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No More Mr. Nice Gay?
Independent Gay Forum Apr 05 09
by John CorvinoFirst published at 365gay.com on April 4, 2009
Readers of this column occasionally complain that I'm too nice to our enemies.
Hoops and Heresy
Independent Gay Forum Apr 03 09
by Richard J. RosendallFirst published in Bay Windows on April 2, 2009
I have been a bit conflicted lately.
Transgender Day...and Gays
Independent Gay Forum Mar 30 09
by John CorvinoFirst published in 365gay.com on March 27, 2009
March 31 is Transgender Day of Visibility.
The Laughing Cure
Independent Gay Forum Mar 26 09
by Jennifer VanascoFirst published in the Chicago Free Press, March 25, 2009
University of Chicago students recently showed us how protests against hate should be done.
Why Only Two?
Independent Gay Forum Mar 22 09
by John CorvinoFirst published in 365gay.com on March 20, 2009
Recent discussions of various civil-union proposals have revived some familiar questions, including "Why limit such recognition to couples, as opposed to larger groups?" and "Why limit it to romantic/sexual couples, as opposed to other interdependent relationships?"
Such questions come from various quarters, including both friends and foes of marriage equality.
Tax Dollars for Tyrants
Independent Gay Forum Mar 19 09
by Richard J. RosendallFirst published in Bay Windows, March 19, 2009
I recently excerpted the HIV/AIDS-related items from the State Department’s Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2008 (online at www.
Sex and Distortion
Independent Gay Forum Mar 15 09
by John CorvinoFirst published at 365gay.com on March 13, 2009
Sometimes we gay writers do such a good job cutting down one another that we scarcely need our enemies.
Rusted Steele
Independent Gay Forum Mar 11 09
by James KirchickFirst published in Advocate.com on March 10, 2009
Michael Steele, the new chairman of the Republican National Committee, was supposed to be a breath of fresh air for the moribund Grand Old Party.
Strange Bedfellows
Independent Gay Forum Mar 09 09
by John CorvinoFirst published at 365gay.com on March 6, 2009
Recently I wrote about a proposed compromise by David Blankenhorn, who opposes gay marriage, and Jonathan Rauch, who supports it.
Marriage Revisionism
Independent Gay Forum Mar 06 09
by Dale CarpenterFirst published in the Bay Area Reporter on March 5, 2009
On March 5, the California Supreme Court heard arguments about whether Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in the state, is valid.
Hello, Cruel World
Independent Gay Forum Mar 05 09
by Richard J. RosendallFirst published in Bay Windows, March 5, 2009
This is a good time to take stock of the threats faced by LGBT people around the world.
Common Ground?
Independent Gay Forum Mar 04 09
by John CorvinoFirst published in 365gay.com on February 27, 2008
There is something very satisfying about ideological purity and the righteous indignation that often accompanies it.
Bill Moyers, Gay-Baiter
Independent Gay Forum Feb 25 09
by James KirchickFirst published in Advocate.com on February 25, 2009
Being a homosexual in America in 1964 was not easy, and one of the more difficult places to be one was Washington, D.
Gays in School
Independent Gay Forum Feb 24 09
by Paul VarnellFirst published in the Chicago Free Press on February 26, 2009
Both the Chicago Tribune and The New York Times published articles about gay
issues in public (government) schools last Friday (Feb.
Diversity and Discrimination
Independent Gay Forum Feb 24 09
by John CorvinoFirst published in 365gay.com on Feb. 20, 2009
I’ve been a member of the American Philosophical Association (APA) for about fifteen years.
Gay. And Republican. And Not Confused.
Independent Gay Forum Feb 19 09
by Alex KnepperFirst published in the American University Eagle on February 16, 2009
I am a gay Republican.
‘Speechless’ Christians?
Independent Gay Forum Feb 18 09
by Jennifer VanascoFirst published in the Chicago Free Press on February 18, 2009
Last week, a Grand Rapids, Mich.
Exploring Gay Businesses
Independent Gay Forum Feb 16 09
by Paul VarnellFirst published (in a slightly different form) in the Chicago Free Press on Feb. 18, 2008.
The Power of Words
Independent Gay Forum Feb 16 09
by John CorvinoFirst published at 365gay.com on February 13, 2009
Two decades ago, when I first came out of the closet, my mother had an irritating habit of referring to my boyfriend as my “friend.
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