E.J. Graff

E.J. Graff, a resident scholar at the Brandeis Women’s Studies Research Center, is a journalist and the author of What Is Marriage For? The Strange Social History of Our Most Intimate Institution (Beacon Press).

What’s Wrong With Choosing to Be Gay?

What’s Wrong With Choosing to Be Gay? What’s Wrong With Choosing to Be Gay?

Many gay activists insist that they were born this way, hey. But what about those who choose otherwise?

Feb 3, 2014 / E.J. Graff

Elizabeth Warren Heads to Washington, an Uncompromising Senator for the Left

Elizabeth Warren Heads to Washington, an Uncompromising Senator for the Left Elizabeth Warren Heads to Washington, an Uncompromising Senator for the Left

Her clear-as-a-bell progressive convictions mobilized a massive grassroots base.

Nov 7, 2012 / E.J. Graff

Advantage Elizabeth Warren

Advantage Elizabeth Warren Advantage Elizabeth Warren

The campaign”s final stretch finds Warren with a small lead and a revved-up volunteer base.

Oct 26, 2012 / E.J. Graff

Elizabeth Warren: Yes She Can?

Elizabeth Warren: Yes She Can? Elizabeth Warren: Yes She Can?

Progressives adore her. Conservatives despise her. But it's Massachusetts' fickle independents who'll decide her high-stakes showdown with Scott Brown.

Apr 4, 2012 / Feature / E.J. Graff

Is DOMA Dead? Is DOMA Dead?

Earlier this week, Eric Holder announced that the Obama administration will no longer defend DOMA. But the bigger news is that the Justice Department says that gays and lesbians de...

Feb 25, 2011 / E.J. Graff

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Proposition 8 Lawsuit

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Proposition 8 Lawsuit How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Proposition 8 Lawsuit

The decision overturning Proposition 8 is full of careful reasoning in support of same-sex marriage. But is it written so broadly that it invites the Supreme Court to weigh in&mdas...

Aug 17, 2010 / E.J. Graff

End of the World As We Know It? End of the World As We Know It?

I'm not a climate scientist or geologist, and no, I don't play one on TV. So I can't assess the accuracy of the report below from yesterday's Guardian. But it sure did catch my att...

Sep 9, 2007 / E.J. Graff

Follow-Up Thoughts on the LGBT Debate Follow-Up Thoughts on the LGBT Debate

Just a short blog entry to follow up on what I wrote on Friday about the LOGO presidential debate. I've heard from a few people that Barack Obama was asking smart insider question...

Aug 13, 2007 / E.J. Graff

The Gay Presidential Debate The Gay Presidential Debate

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

Aug 10, 2007 / Feature / E.J. Graff

Should Mothers Work Fulltime? Should Mothers Work Fulltime?

Oh dear, the bell's been rung on another round of the Mommy Wars. According to a new Pew survey, more Americans think mothers shouldn't work full time, and more mothers think tha...

Jul 18, 2007 / E.J. Graff

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