Articles Index
Jerusalem WorldPride and the Middle East Conflict
What does Jerusalem WorldPride, the international gay pride event, have to do with the conflict in the middle east? To some, it has everything to do with it.
Federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)
The Federal Defense of Marriage Act of 1996 or DOMA, signed by former President Bill Clinton, denies federal recognition of gay marriages and gives each state the right to refuse recognition of same-sex marriage licenses issued by other states. Read the pros and cons of the Federal Defense of Marriage Act and gay marriage.
Does Ex-Gay Therapy Work?
According to the American Psychological Association, ex-gay reparative therapy is harmful to the psychological well-being of gay people. See what ex-gay minitries have to say about being queer and the gay rights activist response.
Gay and Lesbian Immigration Policies
What happens when each person in a gay couple is a resident of a different country and seeks immigration? Read all about gay immigration rights and the Uniting American Families Act.
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
The US military's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy banning gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military was introduced in 1993 as a political compromise under Former Pres. Clinton. Legislation, The Military Readiness Act, was introduced in March 2009 to repeal the ban on gays in the military.
Nature vs Nurture
The debate of nature versus nurture explores whether people are born gay or made gay. Get inside the nature versus. nurture debate!
The Paradox Called Gay Republicans
Can a gay man be a Republican? Do his personal conservative views override his party's stance against his sexuality? Many people feel gay Republicans are hypocrites- supporting a party that seeks to restrict gay rights. Gay conservatives feel they can bring change from within. Dig into the paradox of same-gender-loving conservatives.
The Shirley Q. Liquor Controversy
Behind the controversy of Chuck Knipp as Shirley Q. Liquor.
Judge John G. Roberts Jr. on Gay Rights
Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr. has a fuzzy past on gay rights issues, but his decisions on other issues of equality concern gay rights activists. Will Roberts be good for gay rights?
Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA)
In the fight against gay marriage, the proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution called the Federal Marriage Amendment or FMA would take the current Defense of Marriage Act a step further by creating a federal definition of marriage. Read the latest developments on and the arguments for and against The Federal Marriage Act.