In an online discussion forum, a respected activist recently lamented the decentralization of gay community advocacy. He made a powerful case that we would be better off if our efforts were more regimented and unified.
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Anything But Straight: Beauty Queen Vs. Bitchy Queen
The Miss USA contest began as a beauty contest and ended up as a mud bath. The theatrics started when celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, who was a pageant judge, asked Miss California, Carrie Prejean, if she supported marriage equality.
Anything But Straight: The Globalization of Gay Bashing
The latest alleged anti-gay terrorism in Iraq – is gluing shut the anuses of homosexuals, while forcing the victims to ingest a form of Ex-Lax.
Anything But Straight: Love & Hate Compete for an Audience
It is an odd time to be gay in America. Whether you are celebrated or despised depends on where you stand at any given moment.
Anything But Straight: The Future of Gay News
In one of the most important articles of the year, Walter Isaacson wrote in Time Magazine about the shredding of the newspaper business.
Anything But Straight: Winds of Change
Few people at the three Proposition 8 protest rallies I attended – two in New York and one in Chicago – were familiar.
Wayne Besen: Goodbye Gay Conservatives, Don’t Let The Door Hit You
In response to mounting criticism of gay conservatives, Dale Carpenter, a prominent gay writer, is threatening to bolt the movement.
Anything But Straight: Log Cabin Should Disband
Until now, I have always thought there was a place for the Log Cabin Republicans within the GLBT movement. There was a need for a group that could advocate from inside the belly of the beast and do the dirty work that few intellectually honest people wanted to do.
Anything But Straight: A National Gay Vote Needed For Obama
In 1992, the gay and lesbian community galvanized around Bill Clinton in what is now seen as the first “national gay vote.” The stark contrast between Clinton and the rabidly homophobic GOP, which declared a culture war at its Houston convention, was the reason for this unified support.
Anything But Straight: What Obama Must Do to Win
For Barack Obama to become president, the Democrats have to stop acting like bureaucrats and sell their candidate, while tearing down John McCain.
