My alarm went off just before 5 am today. Sometimes I’m up that early, but today it was appointment listening to my hometown radio station in Hastings, Michigan, where my …
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Stephen Colbert and the boys of South Park have been giving raspberries to both Paramount and the President. It’s a sad state of affairs when a corporate merger apparently is …
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What a world! My friends and I often say that phrase when lamenting the latest Trumposity or rolling our eyes at an inappropriate social media post. But rarely is it …
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Trump funk. That’s how I’d describe the mood in my small town of Hastings, Michigan, as residents celebrated the 4th of July. The pre-holiday concert drew a big crowd as …
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Obergefell is not a name that rolls off the tongue. But Jim Obergefell’s name ten years on is one for the LGBTQ history books. June 26 marked the 10 year …
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The newspapers were late today. So my morning routine at Living Out was disrupted: grab an early morning cup of Coachella Valley Coffee from the lounge, have MeTV reruns on …
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Pride month is coming to a close during a most tumultuous year in our LGBTQ+ history. World Pride events in Washington, D.C. have mostly ended and the major Pride in …
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Gnats are known for their short attention span, as the saying goes. But my brain is hurting as I fight to pay attention to the many distractions that befall me …
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Waterbeds were a thing in the 1970s. We saw footage of Palm Springs first “gay” hotel, An Old Friend, at last week’s LGBTQ+ History and Archives home movies night. There …
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And the hits just keep on comin’! That’s a phrase used by radio stations like KGAY in days gone by to promote the music we play. But today, the hits …