Gay Icons and History: March 2009
DC Queer Studies
Filed by Brett Abrams | March 23, 2009 | 3:30 PM |Have you wanted to bone up on your queer studies lately? Curious to see how queer theory applies to current politics in the U.S. and worldwide? DC offers that opportunity next month. On April 17 and 18th, graduate students and...Read More
Barney Frank on ENDA, DADT and the "Homophobe" Antonin Scalia
Filed by Michael Crawford | March 23, 2009 | 12:30 PM |In a wide ranginginterview with CBS News' Ross Palombo on LGBT issues, Rep. Barney Frank makes clear what he believes is possible in President Obama's first term: Passage of an inclusive ENDA Passage of an inclusive hate crimes bill Repeal...Read More
A Different Kind of Herstory: Longing for Femme Mentors
Filed by Guest Blogger | March 23, 2009 | 9:30 AM |Editors' Note: Guest blogger Amanda Harris is an activist-artist-queer-southern-feminist-femme. She is currently a Clinton Fellow at the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. Recently an organization that I am a part of in New York called the Femme Family NYC...Read More
DC Queer Studies
Filed by Brett Abrams | March 20, 2009 | 9:30 AM |Have you wanted to bone up on your queer studies lately? Curious to see how queer theory applies to current politics in the U.S. and worldwide? DC offers that opportunity next month. On April 17 and 18th, graduate students and...Read More
What Would Harvey Milk Say If He Were Here Today?
Filed by Guest Blogger | March 17, 2009 | 11:00 AM |Editors' Note: Michael Adams is the Executive Director of SAGE (Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders), the oldest and largest organization in the country providing services and advocacy for LGBT seniors. Prior to joining SAGE, Michael was the Director of...Read More
Women's History Month: Filling In the Blanks
Filed by Patricia Nell Warren | March 09, 2009 | 10:30 AM |How can we say for sure if a famous woman who lived 2400 years ago was a lesbian? Even in our own time, we can't say that for sure about a woman -- unless she makes her own personal statement...Read More
