April 25 2005 12:00 AM ET
Where’s the outrage?
America’s GLBT leaders were largely silent in the wake of Sunday’s far-right (and, de facto, antigay) rally called “Justice Sunday: Stop the Filibuster Against People of Faith.” We should all be ashamed—and scared
April 18 2005 12:00 AM ET
Missing the target
According to the latest Army recruiting statistics, we need more soldiers, period. So why continue to fire and turn away gay men and lesbians who want to serve?
April 15 2005 12:00 AM ET
here! and now
Do you want the new gay and lesbian TV channels—Here and the soon-to-be Logo—to be the best thing ever? Good. Then it’s time for all of us to bite our tongues and start supporting them. Now
April 07 2005 12:00 AM ET
Who deserves respect?
Here’s one gay man who wasn’t willing to sit back quietly while Pope John Paul II was deified by the media without mention of his war against gay families. Is it disrespectful?
April 04 2005 12:00 AM ET
Fear and loathing in Jerusalem
Fundamentalist leaders from three faiths united recently to condemn a GLBT celebration in Israel, in harsh terms that bordered on the incitement of antigay violence. It’s time for tolerant people of faith to similarly come together to oppose such hostile bigotry.
April 01 2005 1:00 AM ET
The legacy of John Paul II
The first “television pope” helped to defeat Communism and to inspire a new generation of Catholics. But this pope also ignored an epidemic of pedophilia while giving prominent attention to the vilification of God’s gay and lesbian children. We can only hope the next pope will be more compassionate.
March 31 2005 1:00 AM ET
Sex and song in Singapore
The banning of Jason and deMarco from an AIDS-awareness concert is the latest sign that the government’s newly proclaimed focus on HIV prevention remains far from effective
March 31 2005 1:00 AM ET
40 years? Or 55?
A national celebration May 1 in Philadelphia is being touted as the 40th anniversary of the gay rights movement in the United States. This leading gay historian suggests the movement was actually born 15 years earlier
March 27 2005 1:00 AM ET
Taxes and gift giving
A recent article in the print edition of The Advocate inadvertently misrepresented tax options for same-sex couples with widely divergent incomes: In fact, one partner cannot shelter income by giving to the other. An attorney who specializes in tax issues and estate planning straightens out the facts.
March 16 2005 1:00 AM ET
Weight Watchers Equality
Enough with the far right’s efforts in 2005 to destroy the rights that GLBT America has earned. Here’s how to get straight people on our side to help fight for equality—a little help from British royalty.
