Who Wronged Britney Spears?
The Free Press, November 2023
A review of Spears’ memoir, The Woman in Me.
Homophobia in drag
spiked, May 14, 2023
The Idol Tried So Hard
Washington Examiner, June 2023
A review of Max’s The Idol.
How Alcoholics Anonymous lost its way
Unherd, May 12, 2023
Addicts with the 'wrong opinions' no longer fit in.
The New Homophobia
Newsweek, April 21, 2022
Nothing Left to Lose
Washington Examiner, August 21, 2022
My review of HBO’s docuseries, ‘The Anarchists’
Pronouns and the City
Washington Examiner, February 10, 2022
My review of HBO’s ‘Sex and the City’ reboot, ‘And Just Like That…’
The Stifling Conformity of Campus Sexual Politics
Washington Examiner, January 13, 2022
The capitalist politics of ‘queer.’
As a Gay Child in a Christian Cult, I Was Taught to Hate Myself. Then I Joined the Church of Social Justice—and Nothing Changed
Quillette, July 8, 2021
Example 7 Billion of Why Clickbait is Dangerous
Medium, May 2, 2020
Everyone keeps talking about Russian bots spreading false information to divide America over our biggest conflicts . . . yet we insist on doing it ourselves.
The Tragic Gay Legacy of Madonna’s Most Famous “Vogue” Performance
Medium, April 29, 2020
It was the twilight of a counterculture.
Heinrich Hofmann’s Christ
Quarto, Spring 2019
Winner of Columbia University’s Nonfiction Prize
On moral scrupulosity, religious obsession, and life’s imitation of art.
A Second Look at ‘Britney: For the Record’
Medium, January 12, 2019
Revisiting the documentary that takes us inside the mind of the world’s most unreachable pop star.
There’s a Reason Why I’m Like This
Quarto, April 25, 2019
After you’ve been administered the Heimlich maneuver (twice), you begin to rethink what’s possible.
Notorious Anti-Gay Preacher Scott Lively and the Language That Kills
HuffPost, June 12, 2017
Connecting the dots between American evangelical activists and the criminalization of homosexuality around the globe.
Generations of AIDS
Columbia Daily Spectator, October 10, 2017
Examining HIV/AIDS-related stigma with three generations of gay Columbia students, past and current.
Film Review: ‘Ad Astra’
Medium, October 7, 2019
A beautiful spectacle of a film that doesn’t know what it’s supposed to be.
The New P-Town: 10 Reasons Why Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, Should Be Your Next LGBT Vacation Destination
Frommer’s, July 22, 2019
I explain why Rehoboth rivals Provincetown as the best vacation destination on the east coast for LGBT travelers.
Want to Save America? Stop Tweeting.
Medium, November 5, 2019
By cancelling people on social media, we are cancelling ourselves.
We Need to Talk About ‘Ma’
Medium, April 3, 2020
Quarantine from COVID-19 means screening the films I missed last year — and reading them to filth.
7 Summer Reads for the Sensitive Gay
Medium, July 15, 2019
A summer reading list curated for men like me. (Or for anyone who has a softer side.)
Oh, the Horror
Medium, June 16, 2018
If you want to know what the future holds for American politics, just watch Poltergeist.
Self-Care in the Age of Trump
Medium, June 21, 2018
What self-care looks like after a demagogue has taken over.
Lest We Forget Why Gay Men Love Britney and Madonna
HuffPost, September 17, 2017
On the impact these pop culture icons have had on the gay community, and why it matters.
Jennifer Boylan Is Not a Poster Child
Columbia Daily Spectator, September 1, 2017
I sat down with the author and trans activist to discuss her writing process, and how she learned to refute all the haters.
New NLGJA Award Goes to a Rebelle with a Cause
NLGJA, September 7, 2018
Karen Hawkins, the founder of Rebellious Magazine, explained to me what it’s like to be a black woman in the white-male-dominated field of journalism.
How My Sobriety Changed My Perspective On Fear
Monument, August 10, 2020
Everything passes.
How to Be Cisgender
Quarto, January 17, 2018
On playing by the rules, the ‘bro hug,’ and the supernatural power of My Little Ponies.
The ’90s Pop Culture Moments that Made Me Gay
Medium, August 4, 2019
From middle school fashion trends to Mariah Carey music videos, here are the pop culture moments that shaped my homosexuality.
ADDITIONAL WORK
A Pro’s Guide to truSculpt ID®
Ever/Body, September 30, 2021
First-Timer Testimonials
Ever/Body, September 30, 2021
Visiting This Australian Museum Will Require Flippers and an Oxygen Tank
Frommer’s, July 24, 2019
Reporting on the new Museum of Underwater Art in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.
Our Travel Podcasts: Travel Bans and Flight Plans
Frommer’s, June 11, 2019
Recapping Frommer’s weekly podcasts, which covered Trump’s travel ban to Cuba and ARC’s annual survey.
Man Stabbed on 6 Train in The Bronx, Police Say
DNAinfo New York, March 15, 2017
A man survived a brutal stabbing at the Pelham Bay Park Station in the Bronx.
Barron Trump's Prep School Put on Lockdown Due to Suspicious Truck: NYPD
DNAinfo New York, March 13, 2017
The truck was parked just outside the front doors of his Upper West Side school.
Corporate America Voices Support for LGBTQ Americans During Pride Month
GLAAD, July 5, 2017
Despite the anti-equality efforts of some conservatives, LGBTQ Americans saw their identities reflected in major advertising campaigns.