Category Archives: homosexuality

I Have To Admit It’s Getting Meta, Or: Eight Years And One Day Out Of The Closet

Posted on August 8, 2014 by queerlefty

Even though yesterday was my eighth coming out anniversary, I didn’t repost my coming out story this year, as I have done for the past several years. The reason is simple: Instead of republishing it in English, I decided to … Continue reading →

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Thomas Hitzlsperger, Robbie Rogers and the Plight of the ‘First Gay Footballer’

Posted on March 21, 2014 by queerlefty

Retired German footballer Thomas Hitzlsperger came out as gay in early January, and thus added yet another eloquent voice to the continued debate about the dearth of openly gay players in professional team sports. He cited the examples of trailblazers … Continue reading →

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Coming Out, Again and Again

Posted on January 27, 2013 by queerlefty

Few things are more heartening than reading the steady stream of stories about how today’s young people find it easier to come out than it was just back when I was that age. Judging from the media and opinion polls, … Continue reading →

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Early Gay Crushes: Adam Brody

Posted on October 16, 2011 by queerlefty

It’s been a while since I’ve done this, but the last installment in this series was on Jesse Eisenberg around two years ago. Back then, I wrote about how my Eisenberg crush was as much based on my wish to … Continue reading →

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The Annual Re-Post

Posted on August 7, 2011 by queerlefty

Traditionally, August 7 has been my gayest day of the year. It’s the day I celebrate my anniversary for coming out for the first time, to my father. I will honor the tradition on this my fifth gay anniversary, but … Continue reading →

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How To Make A Great Book Into A Great Film

Posted on October 2, 2010 by queerlefty

The art of adapting a book into a film has always fascinated me. In most cases, it’s a lose-lose situation. Literature and film are different art forms with different strengths, and any attempt to simply film the text will inevitably … Continue reading →

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“The Gays have the momentum again!”

Posted on August 4, 2010 by queerlefty

A little over two years ago in this space, I congratulated California on their judiciary’s decision to allow gay people to marry on equal terms as heterosexuals. When that decision was eventually overturned by a referendum the following November, I … Continue reading →

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Where Are The Soccer Homos?

Posted on July 15, 2010 by queerlefty

There were some things that were missing from the soccer World Cup that just wrapped: Stars like Rio Ferdinand and Michael Ballack were injured, Ronaldinho wasn’t even capped, and Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo and Fernando Torres underperformed. There were things … Continue reading →

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