Aaron Schock’s Fall: A Star Is Born
The time has come to bid farewell to Congressman Aaron Schock, the Illinois Republican who’s no stranger to this column due to his flamboyant style and his horrible voting record…More
Author: RICHARD SCHNEIDER
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OH YES HE IS!
THE LATEST éclat in the annals of pop cultural fireworks has come and gone: a TLC reality show called My Husband’s Not Gay that focused on four Mormon men who…More
Double Your Lies
Another soldier in the church-sponsored war on gay equality! The new operation is called Parents & Friends of Ex-Gays—PFOX, not to be confused with FPOX—an obvious take-off on PFLAG, Parents & Friends…More
Hey, That’s Me!
In keeping with the theme of the forthcoming issue, which is “Private P/Arts,” we pause to bring you a new sculpture that raised more than eyebrows when it was unveiled…More
Anal Chic
It would be hard to think of a more fashionable hunk of real estate than the Place Vendôme in Paris, that center of haute couture and five-star hotels that doesn’t…More
“Person of the Year” Invokes 1938 Cover
It was in 1938 that Time magazine shocked the world by naming Adolph Hitler as its “Man of the Year,” explaining that their intent was not to single out the “best”…More
Putting the X in Ex-Gay
We can’t report on every run-of-the-mill sex scandal involving a fundamentalist preacher or anti-gay politician, but every so often one comes along that seems to harbor a deeper meaning. Take…More
What Was the First Gay Novel? A Readers’ Survey
THE RESULTS ARE IN! We asked you to cast your vote for “the first gay novel” – which is the theme of the new issue of The GLR. We offered the…More
Pride (the movie) Marries the Personal and the Political
EARLY ON IN PRIDE, after the leader of a ragtag group of London gay activists has proposed that they raise money for the striking coal miners—the year is 1984—one member…More
Keep the Well in Greenwell
There was once a country singer named Josey Greenwell who had a following and was openly gay (as reported by queerty.com). But then he sort of dropped out of sight…More