Email Author Juan Carlos Rodriguez

2000 Stories by Juan Carlos Rodriguez

• The Great Pretender

  published December 28, 2000

  As a group of women and children gather this past September at a New Haven Gardens public housing community meeting in Little River, Martin... More >>

• Warring Parties

  published December 14, 2000

  Nearly 15,000 gay men and lesbians gathered in Miami over Thanksgiving week to attend the string of opulent celebrations that have come to be... More >>

• All God's Children (Except Some)

  published October 26, 2000

  To be black and gay in America is difficult enough. But to be a gay black clergyman seeking official sanction from one of the spiritual... More >>

• The Devil Makes Them Do It

  published September 28, 2000

  On Saturday nights in Miami Beach, the wicked don't begin stepping out before 9:30. Girls will squeeze into miniskirts, men will gel their hair,... More >>

• Off with Her Head

  published September 14, 2000

  She has a way of making bureaucrats tremble. Combative and cantankerous, she combines a lawyer's knowledge of federal housing regulations with an... More >>