$hotgun Weddings $hotgun Weddings
What would the government have to do to convince you to get married when you otherwise wouldn't? More than pay you $80 a month, I'll bet, the amount Wisconsin's much-ballyhooed "...
Jan 17, 2002 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Not Just Village People Not Just Village People
Once confined to the closet, gays are now making headway in mainstream society.
Dec 13, 2001 / Books & the Arts / George De Stefano
The M/F Boxes The M/F Boxes
Transgender activists may force us to rethink basic assumptions about sex.
Nov 29, 2001 / Feature / E.J. Graff
Dark Ages Ahead at the NLRB Dark Ages Ahead at the NLRB
Most Americans are probably unaware that "the Dark Ages were not all bad and the Enlightenment not all good." Or that "homosexuality [is] a sin worthy of death." Or that one of...
Aug 23, 2001 / Feature / John Nichols
Fighting the Global Gag Rule Fighting the Global Gag Rule
Despite statements to the contrary, the rule is resulting in tragic circumstances for women abroad.
Aug 23, 2001 / Feature / Isabelle Lindenmayer
Eminem: Grammy’s Homecoming Queen? Eminem: Grammy’s Homecoming Queen?
So if you managed to endure CBS's three-plus hours of Grammy cov erage, if you survived the sparsely attended protests from GLAAD and NOW, host Jon Stewart's lame commentary, the ...
Jul 9, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kim
Forward to the Past Forward to the Past
Most of the time I think of gay rights, women's emancipation and the decline of male dominance as irreversible historical processes, blah blah, driven as they are by powerful mat...
Jun 21, 2001 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Family Values Forever Family Values Forever
In the marriage movement conservatives and centrists find a home together.
Jun 21, 2001 / Feature / Judith Stacey
ACT UP Goes Global ACT UP Goes Global
An early US AIDS group employs direct action to oppose injustice everywhere.
Jun 21, 2001 / Feature / Richard Kim
Same-Sexers Under Siege Same-Sexers Under Siege
The right-wing crusade to roll back gay civil rights is gathering momentum.
Jun 14, 2001 / Feature / Doug Ireland