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
Browsing: LGBT History
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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
Images Remembered from The Normal Heart
IF MOVIES are all about images, images that operate on the subconscious, I guess it comes as no surprise that weeks after watching The Normal Heart, the one that keeps…More
Our Pick for the Oscar: Dallas Buyers Club
HOW DID AIDS change the struggle for GLBT rights? The question has been debated from different angles ever since it became clear that the epidemic would irrevocably alter…More
Upsize This
Recently (December 7, 2013), The New York Times ran a piece that asked the age-old question, “How Many American Men Are Gay?” The op-ed piece by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, which included an…More
A Symbol Stands
A recent book has thrown a bucket of ice water onto an icon of GLBT rights. In The Book of Matt: Hidden Truths About the Murder of Matthew Shepard, author Steve…More
GLR Editor Discusses Magazine’s History as a Boston Institution
The following talk was delivered at the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association conference, which is in Boston this year, August 22 to 25. As editor and founder of The…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
Fire Island: Two New Books Celebrate the Fragile Gay Mecca
The New York Times published today an article about Fire Island that coincides with the 60th anniversary of the founding of The Pines, and mentions two newly published books about its history.…More