Columns | Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

Best of the Bay Party rescheduled to 10/6/22.

Our neighbors to the south need ongoing support from Tampa Bay after Hurricane Ian

The destruction is massive, and many will suffer unless everyday people step up to help.

By Justin Garcia

Oct 3, 2022

“We got so lucky.” That’s the common refrain from many who live in Tampa Bay when they talk about the devastation left behind by Hurricane Ian...

People in Fort Myers unload supplies brought down from Tampa Bay by Mutual Aid Disaster Relief.

Letter to the editor: As we rebuild after Hurricane Ian, Florida must end its 'disposable development mentality'

It's time to codify a rigorous balance between construction and preservation of nature.

Oct 3, 2022
Savage Love: My wife likes to suck cock, but not mine

She says it's because we love each other too much.

By Dan Savage
Oct 3, 2022
When Republicans win the house, Kevin McCarthy is screwed

Informed Dissent.

By Jeffrey C. Billman
Sep 30, 2022
While evangelicalism is forgetting its catechism, America is losing its faith

Informed Dissent.

By Jeffrey C. Billman
Sep 26, 2022
Oracle of Ybor: Identity is two-pronged, it’s both who we are alone and who we are to others

You can’t hobby your way out of existential longing.

By Caroline DeBruhl
Sep 23, 2022
The Republican presidential primary is shaping up to be the Dickhead Olympics

Informed Dissent.

By Jeffrey C. Billman
Sep 19, 2022
Savage Love: I don’t think swapping dick pics is common among straight guys

Is your relationship a police state?

By Dan Savage
Sep 19, 2022
Oracle of Ybor: I'm burned out and torn about what might be my karmic duty

A special Tampa Pride on the River reading.

By Caroline DeBruhl
Sep 17, 2022
Savage Love: Small town teachers looking for cunnilingus probably can't avoid the dating apps

Hoping to get some tips from other teachers, I shared your email on Twitter.

By Dan Savage
Sep 12, 2022
Americans don’t trust Trumpified courts because we’ve seen them for the political hacks they are

Informed Dissent.

By Jeffrey C. Billman
Sep 12, 2022
Biden's right. You’re not going to reform the MAGA movement—you have to crush it

Informed Dissent.

By Jeffrey C. Billman
Sep 5, 2022
Oracle of Ybor: The co-workers I moved down here with just quit, and I’m feeling alone

Virgo season.

By Caroline DeBruhl
Sep 5, 2022
Savage Love: Bisexual and heteroromantic dudes exist—and can totally confuse gay men

While some BAH guys don’t want anything to do with their male sex partners before or after sex, other BAH guys are open to being 'buds.'

By Dan Savage
Sep 5, 2022
Savage Love: When it comes to porn and masturbation, even married people are entitled to privacy

Everyone enjoys a zone of erotic autonomy.

By Dan Savage
Aug 29, 2022
Short-term populism has long-term consequences

Informed Dissent.

By Jeffrey C. Billman
Aug 29, 2022
Oracle of Ybor: Adults who give a shit and take the teenagers in their lives seriously are an incredible thing

I'm a firm believer that the more healthy adults in a kid's life, the better.

By Caroline DeBruhl
Aug 22, 2022
Savage Love: Sorry, but there's no way to enjoy anal while having a hemorrhoid

Quickies.

By Dan Savage
Aug 22, 2022
The Republican propaganda machine is eating its own

Informed Dissent.

By Jeffrey C. Billman
Aug 22, 2022
Savage Love: If choking turns you on, you really need to adopt good harm reduction practices

Obviously, consent to a sex practice as risky as choking is only meaningful if everyone involved is fully informed of the risks.

By Dan Savage
Aug 19, 2022
The FBI, a historically shitty institution, deserves better critics

Informed Dissent.

By Jeffrey C. Billman
Aug 15, 2022