Joel Derfner
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Joel Derfner is an author and composer living in Brooklyn, NY.

His books include Swish: My Quest to Become the Gayest Person Ever and What Ended Up Happening Instead and Gay Haiku .
Along with his best friend Sarah Rose, Joel appears in the upcoming docu-series Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys, on Sundance Channel.

Joel Derfner can be found on the web at http://joelderfner.com/, blogging at sarahandjoellikeboys.com, and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/joelderfner.

Blog Entries by Joel Derfner

Does it Get Better?

Posted December 17, 2010 | 16:24:17 (EST)

An Open Letter to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth of America:

Hold tight for a little while longer, kid. It gets better.

There. That's what I've got so far.

"The Huffington Post would like you to write an 'it...

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Against Gay Marriage

Posted December 3, 2010 | 12:30:21 (EST)

Gay marriage is bad for America.

I mean it; I think gay marriage is a terrible idea, and I want nothing to do with it.

Evan Wolfson, founder and director of the marriage-equality organization Freedom to Marry, argues that the term "gay marriage" suggests we're asking for special privileges...

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