How Marriage Equality Made Me an American
ON THE MORNING that my husband Joe and I got married, the sun shone warmly on our chilly necks, absorbing the bite of the low, steady breeze floating across…More
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Malaysia on My Mind, or Why Nothing Changes Here
WHEN I was growing up in rural Florida in the 1970s and ’80s, gay life was secreted behind closed doors. Gay bars had names like “Secrets” and were hidden in nondescript…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
That’s Amore!
Two Italian acrobats, both of them male, got engaged on national TV in a moment that stunned the nation. It happened on the show Italy’s Got Talent after Les Farfadais,…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
They’re Back! The Gayest Anti-gay Group Ever!
How many erogenous zones can you find in play in this photo? A previous BTW reported on a movement in France devoted to resisting the legalization of same-sex marriage, now a fait accompli, and it quoted an article that asked, “Is this the most homoerotic anti-gay protest ever?” Well, they’re back!
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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
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
Tea and Calumny
Tea and Calumny The so-called “Tea Party” (or has it gone beyond the “so-called” stage?) has accomplished a number of things, such as exposing the fault lines within the Republican…More