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It Shouldn’t Matter. Except It Does
Independent Gay Forum Jun 16 09
by John CorvinoFirst published at 365gay.com on June 12, 2009
So, Adam Lambert comes out in the latest issue of Rolling Stone, and you're thinking, "What's next? Rolling Stone announces 'Water is wet'"?
I get where you're coming from.
Noel Coward’s Outdated Defiance
Independent Gay Forum Jun 14 09
by James KirchickFirst published in The Washington Times, June 12, 2009
Noel Coward's "Design for Living" — now in revival by the Shakespeare Theatre Company — shocked audiences when it premiered on Broadway in 1933.
Another Shrug from Obama
Independent Gay Forum Jun 10 09
by Jennifer VanascoFirst published in the Chicago Free Press on June 10, 2009
Illinois's civil unions bill, after passing a state House committee, was left to languish at the end of the session.
‘That’s How I Was Raised’
Independent Gay Forum Jun 08 09
by John CorvinoFirst published at 365gay.com on June 5, 2009
A recent New York Times Magazine article spotlighted a shocking vestige of our nation's racism: segregated proms.
The Upside of 8
Independent Gay Forum Jun 03 09
by James KirchickFirst published in Advocate.com on June 3, 2009
No sooner had the supreme court of California issued its 6-1 ruling last week upholding the constitutionality of the voter-approved Proposition 8 than gay activists called for mass protests across the country.
The Spark We Needed
Independent Gay Forum Jun 03 09
by Jennifer VanascoFirst published in the Chicago Free Press on June 3, 2009
Years from now, Proposition 8 is going to be thought of as the tragedy that sparked a revolution.
A Suit Too Soon?
Independent Gay Forum Jun 01 09
by John CorvinoFirst published at 365gay.com on May 29, 2009
President Truman's quip about wanting a one-handed economist—so that he would cease being told, "On the one hand…on the other hand…"—pretty well sums up my reaction to the news that Ted Olson and David Boies are spearheading a federal lawsuit challenging California's Prop.
Coming Our Way
Independent Gay Forum May 29 09
by Jennifer VanascoFirst published in the Chicago Free Press on May 27, 2009
We have this idea in the gay community that Christianity is against us.
Adam Lambert’s ‘Loss’
Independent Gay Forum May 25 09
by John CorvinoFirst published at 365gay.com on May 22, 2009
At the risk of stating the obvious, let me say that Adam Lambert is going to be just fine.
Growing Older, Gratefully
Independent Gay Forum May 22 09
by John CorvinoFirst published in Between the Lines on May 21, 2009
This column hits the internet around my fortieth birthday.
Lost Shepherds
Independent Gay Forum May 14 09
by Richard J. RosendallFirst published in Metro Weekly, May 14, 2009
"Every single person who voted for this, they're gone," shouted Rev.
Obama’s No-Show
Independent Gay Forum May 05 09
by Jennifer VanascoFirst published in the Chicago Free Press, May 6, 2009
By the end of Barack Obama’s first 100 days, it became clear: gays and lesbians are not this president’s priority.
The ‘Bigot’ Card
Independent Gay Forum May 05 09
by John CorvinoFirst published at 365gay.com on May 1, 2009
Maggie Gallagher at the National Organization for Marriage—producers of the unintentionally hilarious “Gathering Storm” ad—has been mentioning “footnote 26” of the Iowa marriage decision quite a bit lately.
Tempest in a Tiara
Independent Gay Forum Apr 27 09
by John CorvinoFirst published in 365gay.com on April 24, 2009
So a contestant for what is in large measure a popularity contest says something unpopular and doesn't win.
An Inclusive Catholicism
Independent Gay Forum Apr 21 09
by Jennifer VanascoFirst published in the Chicago Free Press, April 16, 2009
On Good Friday, Jenny and I went to services at a Catholic church near Jenny's lesbian neighborhood of Andersonville in Chicago.
Storm of Nonsense
Independent Gay Forum Apr 20 09
by John CorvinoFirst published at 365.com on April 17, 2009
Leave it to the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) to try to rain on our parade.
Marriage Turns a Corner
Independent Gay Forum Apr 16 09
by Richard J. RosendallFirst published in Bay Windows, April 16, 2009
I listened to my boyfriend Patrick on the overseas call as he tried to wrap his French-African voice around the unfamiliar word, "Iowa.
The Limits of Law
Independent Gay Forum Apr 14 09
by James KirchickFirst published in Advocate.com on April 13, 2009
In a unanimous ruling last week, the Iowa supreme court held, "Perhaps the ultimate disadvantage expressed in the testimony of the plaintiffs," challenging the state statute limiting marriage to one man and one woman, "is the inability to obtain for themselves and for their children the personal and public affirmation that accompanies marriage.
Quitters Don’t Win, but Winners Quit
Independent Gay Forum Apr 12 09
by James KirchickFirst published in The Washington Post on April 12, 2009
Just in time for spring wedding season, gay marriage activists are celebrating a triumphant few weeks.
God Hates Censorship!
Independent Gay Forum Apr 11 09
by James KirchickFirst published in The Advocate, May 2009
“God hates the queen Mary’s College, the fag-infested U.
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