AltWeeklies Wire
Gay Marriage Ratified -- and Jilted -- in Mainenew
Vacationland same-sex marriage supporters had little time to celebrate last week's legislative vote to legalize gay marriage. The very day Governor Baldacci put pen to paper, opponents announced their intention to put the matter before Maine voters in either 2009 or 2010.
Boston Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
05-14-2009 |
LGBT
Queer Eye for the Hawkeyesnew
As Iowa prepared to officially issue marriage licenses to gay applicants, both law-enforcement and state gay groups prepared for vocal, even violent opposition. But things went so smoothly, you had to pay attention to see history being made.
Boston Phoenix |
Ben Fornell |
04-30-2009 |
LGBT
Tags: Iowa, same-sex marriage
Pushing for Gay Marriage in the Courtroomnew
The gay-rights movement took a chance on fighting for the right to wed. It's finally paying off.
Boston Phoenix |
Steven Stark |
04-23-2009 |
LGBT
Tags: same-sex marriage
Harvard Law Celebrates 25 Years Out of the Closetnew
From its early struggle for recognition to its current membership of more than 4800 alumni, the Harvard Gay & Lesbian Caucus has come a long way.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey Silverglate |
10-02-2008 |
LGBT
Skipping Gaily Down the Aislenew
Now that same-sex marriage is a reality in California, Hollywood is coming out in force. The ultimate gay-celebrity wedding planner.
Boston Phoenix |
Sarra Faith Alterman |
06-09-2008 |
LGBT
When it Comes to Same-Sex Marriage, California Mattersnew
Massachusetts may have had gay marriage first, but California changes everything. Are Obama and Clinton listening?
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
05-22-2008 |
LGBT
Powerless To Stop Itnew
The most powerful people in Massachusetts state government want the gay-marriage ban to lose next week's vote -- but perhaps they aren't so powerful.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
06-07-2007 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Gay Old Time: When Gay Goes Straightnew
In honor of Boston's Pride Week, we look at 10 moments when the mainstream assimilated gay culture and made it its own.
Boston Phoenix |
Michael Bronski |
05-31-2007 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Major Embarrassment?new
Assessing the gay-porn career of O'Reilly Factor fave Matt Sanchez.
Boston Phoenix |
Michael Bronski |
03-16-2007 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
My Ellen Willisnew
Writing in venues ranging from Cheetah to the Village Voice and the New Yorker, Ellen Willis spent her life praising pleasure and inspiring the countercultural left.
Boston Phoenix |
Machael Bronski |
11-30-2006 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Breeding Injusticenew
Only the most hard-hearted would press for sterilizing the “feeble-minded” or preventing the mentally retarded from marrying, but similar arguments are regularly made in favor of banning same-sex marriage.
Boston Phoenix |
Michael J. Amico |
08-10-2006 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Libbing It Upnew
The future of gay politics can be found in its past -- with a few tweaks.
Boston Phoenix |
Michael Bronski |
06-09-2006 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Queering the Codenew
The Vatican is right about one thing: Dan Brown’s story doesn't really make historical or artistic sense. Leonardo da Vinci’s work is coded, all right -- as gay.
Boston Phoenix |
Michael Bronski |
05-19-2006 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Dr. Strangelovenew
On December 25, Dr. Charles W. Socarides, one of the last of the old-school scourges of the gay community, died at the age of 83 -- to the end maintaining that homosexuality is a mental disorder that can be cured.
Boston Phoenix |
Michael Bronski |
01-12-2006 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Boston College Blocks Gay Dancenew
Officials at the Catholic university would not allow the school's GLBT Leadership Council to hold an AIDS fundraiser on campus.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Milliard |
12-14-2005 |
LGBT
