Thinking for Ourselves, Building Another World
By Shea Howell On the eve of the second United States Social Forum, being held in Detroit June 22-26, the nation's newspaper of record, The New York Times, [...]
Viewpoint: Repealing 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
by Gary Peters On May 28, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal the discriminatory "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. As a former Lieutenant [...]
Creep of the Week: Pastor Martin Ssempa
There are a lot of arguments against gay rights out there, some crazier than others. But Pastor Martin Ssempa, the chairman of the National Task Force Against [...]
Parting Glances: Not a full deck
I've been going to Chicago regularly since 1960. It's my Second City, with lots of wonderful memories. Museums. Restaurants. Friends. Lovers. Gay bars. The [...]
S/he said: Prom, Stonewall and Gaga
compiled by Howard Israel "To those who still believe that we should stay out of the cultural war, I have a question: How is that working out for you? We now [...]
The Gay Moralist: Lesbian parents and the right to marry
by John Corvino Opponents of marriage equality often refer to the "untested experiment" of same-sex parenting, asserting that we just don't know how children [...]
Voices from an Urban Bush Sistah: A love song for summer
by C. Imani Williams Happy June! I greet you in peace and love and the sassy sweetness of sun-filled days and nights that encourage creativity and love. I am [...]
Creep of the Week: Family Research Council
On May 28, President Obama declared June 2010 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month. Such a declaration was, according to the Family Research [...]
Parting Glances: Who's behind the Times?
Time magazine's cover a week ago must have fascinated Bible fundamentalist readers of the "Left Behind," $60 million grossing, "end times" religious sci-fi [...]
S/he said: Proclamations, homophobia and Jane Lynch
Compiled by Howard Israel "If a disgust response can be evoked, it will tend to stay around. Think about the ramifications for gay marriage. If children are [...]
Letter to the Editor: More on Affirmations' plan
Thank you for your coverage of Affirmations' annual meeting on May 26 (Affirmations begins new plan, campaign; June 3, 2010). I am writing to clarify some of [...]
The Gay Moralist: My Daddy's Name is Donor
by John Corvino In our public debates over marriage equality, Glenn Stanton often holds up a picture, taken from a lesbian parenting website, of a small child [...]
