Roger Rosen, Author at VillageQ

Articles written by: Roger Rosen

Roger is a husband, step-father, son, brother, uncle, activist, writer, Broadway performer (Fiddler on the Roof), recovering office manager (where he child wrangled upwards of 60 adults) and hernia survivor. He currently works at Trader Joe’s in Millburn where he can be seen utilizing his BFA from NYU putting kale on a shelf. Also, he serves on the Human Rights Campaign’s Greater NY Steering Committee as the Volunteer Coordinator for NJ. He writes at his own blog Rogeronimo. Like his FB page, rogeronimo.com, and follow him on twitter @rogeronimo_com.

News & Politics

Match the Unhinged Quote with the Unhinged Person

by Roger Rosen × on October 17, 2014 at 7:00 AM × 0 comments

Making very little sound so as not to disturb them, our crew catches, in its natural habitat, the final gasps and wheezes of the native North American Professional Homophobe.

Family

Wedding Aisle or Line in the Sand ~ Acceptance?

by Roger Rosen × on September 29, 2014 at 12:33 PM × 3 comments

I spent a great deal of my youth tormented by the question, “Will I be accepted for who I am?” What a surprise to find myself in a position where it is I who has to ask: can I accept them for who they are?

When a Wedding Aisle Becomes a Line in the Sand

by Roger Rosen × on August 29, 2014 at 7:00 AM × 16 comments

I have written before about how Rick and I have gotten married quite a few times, the first time being on June 24, 2000. What I haven’t written about were the family members who conscientiously objected to our wedding. Bigotry and ignorance, given the sheen of legitimacy by calling them religion, […]