http://dir.salon.com/topics/michael_alvear/?source=rss&aim=michael_alvear en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 09 Jun 2003 11:06:00 PDT By Michael Alvear Mon, 09 Jun 2003 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2003/06/09/alvear/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2003/06/09/alvear/index.html?source=rss 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 Mon, 09 Jun 2003 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2003/02/26/polite/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2003/02/26/polite/index.html?source=rss Could Southern politeness be hindering efforts to stop the spread of AIDS? By Michael Alvear Mon, 09 Jun 2003 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2003/02/19/califia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2003/02/19/califia/index.html?source=rss 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 Mon, 09 Jun 2003 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2002/07/24/almond/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2002/07/24/almond/index.html?source=rss 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 Mon, 09 Jun 2003 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2002/07/17/vaccine/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2002/07/17/vaccine/index.html?source=rss Why I wouldn't take part in the AIDS vaccine studies announced at the Barcelona conference. By Michael Alvear Mon, 09 Jun 2003 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/08/01/nelly/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/08/01/nelly/index.html?source=rss Gay culture celebrates effeminacy as a social ideal. Why does it ridicule it as a sexual one? By Michael Alvear Mon, 09 Jun 2003 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/04/26/alvear_rant/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/04/26/alvear_rant/index.html?source=rss You are ruining sex for gay guys with your need for dinner first. By Michael Alvear Mon, 09 Jun 2003 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/10/19/peek/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/10/19/peek/index.html?source=rss "Peek," a collection of erotic photos from the Kinsey collection, is a strangely clinical yet revealing look at American sexuality. Mon, 09 Jun 2003 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/08/21/homophobia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/08/21/homophobia/index.html?source=rss "The propulsion of revulsion" by Michael Alvear; "The last acceptable prejudice" by David Bowman By Michael Alvear Mon, 09 Jun 2003 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/08/15/homophobia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/08/15/homophobia/index.html?source=rss The history of homosexuality, from Greece to the McCarthy hearing, in the new book "Homophobia: A History." By Michael Alvear Mon, 09 Jun 2003 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/2000/04/08/tom_finland/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/2000/04/08/tom_finland/index.html?source=rss A new book about Tom of Finland says the artist was the first to show homosexual masculinity. By Michael Alvear Mon, 09 Jun 2003 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/it/2000/03/13/discrimination/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/it/2000/03/13/discrimination/index.html?source=rss When traditionally privileged professors are the campus minority, they turn into white panthers. By Michael Alvear Mon, 09 Jun 2003 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/03/06/psychosomatic/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/03/06/psychosomatic/index.html?source=rss Yes, but that doesn't make the pain any less real. Mon, 09 Jun 2003 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/2000/01/19/barneyfrank/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/2000/01/19/barneyfrank/index.html?source=rss 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? Letters to the editor Mon, 09 Jun 2003 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/2000/01/14/aol_tw/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/2000/01/14/aol_tw/index.html?source=rss AOL-Time Warner -- a marriage made in hell for consumers. Plus: Curtis Mayfield's unworthy successors; dump the vile David Duke! By Michael Alvear Mon, 09 Jun 2003 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/01/10/voices/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/01/10/voices/index.html?source=rss 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 Mon, 09 Jun 2003 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/it/2000/01/10/paladin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/it/2000/01/10/paladin/index.html?source=rss On a Southern campus, a tiki torch can look a lot like a burning cross. By Michael Alvear Mon, 09 Jun 2003 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/12/06/ntsb/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/12/06/ntsb/index.html?source=rss How accurate are airline crash investigations if the people conducting them have a financial stake in the outcome?