I'm glad Ann Coulter used the word ''faggot'' the other day. It's about time we talk about this word and the power it holds over us, both young and old. Despite Coulter's assertion that it ''has nothing to do with gays,'' trust me, it does. And ignoring it is dangerous. My first job out of…

In mid-January, the Associated Press published a report on the controversy currently brewing between America's religious right and families headed by gay parents. The issue? Whose children should be allowed to participate in the White House's annual Easter Egg Roll this April? The Family Pride…