Like Alcohol, Religion Disinhibits Violence, Doesn't Cause It
Religions elicit peak experiences like mystic euphoria, submission, love and joy. They also elicit protective reactions like anger and fear, the emotions most likely to underlie violence.
Religions elicit peak experiences like mystic euphoria, submission, love and joy. They also elicit protective reactions like anger and fear, the emotions most likely to underlie violence.
Irene Monroe | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living
Historically, I am reminded that for many Native Americans, Thanksgiving is not a cause of celebration, but rather a National Day of Mourning.
Katharine Rust | Posted 11.17.2009 | Entertainment
Saying that you have gay friends and that you're not afraid of them doesn't mean you're not homophobic. Saying you don't agree that gay people have the right to be married does.
Isobel White | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics
If experiences in California are any measure, LGBT residents of Maine can expect higher levels of stress and depression and greater feelings of political alienation. So what can we do differently?
Michael Kimmel | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living
"That's so gay" is far less self-mocking, far less ironic, far less "nudge-nudge, wink-wink, I know that what I did was so gay, so now I'll declare it not gay and see if I can get away with it."
Inter Press Service | Posted 11.04.2009 | World
By Humberto Márquez CARACAS, Nov 4 (IPS) - One Friday at around midnight, on Villaflor Street, a favourite spot for gays and lesbians in the Venez...
Johann Hari | Posted 11.03.2009 | World
In the past few years, gay people have finally begun to exercise the same rights as their straight siblings, yet there has been a sharp surge in violence against us.
Jonathan Kim | Posted 11.03.2009 | Entertainment
And the main reason is because hatred/fear of gays is running neck-and-neck with hatred/fear of government for the most defining, unifying characteristic of the "modern" republican party.
Brian Levin, J.D. | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics
Yesterday, President Obama signed into law the long awaited hate crime bill. Here are short interviews with a variety of people who have fought for this legislation for years.
Rev. Astrid Storm | Posted 10.28.2009 | World
The Anglicans that the Vatican probably comes into the most (perhaps sole) contact with seem to wish they were Roman Catholic.
Brian Levin, J.D. | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics
The United States Senate passed landmark legislation today that expands the coverage and protection of federal hate crime laws to now include sexual orientation, gender, identity and disability.
Jason Mannino | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living
We still live in a world where too many LGBT people have unconsciously held onto the poisonous, negative beliefs about sexual orientation that our society, churches, and government still force feed us.
Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living
What does "not being into you" mean? People assume that it is just about sexual attraction, but is it just this?
Huffington Post | Adam Taylor | Posted 10.16.2009 | World
The tragic death of former pop-star Stephen Gately has brought two of Britain's most polarized papers to verbal blows this week, as a column by the of...
Brian Levin, J.D. | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics
All people of good will, no matter where they fall on the political spectrum, have a moral obligation to first and foremost decry the continuing hatred, violence and harassment that the gay community faces.
Robert Fuller | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living
When strangers ply us with questions like "And you are?", "Who are you with?", or "Where did you go to school?" they are likely sizing up our power as belied by our affiliations.
Dave Zirin | Posted 10.06.2009 | Entertainment
Star linebacker Scott Fujita speaks out about why he is supporting the October 11th National Equality March for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender rights in Washington DC.
AmericaBlog | John Aravosis | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics
I'm not one to attack mainstream media journalists for sport. And I've defended Politico's Mike Allen to my readers, just recently in fact, as a "real...
Washington Post | Amy Gardner | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics
As chairman of the House Courts of Justice Committee, McDonnell sat at the head of the proceedings, with his Senate counterpart next to him and commit...
Norm Stamper | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics
How long will it be before one of those pistol-packing town-hallers, driven to the brink by publicly aired hate-talk, pulls his gun, and then its trigger?
Bil Browning | Posted 09.29.2009 | Living
Gay rights activist Chris Mason from Driving Equality recently did a stretch of road in Indiana and apparently got a dose of Hoosier hospitality.
Robert Fuller | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics
Whether directed at an individual or a group, rankism aims to put targets in their place and keep them weak so they will do as they're told and submit to being taken advantage of.
Howie Klein | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics
As should be obvious, Jennifer Garrison is not a real Democrat, and not someone Ohioans can trust to count votes in a presidential year.
Disgrasian | Posted 09.11.2009 | World
"Normal sexual union," though, is perfectly safe! Hurrah! Score another one for heteros!
Jerusalem Post | Posted 09.05.2009 | World
A Gay and Lesbian union filed a complaint to Tel Aviv police about the establishment of a group on the social networking site Facebook, called 'I also...
Valerie Tarico | Posted 12.01.2009 | Living