http://dir.salon.com/topics/gay_rights/?source=rss&aim=gay_rights en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:10:00 PDT Gabriel Winant Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/10/01/mccain_blade/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/10/01/mccain_blade/index.html?source=rss The Republican nominee kept his answers vague in a historic interview with the Washington Blade. By James Hannaham Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/07/11/helms_hannaham/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/07/11/helms_hannaham/index.html?source=rss Yes, he was hellspawn, but the left owes a great debt to the late, unlamented (racist, homophobic) senator. King Kaufman Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:10:00 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. Catherine Price Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/05/20/gay_pride_in_italy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/05/20/gay_pride_in_italy/index.html?source=rss Italy's minister for equal opportunity thinks gay pride events are "pointless" because "homosexuality is no longer a problem" in the country. By Sara Miles Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:10:00 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 Louis Bayard Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/05/16/gay_marriage/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/05/16/gay_marriage/index.html?source=rss Maybe I should be more grateful, but the California Supreme Court hasn't told me anything I don't already know. By Vincent Rossmeier Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/02/26/amy_sullivan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/02/26/amy_sullivan/index.html?source=rss According to author Amy Sullivan, liberals don't have to sell their souls to convert Christian Republicans. By King Kaufman Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:10:00 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 Thomas F. Schaller Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/10/rudy_catholics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/10/rudy_catholics/index.html?source=rss An unholy trinity of issues -- abortion, immigration and his messy personal life -- could hurt Giuliani's chances with his key constituency, Catholic voters. By James Hannaham Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/10/26/obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/10/26/obama/index.html?source=rss In a bid for the black church vote, the candidate is about to tour South Carolina with antigay gospel singer Donnie McClurkin at his side. He doesn't need to. By John Aravosis Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:10:00 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? By Sandip Roy Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/09/26/iran_gays/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/09/26/iran_gays/index.html?source=rss Why did Ahmadinejad claim Iran has no homosexuals? It has to do with a quilt. By Alex Koppelman Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/10/dem_debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/10/dem_debate/index.html?source=rss At a forum on LGBT rights, the issue of same-sex marriage left the Democratic presidential front-runners looking like they had two left feet. By Joan Walsh Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/07/17/elizabeth_edwards/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/07/17/elizabeth_edwards/index.html?source=rss On her confrontation with Ann Coulter, why she backs gay marriage -- and why Edwards is a better choice for women than Hillary Clinton. Carol Lloyd Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/31/cheney/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/31/cheney/index.html?source=rss Anti-gay activists protest official photo of the vice president's new grandson. Carol Lloyd Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/19/day_of_silence/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/19/day_of_silence/index.html?source=rss Not really getting the message, vandals and school administrators seek to silence the national Day of Silence. By Cary Tennis Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:10:00 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? Tracy Clark-Flory Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/03/26/parental_rights/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/03/26/parental_rights/index.html?source=rss Gay rights advances threatened by nasty custody battle. Catherine Price Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/01/30/what_else/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/01/30/what_else/index.html?source=rss Moscow's mayor calls gay rights parades "satanic." Also, sex-infused women's golf. By Nona Willis-Aronowitz Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/01/05/transgender/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/01/05/transgender/index.html?source=rss The author of a new book about transgender teenagers in Los Angeles talks straight about hormone smuggling, life on the street, and the rise of America's first trans-rapper. Tracy Clark-Flory Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/01/03/marriage/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/01/03/marriage/index.html?source=rss Voters may eventually decide whether to overturn the state's legalization of same-sex marriage. By Cary Tennis Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/01/03/lesbian_parents/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/01/03/lesbian_parents/index.html?source=rss I think the child will want to know who the father was, but my partner is concerned about interference and complications. Page Rockwell Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/12/06/cheney/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/12/06/cheney/index.html?source=rss Yep -- unto Mary a child shall be born. Page Rockwell Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/11/20/what_else/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/11/20/what_else/index.html?source=rss Gay rights in South Africa, rape-prevention tips from the U.K., collective bargaining in Bangalore and more. By Priya Jain Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/08/21/kevin_jennings/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/08/21/kevin_jennings/index.html?source=rss Kevin Jennings grew up gay in a strict Baptist household, taunted for being a "faggot" at his own father's funeral. So why does he still believe Christianity and gay rights can coexist?