The outrage following revelations that the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) sought to stoke a "race war" to hinder nation-wide marriage-equality initiatives has been as broad-based as it has been bombastic. From LGBT groups such as Freedom to Marry to hate watchers like the

Like a pesky hurricane season or annual allergy affliction, self-appointed marriage-equality machers are once again commanding our commander-in-chief to "evolve already" in his support for same-sex marriage. This time it's Joe Sudbay, the AMERICAblog editor who originally elicited President Obama's now famous "attitudes evolve, including mine" retort just...

When President Obama signed legislation repealing Don't Ask/Don't Tell (DADT), he fulfilled one of his key campaign promises to both the LGBT community and the entire nation. Yet while high-profile gay and lesbian pundits such as Rachel Maddow and Andrew Sullivan are roundly declaring the repeal...

In between battling to secure same-sex marriage rights and repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell, the American Gaystream somehow overlooked the arrival of Beyond Business, the new autobiography by former British Petroleum (BP) chief John Browne. The book, released in Britain in February, is essential reading for anyone --...

I want your names and I want your addresses!

No, not because I'm a stalker; unless you count Barack Obama -- who I'll be stalking relentlessly for the rest of this year to ensure he repeals Don't Ask, Don't Tell in 2010.

But neither Barack -- nor myself -- can...

The news that President Obama will mention DADT in tonight's State of the Union address was received by the Gay blog-o-sphere with the kind of cynicism and spite typically reserved for the truly homophobic. Steeped in skepticism and laden with an infantile sense of defeatism, some important blogs even suggested...

The schadenfreude surrounding Scott Brown's Massachusetts Senate win is the final confirmation of the current LGBT leadership's betrayal of 50 years of progressive politics. It began within minutes of Coakley's concession speech: A volley of "I told you sos" by her haughty Carolina highness, Pam Spaulding.

U.S. Senate insta-candidate, Harold Ford Jr., may have survived a race-baiting 2006 election, a bonus-less 2009 banking season and the potential backlash of marrying a white woman -- but the real question now is can he survive New York City's angry gays?

"Ford's crossed a line and he cannot...

As is often the case, New York and national media often overlook the most interesting elements of a news story. Case in point: Congressional Candidate Vincent Morgan.

While some folks may know him as the hunky Harlem investment banker challenging the legendary Charlie Rangel in Upper Manhattan's 15th...

Sitting U.S. presidents age notoriously faster than regular folks, and just a year into his presidency, Barack Obama is clearly no exception. While still lean and trim, the President's laugh-lines are noticeably deeper, his jowls definitely droopier and his close-cropped coif undeniably speckled with silver. Even some of his biggest...

I am relatively new to HuffPost blogging, but a few constants have emerged since I began posting late last year: Few folks actually read entire HP pieces; reader comments typically have zero relationship to the pieces being critiqued; and mention the words "Black men" and "gay" in the same graph,...

The revelation that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid commented on Pres. Obama's brown skin and non-Negro dialect have sent pundits once again into a racial free-for-all. There are those who are calling Reid a racist; others are calling for his resignation; and some are simply calling the entire issue much...

The arrival of Harold Ford, Jr. onto the New York State political scene has once again revealed the sharpened -- and race-based -- claws of the LGBT lobby. Ford -- the African-American former congressman from Tennessee -- seems likely to challenge incumbent Kristin Gillbrand for her U.S. Senate seat later...

Just a few weeks ago, the venerable Anti-Defamation League (ADL) released its list of the 10 "Top Issues Affecting Jews in 2009". Published annually, the report detailed the key geopolitical incidents and concerns which shaped both the good and bad news last year in Jewish communities worldwide.

Much has been made about the gayness -- or lack thereof -- of A Single Man, the debut feature by former Gucci creative director Tom Ford. The film -- a big-screen adaptation of Christopher Isherwood's 1964 novel -- zooms in on a pivotal day in the...

"Burying the lede" is one of the oldest tricks in journalism -- hiding a story's singular scoop (or coup) deep in its middle or end. Although often the sign of an amateur, an expertly-embedded lede can actually embellish an article's key conceits which may -- at their core -- simply...

In recent interviews with both People and the New York Times, talk-show hostess Wendy Williams speaks openly about her unlikely upbringing in the leafy environs of suburban New Jersey. Indeed, rather than being the "girl from the 'hood" her potty-mouthed persona might suggest, Williams actually summered on Martha's...

Earlier this year I interviewed noted Gay author, Andrew Sullivan for a story I wrote about same-sex marriage in More Intelligent Life, the Economist's culture website. Although one of the deepest thinkers in the homo-sphere, Sullivan immediately succumbed to the kind of shallowness parroted by every other pro-Marriage...

Sometime over the next few days, the January issue of Golf Digest magazine will appear on newsstands nationwide. Gracing the cover will be none other than Pres. Barack Obama, joined by disgraced golfer Tiger Woods and the oy vey-inducing tag-line "10 Tips Obama Can Take from Tiger."

The cover's unfortunate...

Ever since last year's presidential election, Dem-dissing and Obama-bashing have become fashionable pastimes in many LGBT circles. And why not? Charged with rescuing an entire political landscape in barely a year, the current administration makes an easy target for decades of wrath -- while ignoring the real challenges (and opportunities)...