Domenick Scudera

For gay men of a certain age, the passing of Donna Summer last week was a significant loss. Those of us in our late 40s and 50s remember this disco diva in her 1970s prime. Upon hearing the news of her death, all the memories attached to that time have...

To defend her stance against same-sex marriage, Bristol Palin wrote in a recent blog post that "in general kids do better growing up in a mother/father home." I am gay, and I have no children, so this is illogical to me. Bristol Palin, an unwed single mother, is...

It seems like just yesterday that I wrote a HuffPost blog complaining about our president and vice president and their "evolving" opinions on gay marriage. Actually, it was yesterday.

What a difference a day makes. My partner and I stared with our mouths open as the president...

Dear Vice President Biden,

I would just like to let you know that I am completely comfortable with your marriage to your wife, Jill. You seem like an upstanding fellow, and Jill seems like a terrific gal. And if you would be so kind, please let Barack and Michelle know...

RuPaul is a genius. Crowning Sharon Needles as "America's Next Drag Superstar" on RuPaul's Drag Race sends a message. Sharon, a self-identified outsider who was bullied relentlessly as a kid, is now a symbol of triumph over such adversity. Dan Savage started the "It Gets Better" campaign to share stories...

Last week, on the Fox News program The O'Reilly Factor, host Bill O'Reilly discussed his fear that Glee might encourage kids to experiment with "alternative lifestyles." He stressed that the "glamorous" nature of the program might seduce kids into trying homosexuality or becoming transgender. When asked if he thought homosexual...

State Senator Daniel Soucek, in defense of a proposed North Carolina constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriages and civil unions, recently stated that traditional marriages are "the healthiest way to raise children." Sound familiar? This "for-the-children" argument has been used again and again to deny gay couples the...

To my fellow college professors:

I am worried! Rick Santorum is onto us! He has somehow cracked our top-secret codes and is revealing our well-orchestrated plans to ruin America! We had successfully duped citizens into believing that we were educating young minds, but this conservative whistleblower is exposing our dastardly...

I feel so warm and fuzzy inside: 1980s heartthrob Kirk Cameron has declared his love for me! And guess what?! He loves you, too! No, really! He said so on national television! He said that it is his "life's mission to love all people," and that includes you...

Rick Santorum impressed everyone again with more state primary victories this week. Will someone please explain this to me: who are these people voting for Rick Santorum? Do they live in the same country I live in? Do they live in the same century I live in? Have they not...

I went to a shopping mall yesterday. I grew up on Long Island, so malls (pronounced mawls) are in my blood. To my surprise, the mannequins in the store windows were dressed in neon colors and Flashdance-style silhouettes. If Tiffany were singing "I Think We're Alone Now" near the food...

I am a gay man, and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is making my dreams come true. You see, I am not one of those sentimental homosexuals who dream of splashy, tacky, gay weddings. As if he could read my mind, Governor Christie vetoed same-sex marriage this past week and...

My best friend is a three-legged dog named Festus. He may look a bit odd, but he is an inspiration.

Festus was born with four legs. His mother hid her puppies in an urban industrial park, and somehow Festus got stuck under some debris. To free himself, he managed to...

In 1854 Elizabeth Cady Stanton addressed the New York legislature, saying:

[I]f you regard marriage as a civil contract, then let it be subject to the same laws which control all other contracts. Do not make it a half-human, half-divine institution, which you may build up but cannot regulate. Do...

Doctor, can you help me? The Super Bowl is this Sunday, and I do not care. I feel nothing. That is not normal, right? I cannot even tell you the names of the teams that are playing. Am I missing the sports gene?

I always thought my aversion to athletics...

Apparently, I am not a very good homosexual.

I have had a real education this week. I started listening to Bryan Fischer, the Director of Issues Analysis for the American Family Association. He is very smart and has provided me with an eye-opening education. He is teaching me about what...

Dear Madge:

Over the years, I was "crazy for you" just as much as the next gay, but lately I am worried. You had a solid handle on the pulse of pop culture once. Now you seem out-of-step. What happened?

Case in point: the Golden Globes. Ricky Gervais, when introducing...

As is his custom, President Santorum awoke and exited his White House bedroom at 6:15 a.m., alert and at the ready. He went to the bottom of the stairs, where he blew his captain's whistle to rouse the children. Each of his children arrived at the bottom of the stairs...

This just in: the Baby New Year is gay. After a battery of tests, doctors have confirmed that the newborn is, in fact, homosexual. "Statistically, it was bound to happen," states the former Baby New Year of 2011. "After 2,011 heterosexual years, a gay one had to come along eventually."...

A few weeks ago, a Brokeback coat-clad Rick Perry proclaimed that our president was waging a war on religion (and by that, he meant Christianity), and that schoolchildren cannot celebrate Christmas openly. Being the homosexual heathen that I am, I normally dismiss just about everything that comes out of this...