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  • Duct and Cover

    By on March 5, 2003

    Sometimes I feel like I'm in between Iraq and a hard place. But seriously, folks -- for lesbian feminists, the question of women in the...

  • Soundwaves

    By on February 19, 2003

    LASGO LIVE!… “Follow You,” a song on Some Things (Robbins) sounds remarkably similar to Sonique's “Sky” of a few years ago. Lasgo's version has none...

  • Unfriendly Skies

    By on February 19, 2003

    With all the drama over terrorism and airport security since September 2001, it's easy to forget that plain old-fashioned homophobia can also ruin a good...

  • Where the Heart Is

    By on February 12, 2003

    A few months ago, I had occasion to take issue on these pages with an action of my hometown city council, which voted against a...

  • Missed Connections

    By on January 29, 2003

    News last week of the death of lesbian journalist Sarah Pettit did not come as a surprise to me, because I had heard that she...

  • Born Again

    By on January 15, 2003

    Photography by Michael Wichita In many ways, December 27 was a bigger day for the tabloids than the medical community. The news of the world's...

  • Gender Battles on Title IX

    By on January 8, 2003

    The sound of macho-nacho cheese snacks pouring into man-sized serving bowls reminds me that Super Bowl season is here. But for many women, a more...

  • Spare Any Change?

    By on October 30, 2002

         Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays wants you to go straight, and they've enlisted a hot guy to convince you.      He looks like he's...

  • Home Sweet Home

    By on October 9, 2002

    War is hell -- especially when you're particularly fond of the enemy. No, I'm not talking about al Qaeda or Iraq. I mean the war...

  • State of Freedom

    By on July 24, 2002

    You get the feeling that Blake Humphreys can't help but look enthusiastic. There's the sparkle in the eye, the impression of constant forward movement, the...

  • Into the Mousetrap

    By on June 26, 2002

    It's ten past nine, and apparently Stinger Ray's is the place to be. Located just off of Terminal A, the bar's neon glow is a...

  • Words of Caushun

    By on May 22, 2002

    Collectively, rap and hip-hop artists have pretty much cornered the market on gay bashing. There's DMX's vibrantly visual ''Well in the back wit ya faggot...

  • Babes in Boyland

    By on April 24, 2002

    Susan Morabito is different, and the double X chromosomes aren't the extent of it. As one of the circuit's most sought-after DJs, she's carved out...

  • Between the Lines

    By on April 17, 2002

    Quick! What's the definition of transgender? Well, it's anyone who was born as a man but considers themselves to be a woman, or vice versa....

  • By the Book

    By on June 30, 1999

    E. Lynn Harris is late. Our interview was scheduled for noon, and as I look up at the clock in the elegant Park Hyatt Hotel...