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Taking Maine’s Measure
Independent Gay Forum less than a day ago
by James KirchickFirst published at Advocate.com on November 5, 2009
Maybe it was the cold weather.
Open—But Invisible
Independent Gay Forum less than a day ago
by Jennifer VanascoFirst published in the Chicago Free Press on November 5, 2009
No one can tell my girlfriend is gay.
What a Difference a Decade Makes
Independent Gay Forum Oct 28 09
by Jennifer VanascoFirst published in the Chicago Free Press on October 28, 2009
It’s sometimes tough to measure progress, personal or political.
The Other Ballot Battles
Independent Gay Forum Oct 22 09
by John CorvinoFirst published at 365gay.com on October 16, 2009
I’ve spent the last week traveling through rural Wisconsin for a series of diversity lectures at small technical colleges.
Opposite Color...Same Sex
Independent Gay Forum Oct 21 09
by Jennifer VanascoFirst published in the Chicago Free Press on October 21, 2009
Let me tell you a story.
An Unbalanced Bill
Independent Gay Forum Oct 21 09
by Richard E. Sincere Jr.First published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, October 20, 2009
For more than a decade, liberal lawmakers have argued that federal "hate crimes" laws should be expanded to include sexual orientation among the categories that have been protected since the first such statute was enacted in the 1960s.
A New March, a New Movement
Independent Gay Forum Oct 14 09
by Jennifer VanascoFirst published in the Chicago Free Press on October 14, 2009
The Equality March was a success.
Street vs. Suite
Independent Gay Forum Oct 13 09
by Richard J. RosendallFirst published in Bay Windows, October 13, 2009
Sunday’s National Equality March (NEM) brought out tens of thousands (according to The Washington Post), including lots of dogs and children, with the simple purpose of demanding equality.
The High Cost of Queer
Independent Gay Forum Oct 07 09
by Jennifer VanascoFirst published in the Chicago Free Press on October 7, 2009
It is expensive to be gay.
‘Tear Down This Closet!’
Independent Gay Forum Oct 04 09
by James KirchickFirst published in Newsweek.com, October 1, 2009
Germany is getting a new foreign minister.
Pink, Maybe. But Still Red.
Independent Gay Forum Sep 28 09
by James KirchickFirst published in Advocate.com on September 28, 2009
Over the past few years, the government of Cuba has earned praise for an unlikely development: a campaign to improve the status of the island’s gays.
Self-Help Helps Most
Independent Gay Forum Sep 23 09
by Paul VarnellPublished the Chicago Free Press on September 24, 2009
Q. Should I go to this upcoming gay March on Washington?
A.
‘Always and Everywhere’...Again
Independent Gay Forum Sep 16 09
by John CorvinoFirst published at 365gay.com on September 14, 2009
Last week I wrote about marriage-equality opponents' "Always and Everywhere" argument—the claim that since marriage has "always" been heterosexual, we ought not to tinker with it now.
‘Always and Everywhere’?
Independent Gay Forum Sep 07 09
by John CorvinoFirst published at 365gay.com on September 4, 2009
Marriage-equality opponents frequently claim that marriage has been heterosexual since…well, since FOREVER, and that it is arrogant and foolish to tinker with such a pervasive human institution.
Lutherans Accept Gays
Independent Gay Forum Sep 06 09
by Paul VarnellFirst published in the Chicago Free Press on August 27, 2009.
On August 21, the national assembly of the 4.
Other People’s Judgments
Independent Gay Forum Aug 31 09
by John CorvinoFirst published in 365gay.com on Aug. 28, 2009
“You don’t just want us to tolerate what you gay people do,” my skeptical questioner announced, “you want us to think that it’s RIGHT.
‘Safe’ Doesn’t Mean ‘Shut Up’
Independent Gay Forum Aug 24 09
by John CorvinoFirst published at 365gay.com on August 21, 2009
A friend writes, “I’m coordinating a safe-space training at [an urban public university].
2012, Not 2010
Independent Gay Forum Aug 20 09
by Richard J. RosendallFirst published in Bay Windows, August 20, 2009
Equality California (EQCA) is not sitting back and waiting in the struggle to regain marriage equality in the Golden State.
2010 or 2012: A False Choice
Independent Gay Forum Aug 20 09
by Paul VarnellFirst published in the Chicago Free Press on August 20, 2009
Most states have their own struggles for gay marriage, whether in the long term like Illinois or near term like Maine, where a referendum is coming up almost immediately.
Robert George’s Reality
Independent Gay Forum Aug 10 09
by John CorvinoFirst published at 365gay.com on August 7, 2009
Robert George’s recent piece in the Wall Street Journal, “Gay Marriage, Democracy, and the Courts,” contains both sense and nonsense—but more of the latter.
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