Hi. I am Joan Garry and I am a news addict. In the months and weeks leading up to Election Day, I couldn't help myself.

CNN, realclearpolitics.com, five-thirty-eight.com. I didn't just check in at these sites. It got to the point where I would become furious at the...

I've been working on algebraic equations with my daughter Kit. She kind of hates them. I kind of like them. They are so tidy. To solve for "x", you have to keep each side of the equation in balance. Maybe it's because I'm a Libra -- I like the whole...

I spent the weekend canvassing in Pittsburgh. I was part of an LGBT posse from NYC. We drove (a long way). Our charge was twofold. First, we would canvass in a very poor African American neighborhood. Pro-Obama but historically very low turnout. I guess you have to feel like you...

I was born in Amityville, New York. Small town. About the size, let's say, of Wasilla, Alaska. My mom was born there too. She's 81 and still lives there. Plays bridge two or three times a week. She has a wide circle of friends, some of whom she has known...

I thought the Log Cabin Republicans would withhold their endorsement of John McCain. Maybe I just hoped they would. After all, they withheld their endorsement of President Bush in 2004. So I thought it was possible.

In making its endorsement today, the group pointed to the Arizona senator's opposition to...

My friend and neighbor Bobbi came over for a visit yesterday. We were both back in New Jersey after our trip to Denver for the convention. Our primary agenda item was to recap our respective experiences at what we both understood was an historic convention and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We...

Some folks here in Denver try to avoid the protesters. They take a circuitous route, they keep talking with their chums, they look the other way. Lots of people make light of the chants and the signs.

I've been a protester so I pay attention.

And I think because of...

One day last week I opened the mail and found myself rifling through the usual mix of catalogs, bills and direct mail pieces. There was the direct mail addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Joan Garry and then of course, the letter addressed to Eileen's deceased mother informing her that her...

The press is all over Jesse Jackson's unplugged comment. And I so appreciate the media working so hard to shelter me from the actual comment. They left some blank spaces when they printed the story. I was grateful. I have delicate ears.

From what I am able to gather,...

A few years back, Bill O'Reilly suggested to me that gay pride parades were a big problem for the gay rights movement. These parades shoot your movement in the foot, he told me in front of his faithful viewers one night in June (including my mother). His argument of course,...

In the spirit of full disclosure, I don't have a significant personal ex. Eileen and I have been together forever. Trust me when I say I am proud to say I am a one woman gal.

So Hillary is as close to an ex as I plan to have.

Just...

Yesterday, Governor David Paterson directed the state of New York to honor same sex marriage licenses performed outside the state. David Paterson is my new favorite person.

When David was a kid, and his parents would go out of town, he and his brother would stay with dear family...

For those of you with access to the Saturday New York Times, have a look at the front page story story: "Where to Catch the Sights, Sound and Smell of a Campaign." You can also click here to read it. But my observations are not about the text. The...

Hunter College just released the results of a comprehensive study, touted by the institution as the most comprehensive study of lesbian, gay and bisexual attitudes and behavior to date.

When the results went public, the headline news was that its finding that roughly 2.9% of Americans are lesbian, gay or...

This afternoon, the California Supreme Court recognized that same sex couples have a constitutional right to marry under the State Constitution.

In view of the substance and significance of the fundamental constitutional right to form a family relationship, the California Constitution properly must be interpreted to guarantee this basic civil...

Maybe I'm just trying to distract myself from "Democratic Celebrity Death Match." But I don't think so. I've been quite focused this week on the cover story of this past Sunday's New York Times Magazine -- the story called "Young Gay Rites." Do take a minute to read it...

I recognize that the Pope is probably not a big fan of mine -- I'm a member of that pesky gay and lesbian club -- but I must say I was impressed with him this week.

He clearly hasn't come around on the gay issue. My friend Hilary Rosen...

I know in my heart that if I walked down the street wearing an American flag pin, people would assume that I was Republican. Furthermore, they would assume that I was a conservative Republican.

For the record, I am neither.

How did this happen? Did we Democrats send...

I have now seen three episodes of the new reality show Oprah's Big Give. It's good that Oprah isn't full of herself, isn't it? To be fair, she probably doesn't want to confuse it with anybody's else's big give.

The basic idea behind this show is more than admirable....

Senator Obama claims that he represents a new kind of politics - that he is a uniter, that he can bring people together and that he will bring a fresh, new approach to Washington politics.

I'd like to see some proof.

I want to see a "wow" move - a...