AltWeeklies Wire
Gaveling Gaysnew
In the courtroom of a Stark County, Ohio, judge, justice isn't blind to sexual orientation.
Cleveland Scene |
James Renner |
06-08-2005 |
LGBT
GLBT Youth and the Stifling of Discussion of Gay Sexualitynew
The queer community's fight for same-sex marriage, combined with revived AIDS hysteria, is shortchanging gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth by stifling discussion of gay sexuality.
Boston Phoenix |
Michael Bronski |
03-28-2005 |
LGBT
D.E.B.S., Come Outnew
Even with its PG-13 rating, we still can't see lesbian teen spy-sploitation film D.E.B.S. at the multiplex.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Lynn Rapoport |
03-23-2005 |
Reviews
Two Muchnew
Canadian twin sisters Tegan and Sara Quin have enough delicious guitar hooks and soul-baring, anthemic choruses in their latest album to lead a full-on power pop revival.
Phoenix New Times |
Michele Laudig |
03-22-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Lesbian Mom Uses Issue 1 Against Her Exnew
In an early test of Ohio's new anti-gay-marriage amendment, the mother of an 8-year-old boy has filed suit to nullify her former partner's visitation rights.
The Other Paper |
Kristen Convery |
02-24-2005 |
Children & Families
Fight Over Ethnic Studies Dean Imperils Programnew
A bitchy academic fight within San Francisco State University's College of Ethnic Studies centers around former Dean Tomás Almaguer, who was accused of crossing the boundaries of political correctness.
Pink Pistols Take Militant Approach to Self-Defensenew
"Pick on someone your own caliber" is the motto of the Houston chapter of Pink Pistols, a group of concealed-pistol-toting, Second Amendment-defending sexual minorities. Their approach to self-defense hasn't won many supporters in Houston's gun-shy gay community.
Houston Press |
Mosi Secret |
01-10-2005 |
LGBT
Ladies Firstnew
Culling from the history of dyke music, electro-punk band Lesbians on Ecstasy are talkin' 'bout a dance-floor revolution.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Jimmy Draper |
11-10-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Don't Mess With Texas: Character Assassination and Karl Rovenew
In Texas political battles, Karl Rove had his own process: Identify your opponent's strength, and attack it so relentlessly that it becomes a liability.
L.A. Weekly |
Lou Dubose |
09-17-2004 |
Politics
For Same-Sex Couples, May 17 Was Time to Get Marriednew
Same-sex marriage comes to Massachusetts, with after-dark revelry in Cambridge and business as usual (almost) at City Hall Plaza. A first-person report from Massachusetts the day same-sex marriage became legal is accompanied by three sidebar reports from Provincetown, Worcester and Somerville.
Boston Phoenix |
Kristen Lombardi |
08-07-2004 |
LGBT
Transgendered Community Struggles to Overcome Stereotypes
Gender reassignment surgery used to be covered under the provincial health plan. But the government cut funding just as Michelle Anderson was halfway through. Now, she and other transgendered activists are working to promote trans acceptance in the community at large
Monday Magazine |
Sarah Petrescu |
08-07-2004 |
LGBT
Canada Immigration to Recognize Same-Sex Marriage
Activists are thrilled that Canada's immigration policy now allows citizens and permanent residents to sponsor their same-sex spouses.
Monday Magazine |
Adrienne Mercer |
08-07-2004 |
LGBT
Serious Beach Books Could Ruin Your Tilapia Dinnernew
Marine researcher Richard Ellis inks out humanity's remarkably efficient depletion of marine life, be it plant, fish, or mammal. Ellis's book on the ocean is reviewed along with Russ Rymer's "American Beach," James Jones' "From Here to Eternity," Lisa Stocker's "P-Town Summer" and Charles Sprawson's "Haunts of the Black Masseur."
Baltimore City Paper |
Lee Gardner |
08-07-2004 |
Fiction
The Gayby Boom: Gay Families with Kids on the Risenew
The number of gay and lesbian couples with children is growing rapidly, but parents must create a legal patchwork to protect their children. Luckily, studies say, the kids are all right.
A Lesbian Writes to the Governor of Massachusettsnew
"If you had to lose a culture war, governor, this was a good one to pick," Laura Conaway writes to Governor Mitt Romney, who she says took the wrong side on the debate over state-sanctioned gay marriage.
The Village Voice |
Laura Conaway |
05-19-2004 |
LGBT
