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After DOMA: The Constitutional Case for Full Marriage Equality
IN THE NOW largely forgotten 1950 case Sweatt v. Painter, the Supreme Court struck down a scheme that the state of Texas had concocted to continue to keep black applicants…More
Gay poet: breaking taboo subjects can be revelatory
Via G(&)LIT: “It’s naughty, I know, to talk about the ass,” writes gay poet Angelo Nikolopoulos, “but why should the lowly—the seemingly base—be exempt from our attention, when they provide…More
In Croatia: “There is no official gay beach here.”
I had been waiting patiently until the other tourists had left the office in this seaside Croatian town on the peninsula of Istria to ask my question: “Where is the…More
Searching in Urdu
“Why is gay porn so popular in Pakistan?” asked a recent headline in Mother Jones magazine (June 2013). After adjusting to this somewhat surprising revelation, the mind reeled with hypotheses.…More
How Poet Frank O’Hara Taught Us to Be Gay
Recently G(&)LIT (the new gay literary tumblr for The GLR) was excited to get a review copy of Poems Retrieved: Frank O’Hara. So, this article, which nominates O’Hara as one of the foundational…More
From Salomé to Kinky Sex
In this video, frequent GLR contributor Richard M. Berrong discusses the catalog of a recent art exhibit centered around a single painting, Gustave Moreau’s Salomé Dancing Before Herod. Joris-Karl Huysmans…More
Windsor Decision Sets Precedent on Anti-Gay Animus
U.S. v. Windsor recognized a proposition with potentially far-reaching effects: the idea that bans on same-sex marriage, which exist in most states, embody constitutionally impermissible prejudice against gays and lesbians.…More
Ding Dong, The Witch Is Dead!
No pulling of punches on this one: Exodus International has just announced that the group is closing its doors forever, and we rejoice. For years E.I.’s mission has been to…More
The Confession of Francis I
It’s official: the “gay lobby” in the Vatican that we’ve always heard about, speculated about, suspected to exist, really does exist! The newly seated pope, Francis I, actually used this…More
Bradley Manning, Pride Parade Grand Marshal—Not!
The new issue of the GLR, which should reach subscribers soon, includes a “Guest Opinion” piece by James Patterson concerning the ongoing debate in San Francisco about the status of…More