall, dive for the ball, and synchronized feat -- loving every moment of athletic glory. If the triumph of the human mind, body, and spirit...

Children today are spending alarming amounts of their time indoors and in front of screens -- 7.5 hours on electronic devices to be exact, that's more than your average work week. Many have argued that ADHD and other behavioral issues are lessened when children spend time in the...

It seems for the moment that the arc of the moral universe is bending toward equality. On the heels of the president's historic announcement supporting marriage equality last week, several officials and even rap mogul and philanthropist Jay-Z have come out on the right side of...

Over the past month, conversations about race have found it's way through tragedy back into our living rooms and Facebook pages. From a very young age in this country you are taught not to see color or mention it for that matter -- and that silence has proven deadly.

Earlier this month, I lead a session at the Women Of the World-Baltimore (WOW) conference, alongside my wife, on the dismemberment of female sexuality -- from state legislatures to the media everyone seems to be taking a part the female body, dissecting our form and labeling parts of...

February, according to all retailers is the month for love. Everywhere you turn there are little cut out hearts, red roses, and candy for sale.

What troubles me about Valentine's Day is not the commercialization of love. Although, I really don't need a special day to remind me to...

"If you don't have something nice to say... then say nothing." This is an old adage we teach young children. Why? Because as adults we know that words matter, and if we've learned anything at all from the recent spate of anti-gay bullying incidents, it's that words can cause...