Gay City News: 2006 Progress Reports

The online edition of this week's Gay City News has just popped out of the oven. It includes their first annual "Progress Report" in which they have asked 16 community leaders to write essays on "where we are, what our challenges are, the opportunities we must avail ourselves of, and where we are headed."

Highlights include:

• "What We Should Expect from Our Friends," an essay by Empire State Pride Agenda Executive Directo Alan Van Capelle on public accountability by our elected representatives.
• "Serving the City and Continuing the Community's Battles" by New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn.
• "Our Family, Past and Present" by Doug Robinson on raising two sons with his partner Michael Elsasser.

Other essays on court battles, religious movements, arts, homeless LGBT youth, workplace issues, business enterprises and HIV prevention and transmission can be read here.

I was also honored to ne asked to submit an essay by the paper's editors. You can read my essay here:

• "Putting Resources into People of Color Grassroots Efforts"

Thoughts and reactions welcome.