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A Conversion Therapist’s Epiphany
By Frank Perez
Today, despite a major paradigm shift in public attitudes toward homosexuality and the criminalization of Exodus-type ministries in many states, conversion therapy stubbornly persists.
The Spanish Far Right: A Clear and Present Danger to LGBTQ Rights
By John Boyce
In an increasingly fractured European political landscape, a bigoted minority with the right leverage has the potential to endanger hard won progress on LGBTQ rights, and challenges the long held assumption that, to paraphrase MLK, the arc inevitably bends towards inclusion.
Saleem Kidwai, India’s LGBT Activist
By Lucky Issar
Apart from being a history professor, Saleem was a queer activist, overtly subdued, but emphatically resilient. He eagerly offered his solidarity to a variety of causes, but he did not beat his chest or shout slogans.
Review of “Queering the Crip, Cripping the Queer” Exhibit
By Denise Noe
Queering the Crip, Cripping the Queer is an enthralling art exhibit. .. It brings to light shared histories of misunderstanding, bigotry, persecution, but most importantly, shared histories of resilience.
Considering a Place in Fiction for Badly-Behaved Queers
By Brian Alessandro
There is a valid concern that portraying an LGBTQI character as foul in fiction could make our place in the world tenuous.
Henry Scott Tuke: Homoeroticism in a Time of Illegality
By Samuel Muñoz
In the same decade that the trial of Oscar Wilde and the network of male brothels on Cleveland Street swept the headlines and flamed a push for a tougher stand on anti sodomy laws, an English artist thrived by openly celebrating the beauty of the male body.
Beyond Cabaret: Queer Life in Early Twentieth-Century Germany
By Brian Fehler
To Be Seen, Queer Lives: 1900-1950 reveals moments of queer life during the emerging explorations of identity after the turn of the century, including the vibrant years of the Weimar Republic, the years of Nazi persecution, and the early postwar years.
It’s Gonna Be Huge
All in the interest of keeping our finger on the Zeitgeist as it evolves in ways that those over, say, fifty may not have foreseen: there’s a new gay reality dating show called For the Love of DILFs …
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Blackbeard’s Bitch
By Vidal D’Costa
After its first season, Our Flag Means Death has amassed a dedicated fan base, particularly among the LGBT community.
Manuel Muñoz on the Power of LGBTQ Characters
Focusing on the valley in which he grew up, Manuel Muñoz’s stories address issues he grew up observing intimately: immigration, poverty, farm labor, family ties and their unraveling, and where queer characters fit (or don’t) into that environment.
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