Michael Alvear

  • Do the Clintons have an open marriage?

    The Bill and Hillary saga could be a catalyst for a mature discussion of sexuality and love instead of a rehash of the tired woman-scorned melodrama.
    By Michael Alvear June 9, 2003

  • Killing with kindness

    Could Southern politeness be hindering efforts to stop the spread of AIDS?
    By Michael Alvear February 26, 2003

  • Gender-bending

    Patrick Califia used to be a woman who liked women. Now he's a man who likes men -- with a lot to say about sexual politics.
    By Michael Alvear February 19, 2003

  • Speaking of tongues (and other body parts)

    Steve Almond's daring collection of short stories about sex, "My Life in Heavy Metal," brings a fresh and vivid eye to a cliché-ridden subject.
    By Michael Alvear July 24, 2002

  • Thanks, but no thanks

    Why I wouldn't take part in the AIDS vaccine studies announced at the Barcelona conference.
    By Michael Alvear July 17, 2002

  • Nellies need not apply

    Gay culture celebrates effeminacy as a social ideal. Why does it ridicule it as a sexual one?
    By Michael Alvear August 1, 2001

  • Straight women, begone!

    You are ruining sex for gay guys with your need for dinner first.
    By Michael Alvear April 26, 2001

  • What we do in private

    "Peek," a collection of erotic photos from the Kinsey collection, is a strangely clinical yet revealing look at American sexuality.
    By Michael Alvear October 19, 2000

  • Homophobia

    "The propulsion of revulsion" by Michael Alvear; "The last acceptable prejudice" by David Bowman
    By August 21, 2000

  • The propulsion of revulsion

    The history of homosexuality, from Greece to the McCarthy hearing, in the new book "Homophobia: A History."
    By Michael Alvear August 15, 2000

  • The man who made gays macho

    A new book about Tom of Finland says the artist was the first to show homosexual masculinity.
    By Michael Alvear April 8, 2000

  • Trading places

    When traditionally privileged professors are the campus minority, they turn into white panthers.
    By Michael Alvear March 13, 2000

  • Is it all in your head?

    Yes, but that doesn't make the pain any less real.
    By Michael Alvear March 6, 2000

  • Letters to the editor

    Barney Frank clarifies he's no big fan of Steve Forbes Plus: Women should deal with sexism in college -- just like men do! Geek sex -- a waste of marketable energy?
    January 19, 2000

  • Letters to the editor

    AOL-Time Warner -- a marriage made in hell for consumers. Plus: Curtis Mayfield's unworthy successors; dump the vile David Duke!
    Letters to the editor January 14, 2000

  • What's at stake in the 2000 elections?

    Rosa Parks, David Duke, Steve Wozniak, Camille Paglia, Al Franken -- and dozens more -- talk about what inspires and frightens them about the political year ahead.
    By Michael Alvear January 10, 2000

  • History lesson

    On a Southern campus, a tiki torch can look a lot like a burning cross.
    By Michael Alvear January 10, 2000

  • Crash course in ethics

    How accurate are airline crash investigations if the people conducting them have a financial stake in the outcome?
    By Michael Alvear December 6, 1999
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