Clips
Here are links to a small representative selection of my published writing. I also have a biweekly column at renowned LGBT website The Bilerico Project.
NON-FICTION (JOURNALISM/ESSAYS/REVIEWS)
Gold Is Not God: Yom Kippur at Occupied Wall Street.
What happens when a sacred spiritual service cohabitates with a modern political protest?
The Indypendent, October 16, 2011.
Bert and Ernie’s Big Love.
Why do we speculate on the love lives of puppets? Because they tell us so much about ourselves.
The Bilerico Project, August 12, 2011.
Chrissy Lee Polis: The New Kitty Genovese?
What makes one person become involved and another just stand by?
The Bilerico Project, April 26, 2011.
Building Queer Community (or The Queer Migration Myth, Redux)
A follow-up to my post on the “Great Queer Migration Myth”, this time from the urban side.
The Bilerico Project, April 15, 2011.
Vote for The Old Guys in the Muppet Balcony
Muppeteer Richard Hunt’s characters face an unnervingly close race in a popular fan competition.
The Bilerico Project, April 4, 2011.
A Bilerico Blogger in the Baby Dyke Years.
I dig up my 1995 profile as “Baby Dyke Heroine” in lesbian magazine Deneuve (now Curve).
The Bilerico Project, March 30, 2011.
“Against Equality: Queer Critiques of Gay Marriage”, book review.
This pint-sized book makes a powerful contribution.
make/shift magazine, Issue 9, Spring/Summer 2011.
Remember the Triangle Fire.
On the centennial of this deadly — and entirely preventable — blaze, let us remember to look out for the workers.
The Bilerico Project, March 25, 2011.
The Rainbow Connection: Richard Hunt, Gay Muppeteer
A thumbnail biography of vibrant performer Richard Hunt, the man behind such beloved Muppet characters as Scooter, Beaker, Janice and Statler (of Statler and Waldorf).
The Bilerico Project, March 17, 2011.
The Great Queer Migration Myth.
Why does the LGBT community unthinkingly accept the urban imperative? Why do we romaticize and mythologize queer urban migration?
The Bilerico Project, March 10, 2011.
Pioneering Facts of Life Star and Disability Activist Comes Out.
Geri Jewell, long an “out” role model for the disability rights community, is now “out” in a different way.
The Bilerico Project, February 17, 2011.
“The Labrys Reunion” and “Lilac Mines”.
Two complementary novels a “delightful romp” through lesbian life.
make/shift magazine, Issue 7, Spring/Summer 2010.
“Sick”.
New zine gives insight into the lives of those with chronic illness.
make/shift magazine, Issue 7, Spring/Summer 2010.
A Chat with Richard Hunt’s Mother.
Jane Hunt talks about her son’s life and work with the Muppets.
Muppet fansite Tough Pigs, 1/7/10.
Full version of the interview on my blog.
Bound to Struggle.
Queer zine deftly interrogates power.
make/shift magazine, Issue 6, Fall/Winter 2009/2010.
Names and Dates and Times: Reflections on a Queer Zine Adolescence.
QZAP: Meta, Queer Zine Archive Project, 1/09.
Remote as the Moon.
The Sun magazine, Issue 356, 8/05.
Judi Bari: Don’t Believe the Hype!
New Bari biography contains “far more falsehood than fact.”
WW4 Report, Issue 38, 3/05.
Thoughts on the Murder of Sakia Gunn.
Was Gunn targeted by not just her murderer, but the media?
Winner of Independent Press Association Award, Best Editorial 2003.
The Indypendent, 7/23/03.
Is That All There Is?
More to gay rights than marriage. Front-page editorial.
The Indypendent, 7/4/03.
Growing Connections: Community Supported Agriculture.
New movement links consumers, farmers and food.
The Indypendent, 8/6/02.
Women in Black Stand for Peace in the Middle East.
Profile of international peace group.
The Indypendent, 4/02.
Mother of Our Movement.
Obituary for trans activist Sylvia Rivera.
The Indypendent, 3/02.
POETRY
Progress.
The Sun magazine, Issue 356, 9/07.
Poem for the 21st Century.
Heliotrope Journal, Volume VI, 5/06.
Body Language: An Introduction to the Poetry Issue.
Co-editor of the issue with Enid Dame.
Bridges: A Jewish Feminist Journal, Volume 9, Number 2, 1/03.
FUN STUFF
Silent Movie.
Metropolitan Diary, New York Times, 5/3/10.
A Chicken in Prospect Park.
Metropolitan Diary, New York Times, 11/8/09.
Ernie or Bert?
Metropolitan Diary, New York Times, 12/14/08.
Stella!
Metropolitan Diary, New York Times, 8/24/08.
Mom’s Halloween Costume.
Metropolitan Diary, New York Times, 11/06/96.