A Crucible Moment
Getting expelled from high school for wearing a rainbow flag sounds harsh enough, but what if the rainbow isn’t even a rainbow? Consider the case of fifteen-year old Kayla Kenney, who celebrated her birthday with her family …
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A Riot in Name Only
It’s rare that The G&LR itself makes it into this column, but here goes. A well-researched piece in LGBTQNation.com has called us out for an essay that appeared in…More
Hate Crime Crime
The case of Jussie Smollett was a media feeding frenzy, but for you cave-dwellers: Smollett is the gay African-American actor who reported to the police that he’d been jumped…More
“Queer” Is a Word of Many Meanings
IN THE EVER-EVOLVING, constantly progressing age of the modern LGBT+ liberation movement, I’m witnessing what I believe to be something of…More
What Every Queer Person Should Know About Utah
The origins of Utah are rooted in queerness. When Brigham Young led about half of the Mormon Church membership across the Mexican border illegally in 1847, he and other…More
Shake It!
Their wrestling may be fake, but three members of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) have been producing a breakfast cereal called BootyO’s that’s real and edible and probably loaded with…More
Just What You’d Expect
It was only a matter of time: someone was bound to have the brilliant idea to create a straight mock-off of the gay flag. What one can’t help noticing…More
Bringing up the Body
This article was originally posted on www.thegamesmenplay.com, Georgette Gouveia’s blog. It is the subject of the second episode of the well-written, haunting new art historical series, “Civilizations,” now airing on PBS;…More
Where the Boys Are
From the annals of recent experience: a visit to Marshall’s to buy a pair of boxer briefs. Well, I can remember when the bulges on the packages were air-brushed…More
Tennessee Roams New Orleans
The Tennessee Williams Festival in New Orleans is 31 years old this year. Next year, its smaller sibling, The Saints & Sinners Festival, will celebrate its 15th…More