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Liza Fesses Up

Straight Guys Tell

Hope and History

As a candidate Obama promised us a lot; as president he's delivered very little -- and many gay people are getting impatient. Does the outcry unmask this president's indifference, or reveal our own impotence as a movement?

Great Expectations

Gay power in the age of Obama: Will this president -- and his appointees -- make equal rights part of this nation's recovery?

Valentino’s Dolce Vita

After years of giving Vanity Fair readers an insider's gaze into the personal lives of the rich and infamous, Matt Tyrnauer steps behind the camera for his first documentary film, the compelling Valentino: The Last Emperor.

Pride and Prejudice

In the wake of California's passage of Proposition 8, protests are popping up around the country -- and so are comparisons between gays' and African-Americans' fights for equality. Is gay the new black? Michael Joseph Gross examines two struggles for civil rights.

Gay is the New Black?

In the wake of California's passage of Proposition 8, protests are popping up around the country -- and so are comparisons between gays' and African-Americans' fights for equality. Is gay the new black? Michael Joseph Gross examines two struggles for civil rights. Plus: Photos from Wednesday night's rally in New York City.

Road Diary: Not-So-Straight-Talk Express

Writer Michael Joseph Gross joins a crew of 50 campaign volunteers from Boston (who traveled on a bus they dubbed "The Not-So-Straight-Talk Express") and about 100 Ohio volunteers to canvass for Obama throughout Columbus and finds that not all of the locals are receptive to Obama's promise of change.

Should You Believe in Obama?

He may have stumbled on marriage equality and cuddled with a few homophobes, but the people who know him best swear that he's your man.

Billy Bean's Pitch

Four years after coming out the ex-major leaguer faces a quandary: Should he now push other pro athletes to do the same?

Family life during wartime

"Don't ask, don't tell" is keeping America's gay soldiers in the closet as they fight overseas--but what is it doing to the loved ones they've left behind?