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  • Jar Jar mania must die!

    The Village Voice takes Jar Jar theorizing too far; a quasi-national alternative glossy editor's cri de coeur; new theories on love and marriage.
    By Jenn Shreve June 11, 1999

  • "The Elusive Embrace"

    Reflecting on questions of love, lust and gay identity, a classical scholar turns up meaning in unexpected places.
    By Frank Browning June 3, 1999

  • Ricky Martin -- superstud or closet case?

    The Rock Hudson PR Peter Meter is going off over the singing Latin heartthrob.
    By Camille Paglia May 26, 1999

  • Boys to men

    "Edge of Seventeen," a film about coming out and of age in the early '80s, trumps the current crop of nice-guy gay films.
    By Daniel Mangin May 14, 1999

  • Letters to the Editor

    If Lincoln was gay, prove it; Croatia and Serbia need democratic opposition.
    Letters to the Editor May 10, 1999

  • Lips made for ...

    In a subculture as sexually liberated as they come, why is kissing such an issue for some gay men?
    By Greg Nott May 8, 1999

  • Letter from Havana

    Che Guevara would have been puzzled by the joy of this past Christmas in Cuba, the first time this traditionally Catholic island has officially celebrated the holiday since the revolution. But Christmas isn't the only thing that might confuse Che as 1999 begins.
    By Frank Smyth January 4, 1999

  • Marriage as a revolutionary act

    Andrew Sullivan has been condemned as a reactionary by some fellow gay intellectuals for advocating marriage instead of promiscuity -- but his complex views on politics, religion and his own sex life defy easy labels.
    By Carol Lloyd November 30, 1998

  • Uncle Andrew's cabin

    Why is a moralizing, self-centered Tory named Andrew Sullivan speaking for gay Americans?
    By Peter Kurth November 30, 1998

  • We're here, we're ... uh ... straight?

    Many gays believe sexual orientation is defined at birth. Conservative Christian groups that want to help them 'return' to heterosexuality insist it's a choice. They're both wrong.
    By Sallie Tisdale September 11, 1998

  • Oh when the gays come dancing in

    Rebecca Bryant reports on the physical -- and emotional -- revelations of Gay Games V in Amsterdam.
    By Rebecca Bryant August 21, 1998

  • Submit to me, Trent!

    You know you want it.
    By Susie Bright July 3, 1998

  • Homosexuality and the civic responsibility of politicians

    When Trent Lott called homosexuality sinful, he should have kept his mouth shut -- but those who claim homosexuality is a "lifestyle" are equally wrong.
    By David Horowitz June 29, 1998

  • Embraced in Spain

    Traveling solo in Spain, writer Barry Yeoman is befriended by a group of macho local males. Can he tell them he is gay and still keep their friendship?
    By Barry Yeoman May 30, 1998

  • Murderers, cannibals -- lesbians!

    America has a distinguished history of spreading scandalous rumors about its politicians, and the latest batch of White House gossip is nothing new.
    By Jenn Shreve May 1, 1998

  • The other Republican smear

    By James C. Hormel Jr. April 10, 1998

  • A diminished view of manhood

    Recent remarks by Green Bay Packer star Reggie White calling homosexuality a sin and the cause of much of the nation's troubles reflect a widespread homophobia in the African-American community.
    By Earl Ofari Hutchinson April 6, 1998

  • Mothers Who Think: Scouts' dishonor

    A former member says scouting is a dangerous influence that should be kept away from impressionable young people.
    By Andrew O'Hehir March 25, 1998

  • Newsreal: Gays in Maine

    The recent vote in Maine to deprive the state's gays the guarantee of equal rights in housing, employment and other areas prompts one commentator to recommend going one step further: Refuse to allow them to pay taxes.
    By Daniel Reitz February 13, 1998

  • Newsreal: Defending the right to pry

    Many commentators, notably feminists, dismiss stories about the sex life of President Clinton as irrelevant to his public role. But this drawing of a line between public and private lives, says a homosexual writer, cannot work.
    By Richard Rodriguez January 29, 1998

  • The Salon Interview: Gore Vidal

    An interview with Gore Vidal by Chris Haines.
    By Chris Haines January 14, 1998

  • Newsreal: The army of the right

    The Wall Street Journal's defense correspondent investigates today's military and finds it becoming an increasingly right-wing institution.
    By Jonathan Broder January 6, 1998

  • From Russia with (forbidden) love

    Several new collections celebrate the contributions of the late Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter.
    By Benjamin Ivry January 5, 1998

  • the boys
    in the bathhouses

    According to the "queer theorists,"
    having lots of anonymous gay sex is the answer
    to the tyranny of the normal.
    Forget that it will also kill you.
    By David Horowitz November 3, 1997

  • Media Circus

    An Esquire article insinuating that actor Kevin Spacey is gay stirs controversy
    By James Surowiecki October 15, 1997
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