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Power and Pathos in Hellenistic Greece
When we think of the ancient Greeks, we think of the body beautiful, particularly the male body, and all those graceful gods and Herculean heroes. But a new exhibit and…More
Gay Italy Tour Poised to Explore the Origins of Sexual Identity
WHILE I PREPARE for the first ever gay history and art tour of Italy (click here for more information), which I’ll be leading in five weeks, I’m finding even more…More
When Life Imitates a Movie Crush
I WAS A LATE TEENAGER in 1977 when I saw the not-much-older Robby Benson star in the newly released One on One. I bought a ticket to the 2:10 showing…More
Not a Good Match
At London’s Pride parade this year, CNN reported spotting a banner representing the terrorist organization ISIS. The implied message seemed to be: ISIS is everywhere, even in a gay pride…More
Gay Lovers Were Heroes of Athenian Democracy
WHENEVER I give a GLBT tour at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, I always stop to talk about this fragment from a red-figured Greek vase. It’s…More
Metamorphosis
It was the media event of the summer: the transformation of Olympic triathlete Bruce Jenner into “Call me Caitlyn.” For years the butt of late-night jokes due to his extensive…More
Gay Crossing Ahead
The city of Vienna wants to increase pedestrian awareness and safety, so they’ve installed “Walk” and “Wait” signals that feature images of same-sex couples. This comes at a time when…More
New Movie Takes You Inside Larry Kramer’s World
LAST YEAR, HBO aired the movie version of Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart, the autobiographical play that he wrote in 1985, a fictionalized account of how he came to found…More
Ireland Sends a Message to the World
IN A NATIONAL REFERENDUM on May 22, Ireland became the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage, not by judicial or legislative action, but by a popular vote.…More