All Entries in the "Jason Dilts" Category
Mine the chasm, fill the void
By Jason Dilts Gayly Columnist When we go to a bar, we have an agenda. Refreshing, tasty beverages are not what most of us seek when we walk into our favorite watering holes. There is no natural lust for alcohol that beckons us to imbibe. There is, however, a yearning for connection imbued in each [...]
The Midwestern gay movement
By Jason Dilts Gayly Columnist I’m not talking about an organized group of homos raising awareness, organizing rallies, or staging events. While we do have political groups in the region that do good work for the gay community, sadly I’m referring to different type of motion. Gay people from states like Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas [...]
Flyover Frustration
By Jason Dilts Gayly Columnist and creator of “Homo on the Range” “It’s so frustrating living in Wichita!” That’s the message a friend tweeted me on a Friday night. I knew exactly what she meant without even having to ask. A forty-something successful attorney, she was fed up with being culturally sidelined. It’s a perplexing [...]
It Gets Better – if you don’t give up
“Everyone should always have hope in their heart, feel love in their life, have an equal playing field and an equal chance to be happy.” Those were some of the last words my friend “O” said to me. They were the mantra of his life and the message he wanted carried forward. Sadly, they were [...]