Center of Gravitas

Some nights ago, I zoned out in front of dreamy Anderson Cooper’s news program. As one of his minions reported on the Catholic Church’s rec...

Lately I have been feeling out of step with mainstream culture. Yeah, I know being gay and of mixed ancestry means I am always already out ...

Here we go, kiddies. In a couple of weeks, GayProf will be one of three candidates for an “on-campus” interview at a southwestern univers...

Shakespeare’s Sister has advocated for all good lefty bloggers to come forward and nominate themselves for Bill O’Reilly’s enemies list. I...

Depression elicits several obsessive compulsive responses in me. When feeling blue, for instance, I am guaranteed to start cleaning the hou...

Recent events aside, tears rarely flow from eyes. Entire calender years have passed where I did not cry once. This is not to say that I did...

Based on an on-line quiz (and they are always correct, right?), I scored as Buddhism . The quiz suggests: Your beliefs most closely resemble...

Many reasons prompt me to think about going on the job market again. My burning hatred of Texas has been high on the list recently. Harsh?...

While New Mexico always holds my heart (the Land of Enchantment, you know), my favorite U.S. city is Chicago. It, therefore, irritates me t...

My personality has always had an obsessive side. The gym thing, though, surprises me. It’s not that I like going to the gym. On the contr...

Part of my job description involves thinking about race and racism in the United States. That is until some of my colleagues get their wis...

Halloween proves a tricky holiday for me. It is, after all, the holiday of my gay brothers. Living in small-town Texas, however, grants fe...