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Ask Alex: Please keep talking about sexting

Posted on April 18, 2013 by alexsteed

Posted in Portland | Tagged advice, community, dan savage, gay, love, morality, morals, naked, naked picture, sext, sexting

Peter Staley Reflects on “How to Survive a Plague”

Posted on January 17, 2013 by alexsteed

Posted in Portland | Tagged 1980s, 80s, act up, activism, aids, aids activism, david france, direct action, frannie peabody center, gay, gay activism, gay community, history, hiv, how to survive a plague, how to survive a plaue, humor, maine, new york, nyc, peter staley, portland, ryan white story, sense of humor, treatment action group

Might + Main launches GayMarry.ME, a database of equality-focused wedding officiants

Posted on November 9, 2012 by alexsteed

Posted in Politics, Portland | Tagged branding, database, equality, feminist, gay, gosling, maine, marriage, might + main, registry, ryan, same-sex, wedding

Post-2012: “Evolve, or don’t. Swallow your resentments, or don’t.”

Posted on November 8, 2012 by alexsteed

Posted in Politics | Tagged change, david simon, gay, multiculturalism, normal, other, rights, the other, the wire, treme, women

On progress, appreciation, and getting back in the ring

Posted on November 7, 2012 by alexsteed

Posted in Portland | Tagged asher platts, Chris Hannah, citizens united, corruption, Derek Hogue, drone war, drones, drug laws, drugs, gary johnson, gay, gop, grand jury, green is the new red, jholly seeliger, jill stein, maine, marriage, mitt, money, obama, politics, portland, president, reagan, republican, rights, romney, ron paul, somalia, tom macmillan, wells lyons, witch hunt

Socialist Liberal Boot Camps

Posted on November 6, 2012 by alexsteed

Posted in Politics | Tagged as maine goes, civic engagement, election day, gay, gay rights, lbgt, maine, portland, rights, socialism, vote, yes on 1, yes on one

On the root of Michael Heath’s homophobia

Posted on November 1, 2012 by alexsteed

Posted in Portland | Tagged christian civic league, gay, gay rights, homophobia, homophobic, maine, michael heath

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Alex Steed has written about and engaged in politics since he was an insufferable teenager. He has run for the Statehouse and produced a successful web series. He now runs a content firm called Knack Factory with two guys who are a lot more talented than himself.

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