The Language of Abusers
By Kilian Melloy | Monday Nov 9, 2009
In abusive relationships, the abuser blames the abused... and all too often, the abused takes the blame. This is true of individuals, but we can see it happening in society at large as well.

Take A Breath
By Kilian Melloy | Thursday Nov 5, 2009
Shock, outrage, grief: in the wake of Maine voters having yanked marriage equality from the grasp of gay and lesbian families, all these are natural responses. But before we lash out with angry rhetoric, let’s take a moment.

Thank You!
By Kilian Melloy | Monday Nov 2, 2009
Right now, the GLBT community owes two great big thanks yous: one to President Barack Obama, and one to the attorney representing the anti-gay side of a federal lawsuit against Proposition 8.

Family Album
By Kilian Melloy | Monday Oct 26, 2009
Dieter Melloy takes over Kilian’s column this week. Katie, bar the door!

Mijo
By Kilian Melloy | Monday Oct 19, 2009
A letter to a newborn nephew, and hopes for a better future.

Kevin Jennings
By Kilian Melloy | Monday Oct 12, 2009
Even by the standards of the fringe right wing, the attack on Kevin Jennings is astonishing, and not a little hair raising.

"Lullabye to an Anxious Father"
By Kilian Melloy | Monday Oct 5, 2009
One last lullabye to a little brother about to make the last big step into adulthood.

Texts from the Underground
By Kilian Melloy | Monday Sep 28, 2009
Trapped underground for hours, can a band of strangers form bonds that allow them to escape leathery demons and singing coeds? Nope. They are too busy texting.

"So You Say It’s Your Birthday"
By Kilian Melloy | Friday Sep 18, 2009
Who says you can’t choose your birthday? When you’re born again into the truth of who you really are, make an occasion of it--every year.

The Cooking Life
By Kilian Melloy | Monday Sep 14, 2009
Is cooking really like religion, as the old saying goes? Or is it even better? Can a blueberry pie, like the animal sex celebrated in the Nine Inch Nails song, "get [us] closer to God?"