http://dir.salon.com/topics/gay_culture/?source=rss&aim=gay_culture en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/09/13/token_gay/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/09/13/token_gay/index.html?source=rss On TV this fall, token gay replaces token black and Ellen DeGeneres fills Paula Abdul's tiny, wobbly shoes By Mary Elizabeth Williams Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/10/ellen_generes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/10/ellen_generes/index.html?source=rss "American Idol" chooses a judge who's an idol herself. Can she share the spotlight with the hopefuls? By Thomas Rogers Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/18/rogers_fag_hag/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/18/rogers_fag_hag/index.html?source=rss Are the ties that bind gay men to straight women beginning to fray? By Lilly Fowler Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/07/10/churches_quit_marriage/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/07/10/churches_quit_marriage/index.html?source=rss Since gays and lesbians can't say "I do," some churches are getting out of the marriage business By David Rakoff Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2009/07/09/bruno_rakoff/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2009/07/09/bruno_rakoff/index.html?source=rss Sacha Baron Cohen's character could have been a bold stab at homophobia. Instead it's a mincing minstrel show By Stephanie Zacharek Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/07/09/bruno/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/07/09/bruno/index.html?source=rss It's rude and crude and possibly offensive. But is Sacha Baron Cohen's satire funny? By Laura Miller Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/06/16/francesca_lia_block/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/06/16/francesca_lia_block/index.html?source=rss A Christian group hopes to set fire to library copies of Francesca Lia Block's novel about a gay boy coming of age. By Alex Koppelman Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/15/hrc_obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/15/hrc_obama/index.html?source=rss The Human Rights Campaign sends a letter to the president about his administration's defense of DOMA By Sandip Roy Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/27/proposition_8/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/27/proposition_8/index.html?source=rss California used to be a sanctuary for homosexual immigrants worldwide. Now they might go to South Africa, or Maine. Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2009/05/07/btm_kirbydick/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2009/05/07/btm_kirbydick/index.html?source=rss The filmmaker talks about his latest documentary and why politicians should get out of the closet. By Thomas Rogers Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/01/31/drag/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/01/31/drag/index.html?source=rss The campy spectacle has lost favor with a generation of young gay men. Can RuPaul's new reality show bring it back? By Cary Tennis Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/12/23/lesbians_parents/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/12/23/lesbians_parents/index.html?source=rss I want to work politically out in the open, but my sexuality embarrasses the folks. By Cary Tennis Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/28/gay_mormon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/28/gay_mormon/index.html?source=rss My wife and I thought we could make it work but we're desperately unhappy. By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2008/10/19/crusoe/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2008/10/19/crusoe/index.html?source=rss Is NBC's "Crusoe" a gay escapist fantasy? Is Starz' series "Crash" as bad as the Oscar-winning film it's based on? Yes, yes, a thousand times yes! By Katharine Mieszkowski Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/10/16/savage/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/10/16/savage/index.html?source=rss "I'd like to be your gay friend!" By Cary Tennis Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/19/republican_parents/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/19/republican_parents/index.html?source=rss The party my parents support considers my marriage invalid -- so how can I keep giving them money? By Kera Bolonik Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/06/28/mix_tape/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/06/28/mix_tape/index.html?source=rss I was an alienated kid roiling with sexual anxiety. But then New Wave gave me the soundtrack -- and the courage -- to embrace my homosexuality. By Sarah Bird Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/06/25/sarah_bird/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/06/25/sarah_bird/index.html?source=rss I know a mother is supposed to accept her children as they are. But my son has one painful flaw -- he's straight. By Louis Bayard Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/06/12/eskridge/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/06/12/eskridge/index.html?source=rss For years America has desperately tried to outlaw sodomy and other sex acts like fellatio and cunnilingus. What are we so scared of? By Salon staff Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2008/06/09/summer_reads3/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2008/06/09/summer_reads3/index.html?source=rss True confessions: From a trek through the American West to a life filled with music, these memoirs will whisk you away. By King Kaufman Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/05/mariners/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/05/mariners/index.html?source=rss This is shocking! Who knew Seattle's manager was named John McLaren? Plus: Lesbian kissing controversy in the Safeco stands. By Sandip Roy Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/05/30/arranged_gay_marriage/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/05/30/arranged_gay_marriage/index.html?source=rss With same-sex marriage now legal in California, mothers across India and elsewhere are eager to see their gay sons and daughters finally get hitched. By Sara Miles Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/05/17/gay_marriage/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/05/17/gay_marriage/index.html?source=rss And it's still the dream we hold, even if our marriage is -- for now, anyway -- legal. By Cary Tennis Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/03/18/gas_station_cashier/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/03/18/gas_station_cashier/index.html?source=rss I have a feeling maybe I should move to the city, but I like my job, I like my town and I like my family.