I was raised Christian. My parents weren’t religious, and they’re still not, but they wanted good things for us, and this included feeling like a part of something bigger. Plus, a requirement for getting into the best schools in the area was immaculate church attendance. Mom was all about us

I was 17 and he was 23. He hung around with my friend Elizabeth and her older sisters Mary and Leah. It was a family of girls I went to church with and he was sort of the cool adopted brother.He was attractive, tall, and athletic with dark deep-set eyes, full lips, and a terrible buzzed haircut. In

Kim Davis -- the Rowan County Clerk in Kentucky who was recently taken into custody after refusing to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples because God told her not to -- is no friend of mine. But had I not taken a sharp queer turn after my fundamentalist Christian years, she very well could

I’m quiet. I don’t like crowds. Women my own age give me anxiety, most of my friends included. But the majority of the time, I do everything I can to be different. I do everything I can to be kind. On the days I fail, I think of the profound value of empathy, the immeasurable affects we have on

The episode of Parenthood where Haddie tells her parents that she is no longer a virgin had me sobbing for hours. Granted, I’ve cried at the end of many a episode, but this experience was particular memorable. Her dad, Adam, completely lost it and couldn’t even look her in the eye once he