‘Lifestyle’ Archives
Gearing up for the Gay Games
In 2001, as Chicago was bidding to host the Gay Games, Kurt Dahl decided to lend a hand. He didn’t know much about the Games – he vaguely recalled something about Greg Louganis diving a few years earlier – but he figured his background in banking and finance could help. Chicago won the bid. By the time Gay Games VII kicked off in 2006, Dahl [...]
National Parks of the Southwest
Visitation at America's best-known national parks has skyrocketed in recent years, so it's no surprise that these monuments to natural scenery and wide-open spaces have become increasingly popular with gays and lesbians. Whether you're into camping, serious hiking and off-road trekking, or you're more likely to stay in a romantic lodge, check out [...]
What to do about uninvited kids at a gay party?
What to do about uninvited kids at a gay party? Q: I was completely shocked when two of our gay friends showed up for a dinner party with their twins in tow. I hadn’t mentioned kids in the invitation and the table was set for eight–four adult couples. I did the best I could, but I don’t think I hid my irritation very well, especially when [...]
Wrestling Without Borders
At the 1990 Gay Games in Vancouver, wrestling was an afterthought. Organization was so haphazard, longtime devotee Gene Dermody paid $300 of his own money to get mats in place for competition. That galvanized the small but intense gay wrestling community. Realizing that no one would help them except themselves, they formed a coalition. Wrestlers [...]
Brian Burke’s legacy
Last November, the 21-year-old manager of a college hockey team came out as gay. Two months later, he was killed in an automobile accident. The hockey world may never be the same. It’s not often that a student manager earns headlines by coming out, but Brendan Burke was no ordinary young man. His father was Brian Burke – one of the biggest [...]
Focus on the NCAA
It’s one thing for Apple or Doritos to hawk their wares during the Super Bowl. It’s another thing entirely for Focus on the Family to do so. The right-wing Christian political organization – known for its strident opposition to both abortions and LGBT civil rights – provoked a national uproar when CBS agreed to air an anti-abortion [...]
When to tell your date “I’m transgender”?
When to tell your date "I'm transgender"? Q: I've told men upfront that I'm a male-to-female trans woman (I date straight guys) and I've also waited till longer into the relationship, and I still don't know which is the better approach. I don't want them to be upset (or to lose their attention), but I also want them to know I'm an honest person [...]
Charleston, SC
One of the wealthiest and largest cities of pre-Colonial America, Charleston today mixes expected, if stereotypical, Southern charms like plantation museums, cobblestone lanes, ancient military sites and traditional Lowcountry cuisine with a number of facets that surprise first-time visitors: hip coffeehouses, edgy galleries, informal restaurants [...]
Prodigal sons return to Montana
Growing up in Montana’s Big Sky Country, Kimberly Reed was told that anything could happen there. And it did. Her younger brother Todd came out as gay. Her other brother Marc – adopted as an infant – had part of his brain removed following a bad accident, and still suffers bouts of fearsome anger and violence. While searching for his [...]
Hawaii’s Garden Isle: Kauai
In terms of scenery, the one Hawaiian island that comes closest to living up to the expectations of many first-time visitors is Kauai, a comparatively small but magnificently lush isle of rain forests, towering seaside cliffs and secluded beaches. Hikers flock to the Na Pali Coast, which is on the remote northwestern tip of the island, just [...]
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