As a kid, I loved anything that gave me a supernaturally gifted hero—the X-Men, the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, Transformers, Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtles, you name it. If it existed on television, in a comic book, or as an action figure, I was all about it.
Nick Pollifrone
It's a gloomy Tuesday morning in New York City and I've just come from the first physical appointment I've had since before entering my freshman year of college. And what troubles me is not the bandaid taped to the inside of my elbow, but a question the doctor asked that is still rattling around my head. In determining my sexual identity to assess risk factors, he asked,"Are you heterosexual? Bisexual? Homosexual?"
Nick Pollifrone
It's been one whole month since I uprooted myself from New York and moved to Japan. This may come as a spoiler to some of you as my intent was to announce this on the final episode for season one of the podcast, but here's another spoiler for you—I have yet to finish editing that episode. (But I promise it will be released, and that more episodes are being planned!) As it turns out, moving to another country requires a lot of energetic output, which also happens to be the case with this platform.
Nick Pollifrone
Does the LGBTQ+ community owe Kevin Hart an apology? The news regarding Kevin Hart and his lost opportunity to host this year’s Oscars had escaped me until yesterday when a friend brought it my attention. We had been talking about how the 2019 ceremony is being lauded as the “Queerest” in the history of the […]
Nick Pollifrone
Taking a hard, honest look at why some are resisting the new, expanded Pride flag—and it ain’t cute It’s Martin Luther King Day here in the United States, and on this day we are encouraged to remember Dr. King and his message of racial inclusion. But more than remember, let us reflect on the Civil […]
Nick Pollifrone
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