The Architect of Empathy: Suzannah Lessard (1944-2026). Among the first editors of this magazine, the celebrated author and progeny of Stanford White, had a tumultuous upbringing and a nuanced moral imagination.
gay rights
Posted inBooks
Washington’s Hundred-Year War on Gays
A rich, harrowing chronicle of the federal government’s oppression of homosexuals in the 20th century firmly refuses to draw any connection to today’s struggles.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
Fighting a Fundamentalist University’s Anti-LGBTQ Policies
Elizabeth Hunter suffered under Bob Jones University’s anti-LGBTQ discrimination. Now, she’s the lead plaintiff in a federal lawsuit to end “religious exemptions” under Title IX.
Posted inBooks, Magazine, September/October 2019
The Journalist Who Changed How We See Gay America
Randy Shilts was stubbornly committed to truth telling—no matter the cost.
Posted inFeatured, Politics
How Trump Will Roll Back Obama’s Progress on Gay Rights
The new administration poses a serious threat to LGBT people.
Posted inPolitical Animal
GOP Outreach to Gays: At Least We Won’t Kill You
Don’t read this if you still have a functioning irony meter.
Posted inPolitical Animal, Politics
President Obama to Designate the First National Monument to Gay Rights
A couple of months ago I wrote about President Obama’s legacy of preserving over 260 million acres of land and water as national monuments – more than any other administration. At the time, the White House identified what their next priorities would be. …areas that help foster resilience to climate change or are “connected to […]
Posted inDecember 1970, Magazine
Gay Is Good for Us All
Oh no, not the fairies too!” said a woman watching the Gay Liberation Movement march up Sixth Avenue last June, with a quizzical, good-humored expression on her face, as though they were so many puppies. “I’m from Ohio. I think it’s funny,” said a tourist. “I’d like to kick the shit out of them,” said […]
