Review: At the Hand of My Mother

Fans of innovative theater will thoroughly enjoy NYC’s most recent transplant At The Hand of My Mother currently playing at Powerplant Productions in Old City. At The Hand of My Mother tells the story of a deaf Oralist community in Ireland at two moments in its history.

BOYFRIEND UNIVERSITY: What’s love got to do with it?

So what’s love got to do with it, Tina? To quote Ms. Turner, ”It’s physical, only logical, you must try to ignore, that it means more than that.”

Pool Side in Philadelphia

I’m not a huge beach guy. I mean, it’s really pretty to look at. But even when I go with the most seasoned beach lovers, I still get impatient, sweaty, coated in sand and just generally irritable. A walk down to the ocean really just involves jellyfish, seaweed and shells ripping up my feet. Sorry. I can deal, I just don’t love it.

Ask Debra: From Family Planning to Parking Wars

Debra answers legal questions this week about a gay couple adopting their first child and advises a visitor about how to deal with Philly parking lots

Bottoms Up

The summer is coming very soon, and we all want to be in the best shape possible to flaunt our sexy bodies at beach. We can’t deny that we find attractive a nice, round, juicy butt, and regardless of your sexual position, you can have a BIG BOTTOM too.

It’s The Dollhouse, Bitches!

If you want something done right, send a lesbian, gay man drag queen to do the job. I review the weekly Dollhouse Review with Mimi Imfurst

Fantasies During Sex

One of your recent polls asked: ‘Which causes you the most anxiety around sex?’ and I was surprised by my own answer: ‘the psychology.’ I have always really enjoyed sex, and sex with my current boyfriend has been the best I’ve had to this point. However, we’ve been together for about a year and a half and I it is gradually getting harder to focus on the act and keep my mind from wandering. I start thinking about what I’m thinking about… I’ll be approaching orgasm thinking ‘Is it sick for me to picture having sex with someone else right now? What does that mean about our relationship?’ What do you recommend for the overly analytic fornicator?”

Ru in Review: A New Queen is Crowned

Hey drag racers! RuPaul has chosen America’s next drag superstar. Do you think Raja was the right queen for the job?

Charting Sex

Several of you beloved readers/listeners have tipped me to the latest findings from OkCupid: a series of awesome charts that demonstrate a variety of fascinating correlations between lifestyle, age, appearance and sexuality that uses the millions and millions of OKCupid’s dating site members as subjects.

Overcoming Bullying

As a member of a family consisting of siblings that cover the range of autism from Aspbergers to Manic-Depression to Downs syndrome, I have witnessed the cruel and hateful things that can and are said to belittle a person simply because they are different and have spent too many nights worrying about my own siblings’ personal safety at school.