Gay Rights
"I'm Black, and I'm Gay"
Why the first half of Jason Collins' historic statement is as important as the second
This morning, NBA center Jason Collins became the first active athlete in a major American sport to come out. “I’m black. And I’m gay,” he wrote in the first line of an essay for Sports Illustrated. READ MORE >>
Before Stonewall
In celebrating the most famous gay-rights skirmish, we slight the battles that came before
With all the attention gay rights is receiving, you would think smart journalists for major newspapers would be able to provide an accurate account of how this now potent movement got going. Alas, you would be wrong. READ MORE >>
Obama's False 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Narrative
Is the president really the gay rights hero he says he is?
Last month, Obama told this magazine that his slow, methodical plan to end “don’t ask, don’t tell” (DADT) had worked. The proof, he said, was that “not only did we get the law passed, but it's caused almost no controversy.” The president defended his decision not to stop the firings by executive order with the argument that he needed time to build Pentagon buy-in. READ MORE >>
