What Happened to Him as a Child?
The publication of Francis Bacon: Five Decades coincides with its exhibition marking the 20th anniversary of the artist’s death.
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September-October 2013
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‘Queer’ Subtext Is Not to Be Found To the Editor: In “Dark Victory as Metaphor of the Closet” (July-Aug. issue), Nathan Smith opines that Bette Davis’ film gives…More
How DOMA Ruling Affects Binational Couples
IT WAS two years ago that I wrote a piece for this page asking, “Will Same-Sex Binational Couples Get Justice?” With the 5-to-4 decision in Windsor v. United States on June 26, the Supreme Court answered my question with a re- sounding “yes.” Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act was ruled a violation of the principle of equal protection.
More‘Affirm who you feel you really are.’
Martin Duberman shares his thoughts about the state of gay politics and reminisced about those heady days in the 60s and 70s when various social movements took on the status quo and paved the way for the gay rights struggle.
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‘Who can possibly step into his shoes?’
Gore Vidal is Nicholas wrathall’s second documentary, and he has been a producer of several films since 1999. This interview was conducted via e-mail by the GLR editor in late June.
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‘Ratzinger … had to be the one.’
Daniel Gawthrop doesn’t make any secret about where he stands. in his new book, The Trial of Pope Benedict
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‘I concluded that I owe her awe.’
Lillian Faderman is our great historian, and her books opened the closet door to the rich, troubled history of lesbians.
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‘About the inner sanctum of the self’
Tóibín’s prose style has been described as “daring and precise,” “austere,” “lyrical,” “reticent,” and even “monkish.”
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