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Opinion: The late Supreme Court justice said little, revealed less, but did help shape the conscience of the law, particularly in a key LGBTQ+ rights case, writes John Casey.
While many praise the late president as a political moderate, some activists say his record on AIDS deserves scorn.
The former president is facing alarming allegations.
The 41st president was far from a hero when it came to HIV, but he was in lockstep, if not ahead, of the average American at the time.
The 41st president isn't thought of as a gay ally, but he was light years ahead of Ronald Reagan or even Donald Trump.
Trump's pick previously served as George H.W. Bush's AG.
Our October 1992 cover story explores how George H.W. Bush -- desperate to be reelected -- formed an unholy alliance that haunts us still.Â
Martin Duberman takes a look back on George H.W. Bush's inaction on AIDS, Bill Clinton's gaffes on gays in the military, and the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall riots with Waiting to Land: A (Mostly) Political Memoir.
In public office since the earliest days of the AIDS crisis, U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) served as chairman of the House Subcommittee on Health and the Environment and became one of the most vocal advocates for increased federal spending on the disease during the budget tug-of-war of the 1980s. More recently, his office has turned its efforts to scrutinizing President Bush's federal funding for abstinence-only-until-marriage sex education programs, releasing a report that sharply criticizes their curricula as false and misleading. Gay.com's Benjamin Ryan talked to the congressman about Presidents Reagan's and George H.W. Bush's response to the outbreak, what we should have done to curb the spread of AIDS, how to curb anti-condom politics, and more.
She once roused conservative ire for attending a same-sex wedding, and she didn't think much of Donald Trump.
From Chevy Chase as a clumsy Gerald Ford to Kate McKinnon as an eager Hillary Clinton, SNL has shaped the way Americans view our presidential candidates.
The ad was produced by Fred Karger, challenging the church's tax-exempt status because of its political activity.
By abusing power, the Senate majority leader has held back progress on everything from LGBTQ rights to environmental protections. He must go.
