Florida Agenda

Michael Sam, the 6’ 2”, 255-pound defensive lineman from the University of Missouri, made National Football League history by becoming the first openly gay athlete to be drafted by the NFL several weeks back. As if that weren’t enough to get our attention, the African American celebrated the moment by kissing his white boyfriend, former […]

For some time now, two movie musicals gave me comfort and, simultaneously, a sense of horror. The musicals are “Gigi” and “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.” What gives me comfort is obvious— the creativity, the beautiful melodies, etc. What horrified me were the plots and lyrics in a modern world context. I mean, if an […]

Patrick Robert is currently a high school English teacher in Broward County. He is pursuing an MFA from Spalding University and working on a book entitled Gayborhood. The book concerns the struggles of internalized homonegativity in two gay men during the turn of the millennium and how the landscape of the burgeoning gayborhood Wilton Manors […]

Well, we’ve won. At least that’s the news headline trending on the Internet for the last few weeks. Even if the Supreme Court doesn’t knock down DOMA or Proposition 8, the court of public opinion has reached its own verdict, and gay marriage only seems like a matter of time. More amazing, an incredible Time […]