Report: Pete Rose reinstated. A talk with one of the writers who broke the story. Plus: Jeremy Shockey's latest homophobic episode.

In a time of war, our troubled nation yearns for fat guys telling fag jokes and black men dancing. Hollywood answers the call.

We are not married but he calls me his wife. He is not faithful but his lips make me believe. I could go home to America anytime I want, but the heat between us keeps me in the torrid zone.

I'm straight and a father but I can't help luxuriating in the lustful looks I get from gay men.

Ready or not, America is bringing back an old playground insult -- for the sheer fun of it.

"The propulsion of revulsion" by Michael Alvear; "The last acceptable prejudice" by David Bowman

A chat with author Byrne Fone about his exhaustive study of homophobia from antiquity to the present.

The history of homosexuality, from Greece to the McCarthy hearing, in the new book "Homophobia: A History."

By Asra Q. Nomani

Mexico's presidential candidates call each other "cross-dressing sissy" and "impotent bachelor."

A homophobic man beats his pet to death for "homosexual" behavior.

Is Prozac a crutch? Plus: Tips for saving your sex life on antidepressants; Did homophobia drive apart the brothers Nabokov?

In the unimpressive wake of "The Beach," a local director releases quite a different take on life in Thailand.

Film critic Roger Ebert takes on Hatewatch founder David Goldman over the practice of cataloging the Web pages of bigots.

Whose generation is it anyway? Plus: No sympathy for Hitler apologist; is Dr. Laura's mantra "Now go take on the gays?"

Salon's TV picks for Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2000

Salon readers lash Dan Savage -- or laugh with him.

Pat Choate, the man behind the strategy to craft a left-right-center coalition with Pat Buchanan out front, reveals the plan to seize the White House next year.

Once a place for hate, the new and improved nation now boasts one of the most accepting constitutions in the world.

Why are Jeff Bezos' lawyers asking sexual-orientation questions about the ladies who run a bookstore in Minneapolis?

Why the GOP likes big, bad Pat Buchanan; the sex industry needs Susie Bright's enlightenment; e-mail is no place for a secret!

Have straight guys finally transcended their queer fear, or is their flirtation just another version of homophobia?

Is Novato, Calif., a breeding ground for hatred -- or just like every other American suburb?

Documentary filmmakers Susan Muska and Greta Olafsdottir talk about the story behind "The Brandon Teena Story."

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.