War Eclipses Gay Pride War Eclipses Gay Pride
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.
Aug 20, 2006 / Feature / Michael Luongo
No Presents, Please No Presents, Please
The only thing more absurd than the wedding gift the British government just gave
Jul 27, 2006 / Column / Katha Pollitt
What’s Race Got to Do With It? What’s Race Got to Do With It?
Socially conservative black churches may be ripe for exploitation by the Christian right on gay marriage. But that's only part of the story.
Jan 25, 2006 / Column / Gary Younge
Is Fear the Best Way to Fight AIDS? Is Fear the Best Way to Fight 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 ...
Jan 6, 2006 / Kai Wright
Of Queers and Kong Of Queers and Kong
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: Lov...
Jan 5, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Richard Goldstein
Sheryl Swoopes: Out of the Closet–and Ignored Sheryl Swoopes: Out of the Closet–and Ignored
WNBA star Sheryl Swoopes has just come out of the closet. But why didn't anyone care?
Nov 4, 2005 / Dave Zirin
Witnesses to an Execution Witnesses to an Execution
An international furor over the hanging of "two gay teenagers" in Iran.
Aug 7, 2005 / Feature / Richard Kim
Beyond Gay Marriage Beyond Gay Marriage
By engaging the marriage debate only in terms of "gay rights," progressives have put themselves in a losing position.
Jun 29, 2005 / Feature / Richard Kim and Lisa Duggan
A Hypocritical Church’s Sex Lessons A Hypocritical Church’s Sex Lessons
The pope has minimized priests' crimes while wagging a finger at gays.
May 24, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer
GOP Gays and the ‘Finkelstein Phenomenon’ GOP Gays and the ‘Finkelstein Phenomenon’
Same-sex marriage is a civil rights issue.
Apr 20, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer