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Pioneering journalist Edward R. Murrow was right about television: If it is used to educate people, it could have an amazing impact. In the case of one gay teen in Iowa in 1998, TV not only educated him, but also saved his life.After seeing a segment about Harvard theologian Reverend Irene Monroe on PBS’s In […]
Though not well-known in the United States, French author and political activist Daniel Guerin was one of the most prominent queer voices of the European left in the mid-20th century.Born in 1904 to a wealthy but liberal Paris family, Guerin attended an elite university. He published his first book of poetry at age 18. But […]
I first met Bob and Marlene Bertino two decades ago, not long after they had founded Fantasy Gifts in 1980. From the get-go, they were very supportive of the GLBT community. They told me they made it a point to try to hire gay and lesbian people, because they were always excellent employees. Today, the […]
National & World News
National News
Court Upholds Right To Wear Antigay Shirt
An Illinois school district must suspend its ban on antigay T-shirts following a decision by the US Court of Appeals. The court reversed a lower court ruling, deciding that Neuqua Valley sophomore Alex Nuxoll was free to wear his “Be Happy, Not Gay” T-shirt […]
Summer of Pride Kickoff Party
Join us on Thursday, June 5, 5:30–9:00 PM, for the unveiling of the 2008 Pride Edition and the presentation of the annual Pride Awards, while enjoying an open bar, complimentary appetizers, great giveaways, and prize registrations. The elegant Chambers Hotel in Downtown Minneapolis will be the venue for the official kickoff […]
Community health is often the starting point—and the catalyst of renewal—for community organizing that positively transforms society. Think of the often-interrelated efforts to address HIV/AIDS, environmental racism, or massive disparities in access to health care. For many transgender and gender-variant people, engagement with health-care institutions and professionals is central to physiological health and, indeed, to […]
National News
Schwarzenegger Against Gay Marriage Ban
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said he would oppose a state ballot initiative to ban same-sex marriage, The Sacramento Bee reported. Speaking to a gathering of gay Republicans in San Diego, Schwarzenegger called the initiative to amend the California Constitution “a total waste of time,” according to the newspaper, citing an […]
At times, it seems a gargantuan task to get GLBT folks politically motivated, when our priorities seem to be gay men dancing in their underwear at circuit parties or lesbians convening in Palm Springs for the Dinah Shore classic. For many, the allure of “tighty whiteys” or the libations of the 19th hole far outweigh […]
For more than two decades, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has served as the queer community’s watchdog against biased portrayals of GLBT people in the media.
In 1985, the New York GLBT community, which was embroiled in a debate about closure of the city’s bathhouses, grew increasingly alarmed about sensationalistic AIDS coverage in […]
