Columnists :: Mickey Weems
Mika Newton: Blessings of the Hard Life
The road to stardom leads to Los Angeles, which is why singer Mika Newton commutes back and forth from the Ukraine.
Mickey Weems is currently finishing his PhD dissertation on the circuit at Ohio State. He and his husband are coordinators for Qualia, a conference/festival dedicated to gay folklife. He may be reached at mickeyweems@yahoo.com.
Other Recent Columns
Ultra to WMC: We’ve Got You Surrounded
Like a house music encyclopedia between two massive bookends, WMC is wedged between two Ultras this year.
Armed With Aloha: Why Gays Should Give a Damn
Keep in mind that it’s not simply civilians’ rights to weapons of war that are at stake in the anti-gun control movement. The right of Christians to bear arms against homosexuals is also under siege.
Debate on Gun Control? Not Yet.
The NRA has raised an army of bullies to shout down and intimidate anyone who dares call for gun control. I hate bullies.
BIG NEWS! Jodie Foster Comes Out as a Hot Mess
Sometimes it’s better when people don’t reveal who they really are inside. Instead of a majestic ocean of deep thought and noble purpose, Jodie Foster’s revelations at the Golden Globe Awards gave us a rain puddle on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
IdiotSpeak: Gabby Gifford get out of my towns!
So much of what I hear from my pro-assault weapons friends melts into pure asshattery once exposed to the light of day. Such is the case with DebraLee Hovey’s statement criticizing Gabby Gifford’s visit to the families of victims in the Newtown massacre.
Senator Dan Inouye
On December 17, we lost a great LGBT ally and voice of reason on the issue of gun control.
Why Is Scalia Such an Asshole?
"If we cannot have moral feelings against homosexuality, can we have it against murder?" asked Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. He said he was not equating homosexuality with murder. Actually, he was and he knew it.
To My Republican Friends (and to the President)
The President was correct in framing the election on November 6 as revenge.
Halloween 29 in New Orleans: Our Big Gay Weekend
New Orleans will exceed all expectations (and any sense of restraint) this Halloween season. The last weekend of October will feature a Circuit party and a Madonna concert in the Crescent City. That is all.
Romney’s Generous Spread
"Mr. President, take your campaign of division and anger and hate back to Chicago." Textbook cognitive dissonance.
