Gay & Lesbian Issues & Activism

The Culture War Disarmed

Richard Kim : Presidential Election 2008

This time, Democrats won't be losing the culture war.
Radio Nation With Laura Flanders

Radio Nation : Arts, Culture, & Entertainment

Arthur C. Danto recalls Robert Rauschenberg, Richard Kim analyzes California's gay marriage ruling.
Gay Marriage Ruling Launches a Larger Fight

Christopher Lisotta

Champagne corks are popping in the Castro and West Hollywood, but elsewhere in America, the fight is just beginning.

2007

Gay Muslims Unveiled in 'Jihad for Love'

Rashi Kesarwani : Islam & Muslims

Parvez Sharma's new documentary chronicles the experiences of gay and lesbian Muslims in seven countries, as they struggle to align their sexuality with their religion.
Does the 'T' Stand Alone?

Christopher Lisotta : Congress

As a gay rights bill moved through Congress, some prominent Democrats tried to exclude protections for transgenders. The LGBT community revolted.
The Gay Presidential Debate

E.J. Graff : Campaigns & Elections

What do the Democratic presidential candidates talk about when they talk about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues?
Welcome, Baby Cheney

Robert Scheer : Dick Cheney

Now that Dick Cheney's lesbian daughter has presented him with a grandson, maybe it's time for Grandpa to join PFLAG.
John Amaechi's Timeout

Dave Zirin : Sports

The openly gay former NBA star speaks eloquently against homophobia, the war in Iraq and racism.
ACT UP's New Urgency

Emily Douglas

Twenty years after its founding, the AIDS activist group is expanding its mission to universal healthcare.
ACT UP at 20

The audacious and visionary organization has been a beacon for gay/lesbian rights and healthcare reform.
Out of the Closet and Onto the Court

Dave Zirin : Sports

Former NBA player John Amaechi's admission that he is gay exposed the league's compassion and bigotry.
Beyond Marriage: Love and the Law

Beccah Golubock Watson : Marriage & Divorce

Pressure is building to expand the legal definition of family beyond the boundaries of gay or straight marriage.

2006

Haggard Values

Richard Kim

The homophobic values vote took a body blow in the midterm elections, helped along by hypocrisy in high places.
The Coming Gay Republican Purge

Max Blumenthal : Electoral Politics

How will the GOP woo back values voters after the Foley scandal? How about a purge of gay Republicans in Congress? That's the Rev. Don Wildmon's idea.
War Eclipses Gay Pride

Michael Luongo

Organizers had hoped the second World Pride conference in Jerusalem would challenge religious bias against gays. But the unfolding war in Lebanon got in the way.
No Presents, Please

Katha Pollitt : Same Sex Marriage

The only thing more absurd than the wedding gift the British government just gave Katha Pollitt is the fact that our government denies gays such benefits.
What's Race Got to Do With It?

Gary Younge : Race, Ethnicity & Religion

Socially conservative black churches may be ripe for exploitation by the Christian right on gay marriage. But that's only part of the story.
Is Fear the Best Way to Fight AIDS?

Kai Wright : HIV & AIDS

Thanks to the fear tactics advocated by the Bush Administration and abetted by many health activists, gay and bisexual men have been engaged in a one-sided conversation about safe sex--all death and no life. Isn't a sex-positive approach more realistic?
Of Queers and Kong

Richard Goldstein : Film

From Brokeback Mountain's closeted cowboys to King Kong's embrace of Anne Darrow, Hollywood has queered cherished icons of masculinity. But the two films paint a bleak picture: Love that falls outside the norm must struggle to be something more than self-destructive.