Jennifer Finney Boylan, Transgender Author & Advocate, Elected President of PEN America
The renowned LGBTQ+ advocate and author was elected to lead the organization that’s fighting for free expression.
December 12, 2023
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publications
Op-ed: Are You a Public Servant? Then Serve the Public
Why 'religious liberty' laws protecting public employees from accommodating LGBT people are truly problematic.
February 27, 2015
Public Sex Confidential
Overnight, senator Larry Craig became the poster boy for public sex. But as Benoit Denizet-Lewis reminds us, the phenomenon is anything but new -- and it's not just a closeted republican thing. So what is it that still drives some in the gay community out of the bedroom and into the bathroom?
December 14, 2007
Hate Is a Public Health Emergency
The Pulse shooting is the latest incident in an epidemic of violence — and the infectious agent is hate.
June 29, 2016
On the Public's Obsession With Showers and Toilets
The public may only care about trans issues when it involves running water, but at least people are starting to pay attention to our lives.
April 22, 2016
Public Art, Private Expression
Why do so many public murals seem to have a homoerotic tone?
July 20, 2013
A Public Display of Family Values
OPINION: Last week's rapture of love and support for Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin and her unwed, pregnant daughter was a a far cry from the attention shown to Mary Cheney, lesbian daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney, when she hit the packed convention four years ago with her partner, Heather Poe.
September 9, 2008
Sacramento Cracks Down on Public Sex
Sacramento's police force has declared war on cruising for sex in public places, according to the Sacramento Bee.
January 18, 2008
James West under the publicity lens
David Ehrenstein takes a look at the mediocre cover-up to save face for former Spokane mayor James West.
December 8, 2006
The Foley scandal and the power of the public closet
As Beltway insiders and the media elite obsess over the Mark Foley scandal, no one's talking about the story's blatant gay overtones--just as no one ever talked about Foley's sexuality in the first place. The silence speaks volumes about the continuing power of the public closet.
October 6, 2006