Homosexuality

Mighty Movie Podcast: Lynn Shelton on Humpday

Dan Persons | Posted 07.09.2009 | Entertainment


Dan Persons

In Humpday, two friends back themselves into a corner when they resolve to make an amateur porn video together, examining the straight male's anxiety over his nascent gay side.

When Gay Comes Home

Peggy Drexler | Posted 07.07.2009 | Living


Peggy Drexler

For those who are fine with the children of friends, neighbors, and relatives being gay, things may get complicated when sexuality hits home.

Queen Elizabeth Sends 'Supportive' Letters To Religious Movement Accused Of Homophobia

Huffington Post | Posted 07.06.2009 | World


Queen Elizabeth--who is the head of the Church of England--has irked gay rights advocates this week by sending letters described as 'supportive' to th...

The Importance Of The Gay Cliche

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 07.01.2009 | New York


Michelle Haimoff

Gay stereotypes, in this day and age, are relevant enough to be funny but outdated enough to be innocuous.

The Stonewall Riots Haven't Stopped - They've Gone Global

Johann Hari | Posted 06.30.2009 | World


Johann Hari

In the Caribbean, majority-Muslim countries, and most of Africa, being gay is a death sentence -- yet many people who should be showing solidarity choose not to see it.

Should Homophobia be Treated?

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 06.30.2009 | Living


Srinivasan Pillay

"Homophobia" may range from mild, private feelings of discontent to raging hatred affecting public policies and social institutions such as marriage. When homophobia is internalized, it can affect the behavior and decision-making of the homophobic person significantly.

The Republican Summer Olympics of 2009

Gary Cohan | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics


Gary Cohan

Republicans' private embraces are often in complete contradistinction with their own oft-trumpeted, Biblically-mandated "moral" guidelines for the rest of us.

40 Years Old and All I Get is This Damn Rainbow Flag?

Michael DeJong | Posted 06.29.2009 | Living


Michael DeJong

The modern "Gay Rights Movement" has had and still has racism, classism, misogyny, ageism, and trans-phobia at its core.

India's Gays Prepare To Join The Rainbow Nation

The Independent | Posted 06.29.2009 | World


Andrew Buncombe | The Independent The Indian government is considering rewriting a law drafted more than 100 years ago that criminalises homosexualit...

Gay and Lesbian Manners: When Best Friends Have Sex and the Sounds of Silence

Steven Petrow | Posted 06.26.2009 | Style


Steven Petrow

Last week I ended up having sex with my best friend, Richard. At least he used to be my best friend -- we haven't talked since. Did I mess up?

Joining Together Those Whose Love Dare Not Speak its Name

Jane Minogue | Posted 06.23.2009 | Living


Jane Minogue

The irrationality and endurance of the intolerance of homosexuality really defies precise explanation, as does intolerance of Jews.

No Drinking, No Drugs, No Lesbians: How Homophobia Still Rules in Sports

Dee Mosbacher | Posted 06.22.2009 | Politics


Dee Mosbacher

Five years ago, I decided to make a documentary about homophobia in sports. I wanted to understand why athletes seemed to feel being out was unsafe when lesbian and gay visibility was increasing everywhere else.

Review: Before Wilde: Sex Between Men in Britain's Age of Reform

Larry Kramer | Posted 06.16.2009 | Entertainment


Larry Kramer

This is a very important book. It may even be a historic book, one with which gay history can arm itself with more sufficient factual veracity as to start vanquishing at last the devil known as queer studies.

71% Say Newsom Beating Gallagher in Gay Marriage Debate

Joel B. Schwartzberg | Posted 05.26.2009 | Media


Joel B. Schwartzberg

The California Supreme Court may have just weighed in on gay marriage, but participants in the NOW on PBS gay marriage interactive debate are still having their say.

Homo Sex in Colonial America

Larry Kramer | Posted 05.19.2009 | Politics


Larry Kramer

Gay people are victims of an enormous con job. An awful rip-off. A tragic heist. It is time to call its bluff and grow up. This means recognizing that we have been here since the beginning of the history of people.

WATCH: Speak Out Against The Jim Crow Of Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Lee Stranahan | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics


Lee Stranahan

2009-05-15-jimcrowvid.jpgI'm just personally sick of the stupidity of kicking people out of the military simply because of who they love.

Outrage: An Interview with Director Kirby Dick

Brad Listi | Posted 05.13.2009 | Entertainment


Brad Listi

Dick: "It comes as a surprise to many viewers, but DC is actually a very gay town, and a very high percentage of the staffers who work on Capitol Hill are gay."

Proposals of "Marriage"

Judith Shapiro | Posted 05.13.2009 | Living


Judith Shapiro

Gay marriage will be accepted not just because it reflects basic beliefs about individual rights, but because it is in harmony with the dominant cultural definition of marriage in America.

"Would You Like Me To Take My Shoes Off?", Dancing, Lunching and Laughing With Mrs. William F. Buckley, Jr.

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.06.2009 | Style


Michael Henry Adams

Apart from writing a powerful reminder of just what a wicked and misplaced 'sin' it is to covet or envy others, Christopher Buckley, in a new memoir a...

How Joe The Plumber Will Keep The "Queers" Away

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 05.05.2009 | Politics


Matthew Filipowicz

As you may have heard, Samuel Wurzelbacher, aka Joe the Plumber, was giving an interview to Christianity Today, where as usual, he displayed some of h...

Torture In American Schools

Jewel Woods | Posted 04.29.2009 | Home


Jewel Woods

Imagine the terror of a mother frantically trying to cut down her child seconds after finding him hanging from an extension cord in his bedroom. Pict...

Same Sex Marriages: What's the Big Deal?

Brendon Ayanbadejo | Posted 04.23.2009 | Politics


Brendon Ayanbadejo

How could our society grant more rights to a heterosexual one night stand wedding in Vegas than a gay couple that has been together for 3, 5, 10 years of true love?

CON GAMES: Gay Marriage Wins Again

Michael Conniff | Posted 04.19.2009 | Living


Michael Conniff

The disintegration of civilization is now officially upon us now that Vermont has legalized gay marriage--the first state legislature to do so. I onc...

Gay Marriage. Questions? Answers!

Michael Tonello | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics


Michael Tonello

I love the simplicity of this. The Anti-Gay Marriage people made a tv commercial and the Pro-Gay Marriage people used that exact commercial and answer...

Iraq's Newly Open Gays Face Scorn And Murder

New York Times | TIMOTHY WILLIAMS and TAREQ MAHER | Posted 04.08.2009 | World


The relative freedom of a newly democratic Iraq and the recent improvement in security have allowed a gay subculture to flourish here. The response ha...