Tag: gay rights
Which President Ignored Bounties on Our Murdered Soldiers?
Either the ignoramus president was told the intelligence and did nothing about it or no one on his staff told him. Which sounds worse?
Post-Pride Reflections Through POC, LGBTQ Arts Lenses
June is not the only month in which we should have these conversations.
‘The Rolling Stone’: Ugandan Homophobia as Modern Tragedy
Despite predictable drawbacks, Chris Urch's theatrical indictment is an important work of art.
Being and Becoming: Black, Gay, Creative — and Politically Engaged
How I elevated my social and political voice through voice training.
Did We Fail Marlon Riggs?
In April 1994, the Associated Press published a story on how HIV+ patients were starting to live longer. A study out of San Francisco...
“Making Oscar Wilde”: A Young Aesthete Lectures America
His American tour served him as he wrote the stage comedies that gave him lasting literary currency.
Historian Richard Vinen Connects Our Agitated Era to ‘1968’
Remembering when America provided a model for protest around the globe.
How Do You ‘Queer’ a Pop Song?
An excellent tribute to a legendary gay dance party raises awesome gnarly questions.
New Documentary Spotlights Drama Behind US v. Windsor
The story behind the story of the most important gay-rights legal decision of our time.
No, ‘The Boys in the Band’ Is Anything But a Period...
Gays may be more comfortable in their sexuality, but internalized homophobia hasn't vanished.
The 2018 National Summit and Expo on Diversity in the Arts
A conference to tackle the difficult questions. Here's what you can expect.
Andrew Garfield, Nathan Lane Lead a Celestial ‘Angels in America’
To quote Robert Browning: "Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?"
Gay Representation: Rising on TV, Not Musical Theater?
You can usually spot them a mile off, good for only quick quips and a "sashay away."
In “Torch Song” Return, Fierstein Lights Beautiful Gay Flame
Michael Urie as Arnold Beckoff, Mercedes Ruehl as Ma Beckoff spark Kaufman's production.
A Pastor Responds to the Controversy of “Fabulous Story”
Rev. J. Manny Santiago on queer theology and why religion needs humor and satire.
The Passion of Kim Davis, County Clerk
Kim Davis isn't fully following the Bible if she's issued marriage licenses to divorced people.
Singing the Same-Sex Wedding Bell Blues
Will the "white men's club" now throw the rest of us under the limo?
SCOTUS Could Also Disappoint Everyone
Don’t be surprised if very few are happy with the results.
Mike Pence: Discrimination By Any Other Name
This blatant effort to exploit religion...stinks all the way to heaven.