Playing for both teams: 6 LGBTQ+ spies from history
From the world wars and Red Scare to the fight for Irish independence, here are some queer spies worth knowing.
October 13, 2025
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Pentagon confirms it spied on gay groups
The Department of Defense released documents confirming that the U.S. government conducted surveillance on gay groups that mounted protest rallies at three colleges, the military advocacy group Servicemembers Legal Defense Network announced Tuesday.
April 11, 2006
Stoli Responds to LGBT Boycott
The SPI Group, which owns Stolichnaya Vodka, responds to a recent boycott promoted by Dan Savage and other LGBT activists.
July 25, 2013
Stoli Announces Major Donation to LGBT Group
The president of SPI North America, known for its Stoli brand of vodka, reacts to Russia's antigay laws with a program aimed at developing LGBT leaders worldwide.
January 23, 2014
Appeal Planned in Dharun Ravi Case
Prosecutors plan to appeal the 30-day jail sentence issued to Dharun Ravi, the former Rutgers University student who spied on his roommate Tyler Clementi before the gay teen took his own life.
May 22, 2012
Stoli Adds Protections for Gay Employees
John Aravosis, the editor of AMERICAblog, has discovered a significant addition to Stoli's nondiscrimination policy.
August 6, 2013
Spy-on-Spy Action: Gay Life on Archer
Adam Reed, the creator of FX's Archer, talks about TV's only gay secret agent and why you should watch tonight's season four premiere.
January 16, 2013
Russia Is Spying on LGBT Activists Who Meet With HRC
A so-called expose that aired on Russian television this week reveals that government officials recorded private conversations between LGBT activists and international human rights organizations in October.
November 14, 2013
Report Ties Antigay Group VP to Pentagon Spy Ring
An investigative journalist says William 'Jerry' Boykin, vice president of the Family Research Council, used evangelical groups to cover espionage.
October 27, 2015
WATCH: Rock Center Features Tyler Clementi's Parents
They tell reporter Lester Holt they should have not just accepted but embraced their son's gay identity.
June 27, 2012
Tyler Clementi Family Will Not File Suit Over Suicide
Clementi's parents decided not to sue Rutgers University, his roommate, or anyone else over the gay student's death.
October 5, 2012
Marketer on How America Subconsciously Evolves on LGBT Rights
LGBT-targeted marketing is changing the world without it noticing.
August 29, 2012
Former MLB Star: I Blackmailed Gay Umpires
The editor of Outsports is calling for MLB to issue a lifetime ban on Lenny Dykstra.
October 28, 2015
Russian Journo Claims Gays Caused Meteor Strike
Arkady Mamontov also anchored an exploitive 'documentary' that aired on state TV warning of the 'threat' of 'homosexualists who attempt to infiltrate our country.'
November 18, 2013