Columnists :: Kilian Melloy

Our ’Gay Lobby’

By Kilian Melloy | Jun 16

Ever since Ratzinger abandoned Catholicism’s sinking ship, we’ve been hearing about a "gay lobby" at the Vatican. Now, according to news sources reporting on comments made by Pope Francis, it turns out to be true. But what’s it mean?


Kilian Melloy reviews media, conducts interviews, and writes commentary for EDGE, where he also serves as Assistant Arts Editor.

Other Recent Columns

A Pride... of Cats!

By Kilian Melloy | Saturday Jun 8, 2013
This Pride, as their gay human companions demand their rights, kitties might just be thinking along similar lines. But for cats, "Pride" isn’t just a party, it’s the very essence of felinity.

The Pocket Dog Test

By Kilian Melloy | Sunday Jun 2, 2013
See that guy with the little dog? He’s just out walking his dog, right? Or... is there something more sinister afoot? Your columnist’s deranged cousin sees a pocket dog conspiracy...

"Life Hacks"

By Kilian Melloy | Sunday May 26, 2013
Get organized, solve irritating little problems, and even get a little technical savvy with this short list of useful "life hacks" that serve as shortcuts to saving time and staying on top of things.

Professional Homosexual

By Kilian Melloy | Sunday May 19, 2013
What, pray tell, is a "professional homosexual?" And does working for a gay publication, singing for a gay choir, and being married to another man qualify? Your columnist reflects...

Waiting for the Sky to Fall

By Kilian Melloy | Thursday May 16, 2013
After twenty-eight years of "living in sin," and nine years of legal marriage, the sky has yet to fall on this gay boy or the nation he calls home. So why the ongoing fuss and bother?

A Day for You

By Kilian Melloy | Sunday May 12, 2013
For Mothers’ Day: A word of thanks.

Invested in the Future

By Kilian Melloy | Monday May 6, 2013
Take one smart guy and one stupid remark. Mix in some lightning fast media saturation and shake. It’s a recipe for titillation, outrage, and (in some cases, at least) professional disaster. But can it also be culturally diagnostic?

What We Mean by ’Freedom to Marry’

By Kilian Melloy | Wednesday Apr 24, 2013
A young couple’s attitude toward marriage -- "God, no!" -- seems strange. But is it, really? And if "freedom to marry" means anything, doesn’t it also mean the freedom not to marry?

Sheltering in Place

By Kilian Melloy | Friday Apr 19, 2013
As authorities close in on Marathon bombing terror suspects, Boston-area communities are on lockdown and residents are advised to "shelter in place." What does all this mean in a larger sense?

A Private Viewing

By Kilian Melloy | Tuesday Apr 2, 2013
You’re invited to a private viewing of art sadly lost -- stencil graffiti that once covered the walls along Strasbourg’s narrow, winding streets. The city fathers elected to cover over the trove of outlaw art, but all is not lost. These images survive.