Family and ‘family’
I love the holidays, because it is a time I can spend with my biological family. My mother for my entire life has made Christmas and Thanksgiving a...
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Authorization
Michael Aaron
Civility 2
A few issues ago I saw the writing on the wall, as most did, that marriage equality was coming our way and I called for “balance and respect” in our...
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A toast to a personal hero
Before the night is out on this momentous day, I want to call out a congrats and a thank you to Mark Lawrence, who many months ago dove in where no one else...
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Balance and respect
Another victory in the courts for same-sex marriage brings another round of vitriol on all sides. Marriage equality hangs in the balance. That is what I...
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Utah’s lawyers on same-sex marriage: When you think you are losing an argument, hyperbolize
It appears attorneys for the state of Utah have moved into shrill-speak in desperation that they may lose the fight to keep the anti-gay Amendment 3 and...
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News analysis: Utah same-sex marriage brief is a cut-and-paste from the ultra-conservative agenda
Late last night, the state of Utah filed its opening arguments in its appeal of District Judge Robert Shelby’s ruling that the state’s laws...
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Salt Lake is a village
Invariably, when I am interviewed by out-of-town reporters and on-air personalities, one of the first questions is, “why are you in Utah?” I generally joke...
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Four-legged family members
Canis lupus familiaris can always be found at my house. I am a huge lover of the gray wolf subspecies. Did you know that dogs were the first domesticated...
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Q Day is Near
As we go to press, the country’s gays and lesbians are holding their breath for the announcement of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions on Constitutionality...
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Our twilight years
I am approaching the big five-oh this June. Yes, I will be officially inducted into SAGE as a full-fledged member. I’ve been an honorary member since its...
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