Boston Marriage Boston Marriage
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision in favor of gay marriage may have set off a political earthquake, but as a matter of law it was a no-brainer.
Nov 20, 2003 / The Editors
Letter From London Letter From London
Early on the crisp morning of October 15, the archbishops of thirty-seven of the thirty-eight provinces of the Anglican Communion (known as primates) gathered in closed session...
Nov 6, 2003 / Honor Moore
Republicans Relaunch the Antigay Culture Wars Republicans Relaunch the Antigay Culture Wars
The GOP embrace of homophobia is more than simply a sop to the far right.
Oct 2, 2003 / Feature / Doug Ireland
From Protest to Patronage From Protest to Patronage
Bayard Rustin forged a remarkable career as a social activist. Briefly a member of the Young Communist League, he repudiated communism but remained a socialist throughout his l...
Sep 11, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Randall Kennedy
Marriage of Convenience Marriage of Convenience
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Aug 14, 2003 / Doug Ireland
Bush Plays Pope on Gay Marriage Bush Plays Pope on Gay Marriage
In America, it is a civil institution, not a religious one.
Aug 7, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer
Queer Cheer Queer Cheer
The Supreme Court's sweeping June 26 ruling in Lawrence v. Texas came almost seventeen years to the day after one of the darkest moments in the history of the gay movement.
Jul 2, 2003 / Richard Kim
Sodomy for Some Sodomy for Some
So it looks like Rick Santorum won't go the way of Trent Lott.
May 1, 2003 / Richard Kim
A Win at Cracker Barrel A Win at Cracker Barrel
A lonely Cracker Barrel restaurant stands alongside the highway that runs near my house.
Jan 23, 2003 / M.V. Lee Badgett
A Sex of One’s Own A Sex of One’s Own
Nature versus nurture was always too simple a formulation. Now, we ask: Is it chance, choice, family, culture, hormones or genes that determine who we are and whom we love?
Nov 14, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Julia M. Klein