Homophobia - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/homophobia/?source=rss&aim=homophobia en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT Why "Brüno" is bad for the gays By David Rakoff Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 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 Fear of a drag planet By Mary Elizabeth Williams Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/20/gay_teens/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/20/gay_teens/index.html?source=rss For gay teens, high heels and ties can be a political act Ted Haggard in exile By Heather Havrilesky Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/01/29/haggard/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/01/29/haggard/index.html?source=rss An HBO documentary about the former pastor underscores the horrors of the evangelical Christian closet, just as new allegations about him emerge. Kiss my ass By Louis Bayard Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 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? Is Obama really standing up for gay rights? By Alex Koppelman Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/04/24/obama_sexuality/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/04/24/obama_sexuality/index.html?source=rss An examination of the claims that Barack Obama is extraordinarily supportive of gay rights. Gang rapes, gay bashing and snow jobs By Amy Benfer Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/06/04/frat_boy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/06/04/frat_boy/index.html?source=rss A social history of the frat boy Another victim of homophobic bullying By Abigail Kramer Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/21/homophobic_bullying/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/21/homophobic_bullying/index.html?source=rss The stepfather of a fifth grader who hanged himself tells the paper, "They called him gay and a snitch. All the time they'd call him this." King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 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. Should I tell my new man that I used to date women? By Cary Tennis Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/09/18/sexual_preference/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/09/18/sexual_preference/index.html?source=rss I'm afraid if I tell him, he'll say, "Let's do a threesome." The GOP's crowded closet By Joe Conason Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 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? King Kaufman's Sports Daily Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 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. Is my 13-year-old son gay? By Cary Tennis Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 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? King Kaufman's Sports Daily Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/02/08/thursday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/02/08/thursday/index.html?source=rss As ex-NBA journeyman John Amaechi comes out, it's time for sports leagues to stop accepting intolerance as a given. King Kaufman's Sports Daily Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/02/06/tuesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/02/06/tuesday/index.html?source=rss Homophobic Snickers ad campaign pulled amid howling, but not unanimous, protests. Plus: Wrong about Peyton Manning? Us? King Kaufman's Sports Daily Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/02/05/monday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/02/05/monday/index.html?source=rss Colts win Super Bowl XLI. Indy dominates everything but the scoreboard. Plus: Big day for homophobia. And: Ad review. Souls on ice By Debra J. Dickerson Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/11/27/black_church/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/11/27/black_church/index.html?source=rss While the GOP was exploiting the bigotry of the black clergy in the midterms, black piety was melting before America's eyes. Son of a preacher man By Priya Jain Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 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? Should I marry into a family of bigots? By Cary Tennis Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/02/28/bigoted_speech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/02/28/bigoted_speech/index.html?source=rss His relatives talk about "fags" and say girls in miniskirts deserve to be raped. Morning sex drive By Lynn Harris Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/02/15/vacilon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/02/15/vacilon/index.html?source=rss Talk of "dildos" and "nymphos" raises concern about Spanish-language radio shows. And the brides wore suits By Lori Leibovich Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/12/20/lesbian_wedding/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/12/20/lesbian_wedding/index.html?source=rss Lesbian couple gets hitched under new British law. Sex panic By Richard Kim Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2005/05/07/kramer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2005/05/07/kramer/index.html?source=rss Veteran AIDS activist and playwright Larry Kramer is still denouncing young gay men for spreading HIV through reckless sex and drug use. He needs to drop the angry-prophet pose and start talking to the people on the front lines. The gay attacks on Pauline Kael Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/06/25/seligman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/06/25/seligman/index.html?source=rss How did America's leading film critic, who was fearlessly opposed to cant and dogma of all stripes, come to be seen as a homophobe? We're here, we're queer, we're married. Yawn. By Meredith Maran Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2004/04/19/gay_boring/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2004/04/19/gay_boring/index.html?source=rss While my friends lined up in the rain to get married in San Francisco, I wondered: If this is what we've been fighting for, why do I feel so ambivalent? King Kaufman's Sports Daily Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2003/12/17/wednesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2003/12/17/wednesday/index.html?source=rss Shorts are bunched up nationwide over a receiver's cellphone celebration, but where is the outrage over a team president using a homophobic slur?