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Features
The 30-Year Fight for Equality in Houston
A look back at the 1984–85 referendum by Dale Carpenter.
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OutRight: Last Call
In the span of a human life, 15 years is a long time. I've decided it's more than long enough to write a regular column for a magazine. This one,…
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OutRight: Marriage Revisionism
On March 5, the California Supreme Court heard arguments about whether Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in the state, is valid. Even if you oppose gay marriage, and even…
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OutRight: Know on Eight
With a switch of just two percent of the votes, the leaders of the “No on 8” campaign would today be heroes. We'd be lauding their powerful advertising campaign. We'd…
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OutRight: The Pope, the Gays, and World Peace
The 2008 visit of Pope Benedict XVI to the United States is cause to reflect on what his papacy has meant so far for gay people. There is some good,…
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OutRight: Losing California
On election night, I stood in the heart of San Francisco’s Castro district. Around me were thousands of people cheering and dancing for Barack Obama’s victory and for the promise…
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OutRight: Goodbye to the GLBT Movement
Not long ago columnist Wayne Besen wrote that gay Republicans have “no place” in the “GLBT movement.” Because they support John McCain this year, he charged they are “shamefully in…
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OutRight: Beating Prop 8
We have just two months to go before California voters will decide whether to amend the state constitution to prohibit marriage for gay couples. If the amendment passes, marriage will…
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OutRight: Lost in Translation
The conventional view about John McCain is that, on many domestic issues, he tries to appeal both to religious conservatives and to independents. I think the truth is often less…
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