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The Expanded Role of LGBT Americans in Government
If you were tuned in to the coverage of the recent election, you probably already realize that November 6th was a watershed moment for LGBT rights in this country. For the first time in history, this...
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All in a Day’s Work: How a Writer’s Art Can Make a Difference
With the recent release and widespread acclaim of Lincoln, the film’s screenwriter, Tony Kushner, is back in America’s spotlight. With his critically acclaimed work not only impacting the world of...
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Men After My Own Heart: Some of My Favorite Gay TV Characters
Creating amazing characters is one of my favorite things about writing ManLove. As a bit of a pop-culture junkie, I’ve had no shortage of inspiration of intriguing and amazing characters in books,...
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ManLove: From the Black Market to the Red Carpet
The increasing popularity of e-books—especially erotic romance e-books—hopefully prefigures an extended period of audience growth and mainstream exposure for the erotic romance genre. In another...
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The Importance of Oscar Wilde
Comedy, tragedy, love, discrimination, simplicity, decadence—all can be used to describe the paradoxical life of Oscar Wilde. His life is a complicated one, but all the more interesting for it. Since...
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Lawrence v. Texas: From Iniquity to Equality
In June 2003, the Supreme Court ruled on the case of Lawrence v. Texas, deciding that anti-sodomy laws in Texas and twelve other states were unconstitutional. Ironically, the case that finally made it...
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Out and Abroad: Gay Rights in Uganda
In much of Africa, being openly gay is a dangerous undertaking. Thirty-seven African countries criminalize homosexuality, and in at least three countries homosexual conduct is punishable by death. Even...
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Out and Abroad: Gay Rights in Latin America
It’s perhaps no surprise that Brazil, a nation known for the opulent, flamboyant parades of Carnival, is also home to the largest gay pride parades in the world. In 2006, the pride parade in Sao Paulo...
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Out and Abroad: Gay Rights in Russia
In many ways, LGBT rights has become the civil rights movement of our time, and it’s a movement that has made impressive strides in recent years, gaining important legal victories and public support in...
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The Real Wolves: Confronting Masculinity
Recognizing that society often holds men to a very high and specific standard is obvious. We are surrounded by these very specific examples of what men are supposed to look and act like, the ways we...
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