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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
Lilting Offers a Vision of Cultures in Collision
ANGLO-CAMBODIAN DIRECTOR Hong Khaou’s drama Lilting certainly has elements to draw both a GLBT crowd and that dying demographic: “art film” connoisseurs. While set in London, the dialogue is in…More
Tennessee Williams and His Circle of Friends
Editor’s Note: Last weekend was the annual Tennessee Williams festival in Provincetown, a tour de force of plays by America’s greatest playwright. The theme this year was “Tennessee Williams’ Circle…More
Prophesy Fulfilled
Antonin Scalia is often cited by circuit judges when they’re striking down state bans on same-sex marriage—a huge irony in that Scalia is a staunch opponent of marriage equality. It…More
New York City’s Gayest Building
THE SEAGRAM BUILDING and I are about the same age, but as my hair continues to silver and the parentheses bracketing my mouth make me ever more parenthetical to the…More
Cock and Bull
Here are three stories that are united in their theme of a right-wing politician getting caught with something where it probably doesn’t belong: 1. John Schindler is a professor at…More
At the Corner of Hollywood and Gay
Reel to Real: Portrayals and Perceptions of Gays in HollywoodCurated by Bob Pranga and Steve Nycklemore THE INTERSECTION of Hollywood and Highland is undoubtedly the center of tourism in Tinseltown.…More