How We Ended the Cold War How We Ended the Cold War
It is now ten years since the Berlin wall crumbled, but the question of how and why the cold war was concluded still lingers.
Oct 14, 1999 / Feature / John Tirman
Living La Vida ‘Loca’ Living La Vida ‘Loca’
Few Latino writers have challenged homophobia and machismo as fiercely as Jaime Manrique.
Aug 19, 1999 / Books & the Arts / George De Stefano
Ex-Prom Queen Goes Home Ex-Prom Queen Goes Home
Thomas Wolfe wrote that you can't go home again. Alix Kates Shulman disagrees.
Jul 22, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Beverly Gologorsky
No Protection for Gays No Protection for Gays
There's a bill speeding its way through Congress that would shred much of the protection against discrimination provided by the dozens of local and state gay civil rights laws.
Jun 24, 1999 / Editorial / Doug Ireland
Rebuilding the Gay Movement Rebuilding the Gay Movement
When Republican Senator Al D'Amato was endorsed for re-election last November by the Human Rights Campaign--the nation's wealthiest gay civil rights lobby--the HRC's appalling de...
Jun 24, 1999 / Feature / Doug Ireland
Love and Hate in Laramie Love and Hate in Laramie
Research assistance: Robin Reardon.
Jun 24, 1999 / Feature / Donna Minkowitz
The Truth About Hate Crimes Laws The Truth About Hate Crimes Laws
It took the death of a young gay white man at the hands of two other young white men to bring the issue of violence aimed at lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgendered people to n...
Jun 24, 1999 / Feature / Richard Kim
Same-Sex Spouses in Canada Same-Sex Spouses in Canada
On May 20, leaving its southern neighbor in the dust, Canada took a breathtaking leap forward in lesbian and gay rights.
Jun 24, 1999 / Feature / E.J. Graff
The Officer and the Diva The Officer and the Diva
This spring, two important chapters in the surprising story of Israeli gay and lesbian politics concluded.
Jun 10, 1999 / Feature / Joshua Gamson
Jobs, Justice–Joy Jobs, Justice–Joy
The drinks were pouring, the flesh was pressing and a "dream team" of brassy, bluesy, soul and salsa players out to affiliate San Antonio's Tejano bands with the American Federat...
Mar 4, 1999 / Editorial / JoAnn Wypijewski