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Ann Louise Nixon Cooper, 1902-2009

James Withers — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:37:38 +0000

This post will ramble so hold on. The ride will be bumpy.

The whole Mao/Hedda Lettuce Christmas ornament “controversy” makes me sleepy, so expect nothing here (if you are into Glenn Beck,(...)

Ruby-Sachs: Jews, Gays, Religion

ERubySachs — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:27:03 +0000

As a secular Jew, I watch Christmas from the outside. It’s a holiday where the family rumblings and big dinners come with a pleasant, and for many, watered-down host of religious traditions:(...)

Neff: No gay change for the Salvation Army

Jennifer Vanasco — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:36:41 +0000

“Did you sign up to ring the bell?” a good-hearted friend asked.

She realized even before I voiced my answer that I had not volunteered to ring the bell outside our local supermarket to(...)

Corvino: A story of comfort and joy

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:48:43 +0000

Allow me to share a favorite holiday story.

It was late-November 1989, a year after I first came out. I had been dating a guy named Michael for over a month, which made him (in my mind, at(...)

Neff: Gay buying power is holiday magic

logointern2 — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:00:34 +0000

Black Friday came, and I stayed away from the stores.

I’m not anti-consumerism or anti-gifts or anti-Christmas, just anti-crowds — 134 million shoppers is 134 million too many for me. So(...)

Tis the Season: Finding a safe space for spirituality

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:09:19 +0000

Tis the season to be shopping, overeating, running around like a chicken without a head and deferring sleep until the 26th of December.

Tis also the season, though, to take time to reflect on(...)

Amsterdam gay Christmas features same-sex Nativity

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:53:24 +0000

(Amsterdam, Netherlands) A Dutch gay group said Monday it has planned a “Pink Christmas” festival for the first time in Amsterdam, featuring a manger stall with two Josephs and two Marys.

Other(...)

Gays told to remember gay-friendly merchants this holiday season

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:00:21 +0000

(New York City) With a month left for Christmas shopping, gay and lesbian consumers are being told they should give precedence to companies that support LGBT rights.

The Human Rights Campaign on(...)