AltWeeklies Wire
Meet the Couples in Limbonew

The stories of 3 same-sex couples who tried applying for marriage licenses in South Carolina last week.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
10-16-2014 |
LGBT
A map of Charleston's Gay Historynew

For a town obsessed with its own history, Charleston has been slow to acknowledge its gay past. That's why Harlan Greene, a librarian at the College of Charleston, created an interactive map this spring titled "The Real Rainbow Row: Charleston's Queer History."
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
07-30-2014 |
LGBT
Talking sexual politics and botany with poet Ed Madden, co-editor of Out Loudnew
Ed Madden is worth listening to for a couple of reasons. For one, as co-editor of the essay collection Out Loud: The Best of Rainbow Radio, he has found himself at the crossroads of sexuality and politics this year during the much-publicized Statehouse censorship debates. For another thing, he’s a damn fine poet.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
05-29-2014 |
LGBT
The President Comes Outnew

Obama could hurt or help the cause of marriage equality in the Bible Belt.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
05-17-2012 |
LGBT
Lesbian Army Veteran Takes on Defense of Marriage Actnew

Lawsuit questions federal government’s ability to trump state recognition of same-sex marriage.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
02-11-2012 |
LGBT
Lesbian Couple Applies for Marriage License in Charlestonnew

A couple went down to the courthouse in Charleston to get married Thursday morning. They left with drawn faces and tears welling in their eyes, their request denied.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
01-19-2012 |
LGBT