Gay Icons and History: August 2009
The LGBT Hate Crimes Project: Narciso P. Leggs
Filed by Terrance Heath | August 31, 2009 5:00 PM |Over the past week, I had some downtime from work, and I used it to do some much needed editing on the LGBT Hate Crimes Project. (Yes, to those who emailed me about the various spelling and typographical errors, I...Read More
Vermont Marriages to Begin at Midnight
Filed by Waymon Hudson | August 31, 2009 2:30 PM |The first same-sex marriages for Vermont are set to begin tomorrow (just after midnight tonight), Tuesday September 1st. Congratulations Vermonters!! There isn't expected to be a large rush of marriages in the first days, like there were when Vermont became...Read More
WWDD? - What Would Del Do?
Filed by Kate Kendell | August 27, 2009 5:00 PM |Today marks the one-year anniversary of Del Martin's death. Even writing that sentence is hard. Yes, Del lived a full and amazing life. Yes, she accomplished more than most people ever dream. Yes, she had 54 years of love and...Read More
Stuart Milk: Hall of Fame isn't good enough for my uncle
Filed by Guest Blogger | August 26, 2009 11:00 AM |Editors' Note: Guest blogger Stuart Milk is the out nephew of slain civil rights hero Harvey Milk. This month I had the privilege to meet and talk with President Obama who bestowed the nation's highest honor upon my uncle for...Read More
I Was There: Clinton, Don't Ask Don't Tell, & Wiggle Room
Filed by Guest Blogger | August 20, 2009 5:30 PM |Editors' Note: Guest blogger Gloria Nieto lives in San Jose, Cal with her spouse and pack of animals. She is waiting anxiously for hockey season to start. With all the latest discussions about the history of Don't Ask Don't Tell...Read More
The Revolution of Desire
Filed by Jessica Hoffmann | August 19, 2009 11:00 AM |In 1971, a handful of feminists and gay militants shouting "family is pollution" demonstrated for revolutionary sexual liberation. 35 years after, what remains of these ideals and struggles? That's the opening of The Revolution of Desire, a 2007 documentary about...Read More
Reconsidering the Merits of an Army of Lovers
Filed by Father Tony | August 13, 2009 5:00 PM |While touring the decommissioned military installation on Governor's Island (in the East River, New York) last weekend, I kept seeing the ghosts of the soldiers who once lived and worked there. I found myself thinking about our nieces and nephews...Read More
Brokeback Mountain cowboy shirts installed at Autry National Center of the American West
Filed by Patricia Nell Warren | August 13, 2009 3:00 PM |Now and then, amid all the religious-right efforts to hurt LGBT people, a moment comes when that I see the America that I love and fight for -- the one that would rather heal than hurt. The other day, August...Read More
Gayneration Gap: Where have all of the gay big brothers gone?
Filed by Phil Reese | August 11, 2009 2:00 PM |This is the 10th anniversary of my first gay summer. I had come out the year prior, during the early winter of 1997/1998 (take that, Ellen!), but hadn't made any gay friends. The spring of 1999, I began hanging out...Read More
Ever thought of adopting your partner?
Filed by Nancy Polikoff | August 03, 2009 9:30 AM |Ever thought of adopting your partner? Not likely. But in times past -- sometimes not so distant -- that was the mechanism some couples chose to establish a legally recognized relationship. A few appellate court opinions on the subject have...Read More
