LGBTQ Activism

ACT UP at 20 ACT UP at 20

The audacious and visionary organization has been a beacon for gay/lesbian rights and healthcare reform.

Mar 22, 2007 / The Editors

Out of the Closet and Onto the Court Out of the Closet and Onto the Court

Former NBA player John Amaechi's admission that he is gay exposed the league's compassion and bigotry.

Feb 15, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin

Beyond Marriage: Love and the Law Beyond Marriage: Love and the Law

Pressure is building to expand the legal definition of family beyond the boundaries of gay or straight marriage.

Jan 30, 2007 / Feature / Beccah Golubock Watson

Haggard Values Haggard Values

The homophobic values vote took a body blow in the midterm elections, helped along by hypocrisy in high places.

Nov 9, 2006 / Richard Kim

The Coming Gay Republican Purge The Coming Gay Republican Purge

How will the GOP woo back values voters after the Foley scandal? How about a purge of gay Republicans in Congress? That's the Rev. Don Wildmon's idea.

Oct 12, 2006 / Feature / Max Blumenthal

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 Katha Pollitt is the fact that our government denies gays such benefits.

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

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