http://dir.salon.com/topics/gay_culture/?source=rss&aim=gay_culture en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT By Kera Bolonik Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:06:00 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 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:06:00 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 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:06:00 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 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:06:00 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. King Kaufman Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:06:00 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 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:06:00 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 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:06:00 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 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:06:00 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. By Caren Chesler Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/02/22/gay_marriage/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/02/22/gay_marriage/index.html?source=rss Same-sex couples fought for the right to wed. So why are they deciding not to get hitched? By Rebecca Traister Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/12/27/sex/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/12/27/sex/index.html?source=rss Celebrate the year in sexual intrigue, as D-list celebs spread it for the cameras, Hollywood avoids smushmortions, and Hitler's mommy gets laid. By King Kaufman Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/12/12/wednesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/12/12/wednesday/index.html?source=rss "Beer, Babes, and Balls": Inside the "Neanderthal" -- but sometimes surprisingly liberal -- world of Jim Rome and sports-talk radio. By King Kaufman Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/11/09/friday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/11/09/friday/index.html?source=rss Study finds 1 in 3 high school football players gay! Well, no, but it does offer encouraging news about homophobia. Plus: NFL Week 10 picks. By Rebecca Traister Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/10/23/dumbledore/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/10/23/dumbledore/index.html?source=rss What happens when authors like J.K. Rowling can't stop telling their own stories? By Susan Stryker Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/10/11/transgender/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/10/11/transgender/index.html?source=rss Transgender people are not beggars at the civil rights table set by gay and lesbian activists. They are integral to the struggle for gender freedom for all. By John Aravosis Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/10/08/lgbt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/10/08/lgbt/index.html?source=rss The 30-year fight for a federal gay civil rights law may fail because activists insist on including rights for transgendered people too. Has gay inclusiveness gone too far too fast? Catherine Price Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/02/gay_in_iran/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/02/gay_in_iran/index.html?source=rss A writer syas that, contrary to President Ahmadinejad's assertions, there are homosexuals in Iran. Also, Andy Samberg of "SNL" gives the Iranian leader some "love." By Michael Scherer and Ben Van Heuvelen Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/09/21/gay_gop/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/09/21/gay_gop/index.html?source=rss How should a right-wing homosexual vote in the upcoming primaries and caucuses? Salon rates the Republican candidates for gay friendliness. By Joe Conason Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/08/31/gay_republicans/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/08/31/gay_republicans/index.html?source=rss The party's culture of concealment has led to embarrassment and personal destruction. Isn't it about time for the right to cure its homophobia? By James Hannaham Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/08/31/bathroom_sex/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/08/31/bathroom_sex/index.html?source=rss Larry Craig is the latest politician to get caught with his pants down. So what is the eternal allure of sex in a stall, and does it make you gay? Joan Walsh Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/politics/2007/08/30/buchanan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/politics/2007/08/30/buchanan/index.html?source=rss Larry Craig may be sick, but being gay is not a disease. Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/08/14/tuesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/08/14/tuesday/index.html?source=rss "We don't try to undermine gay stereotypes": Outsports co-founder Cyd Ziegler Jr. talks about gay athletes, gay allies and the site's new book. By Cary Tennis Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/06/26/gaydar/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/06/26/gaydar/index.html?source=rss My gaydar says my good-looking co-worker is gay, but he pretends otherwise. By Cary Tennis Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/04/09/gay_son/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/04/09/gay_son/index.html?source=rss I think my seventh-grader was looking at some gay porn. What do I say to him? What do I do? By Gregory Levey Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/03/23/israel_strategy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/03/23/israel_strategy/index.html?source=rss The Israeli government is deploying new tactics to deepen ties with American youth and evangelicals. Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/03/12/monday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/03/12/monday/index.html?source=rss The NCAA Tournament news, as always, is who'll miss out: Too many smaller-conference teams. Plus: Amaechi's endorsement.