"Minor Details"
Th
e national column by Dr. Minor

"Minor Details" appeared in Gay Today (a national LGBT newsmagazine) since it was added by then editor Jack Nichols in 2001. It remained a monthly staple until a few months after his death in 2005 when Gay Today changed its focus. It is published around the nation in on-line and other publications.

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The following past Gay Today columns are archived
and available on-line:

"The Annual War of Unbelief to Sell Christmas " — January, 2006

"When Religion is an Addiction" — December, 2005

"A Mandate to Teach Stupid Design" — October, 2005

"Don't Talk About Sex in the USA" — August, 2005

"Whatever Happened to Capitalism?" — August 23, 2004

"Eight Lessons from Missouri" — August 23, 2004

"Getting Rid of Our Liberal Guilt" — August 2, 2004

"Kissing the Pope's Toe: George W. Bush's Perverse Relationship" — July 12, 2004

"It's What Straight Men Do to Each Other" — May 31, 2004

"What About Motherhood?" — May 3, 2004

"Disobedience and the Marriage Movement" — April 5, 2004

"Finding the Love of Our Life: 'Not into Bar Scene,' Part Two" — March 1, 2004

"'Not into Bar Scene': Part One" — February 2, 2004

"A Rich Daddy's Boy: Doing the Macho Strut in Election 2004" — January 5, 2004

"Asking for Gifts We Really Need from Those We Really Love" — December 8, 2003

"Women Who Beat Up Themselves" — November 3, 2003

"Alabama's Justice Roy Moore and His Graven Image" — September 15, 2003

"It Was the Summer of '03" — September 15, 2003

"The Faithless Bush-Push to Kill Government Social Programs" — September 8, 2003

"It's About Love: Nothing Less and Nothing More?" — July 7, 2003

"Our Children: What Have We Been Doing to Them?" — June 16, 2003

"Conservatives: Their Deadly Hooks" — May 12, 2003

"Seven Myths that Will Wreck a Relationship" — March 31, 2003

"Duct Tape and Cover: Weapons of Mass Distraction" — February 24, 2003

"Is Your Valentine Truly Your Friend?" — February 3, 2003

"Are You Valuable Because You Have Money?" — January 6, 2003

"The Pitiful State of Gay Politics" — December 9, 2002

"Dreaming Big Dreams in a Small Town" — November 4, 2002

"The Psychological Debate is Over" — September 30, 2002

"Taming Rev. Martin Luther King's Dream and Co-opting Yours" — September 9, 2002

"Sex That's Not Straightjacketed" — July 29, 2002

"Independence Day and the War on Terrorism" — July 1, 2002

"The Legend of the Stonewall Inn: What Does it Mean?"June 17, 2002

"That Romantic Touch" — May 20, 2002

"Priests, Sexual Abuse, and Sexual Addiction"
— April 29, 2002

"Why Stand Up for Others"
— April 1, 2002

"The Whys of Gay Parenting"
— March 25, 2002

"Gay and Lesbian Parents: Just as Good Isn't Good Enough
" — March 4, 2002

"Relationships: Those 'Sweet Nothings' Are Really Something" — February 11, 2002

"Where's the Sex in All of This?"
— January 28, 2002

"Don't Let School Dumb You Down"
— January 14, 2002

"Are We Victims of Our Past? What's Tradition For?"
January 7, 2002

"'Tis the Season.."
— December 3, 2001

"Do Our Heros Have to Be Straight Acting?"
— November 19, 2001


"Laramie Beyond the Media"
— November 5, 2001

"Is George W a Capable Commander-in-Chief?"
— September 17, 2001

"Why Support the Rights of the Transgendered?"
— September 10, 2001

"Sports Culture, Part Two: Girls on the Playground"
— August 27, 2001

"Sports Culture, Part One: Boys on the Playground"
— August 20, 2001

"Working for a Good Cause Isn't Easy: The Hazards of Leading Us"
— August 6, 2001

"The Real Tragedy of Turning Thirty"
— July 30, 2001

"America Says We're Sick?"
— July 16, 2001

 

Past book and film reviews by Dr. Minor from Gay Today:

"Review of Mel Gibson's, The Passion of the Christ" — March 15, 2004

"Review of Joe Kort, 10 Smart Things Gay Men Can Do to Improve Their Lives" — September 1, 2003

"Review of Janet R. Jakobsen and Ann Pellegrini, Love the Sin: Sexual Regulation and the Limits of Tolerance" — April 7, 2003

"Review of Mark D. Jordon, The Silence of Sodom: Homosexuality in Modern Catholicism" — October 7, 2002