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06/01/2011
Confessions of a Blog Addict: Or Why I Love to Hate GetReligion.org and FamilyScholars.org An anonymous contributor writes about his favorite glbtq-friendly blogs and the two right-wing blogs he most loves to hate: FamilyScholars.org and GetReligion.org. The article includes descriptions of the people who write for and fund these right-wing, culture-war driven blogs and the issues that concern them. view feature
Jazz and the Blues Jazz and the Blues, two of the most prominent musical forms to emerge from African-American roots, differ sharply in their relationships to glbtq performers. While jazz continues to be hostile toward glbtq musicians despite the significant contributions of several gay male jazz artists, the Blues has been more welcoming, particularly to lesbian and bisexual women. view feature
05/01/2011
Dark and Lovely, Soft and Free In the documentary film Dark and Lovely, Soft and Free (2002), city-dwelling narrator Zakhi Ranebe teams up with hairdresser Martin Machapa to travel to the hinterlands of black South Africa and explore queer male communities there by connecting with rural gay hairdressers to gain entry into their tiny queer communities. The video reveals an enormous variety of identities and lifestyles that challenge Western gay, bisexual, and transgender categories and uncovers a surprising degree of social integration between rural queer black subcommunities and the villages and towns within which they exist. view feature
Nineteenth-Century American Art The accomplishments of nineteenth-century lesbian American artists, some of whom are only now receiving recognition, are all the more remarkable for the obstacles they faced as homosexuals and as women working in a male-dominated field. Nineteenth-century gay male American artists often suffered from guilt, but artists such as Winslow Homer and Thomas Eakins celebrated male camaraderie and affection, while expatriate John Singer Sargent depicted the dandy. Some American artists, including Eakins, used the relatively new medium of photography to celebrate the beauty of the male nude as well as male friendships. view feature
04/01/2011
The Mormon Proposition The documentary film 8: The Mormon Proposition (2010) indicts the Mormon Church as the puppet master that orchestrated, funded, and deliberately concealed its role in what appeared to be a successful grassroots Evangelical and Roman Catholic campaign for Proposition 8, the state constitutional amendment that ended same-sex marriage in California when it passed on November 4, 2008. The film cites evidence that shows that the Mormons have honed a deceptive, but winning strategy they continue to use against same-sex marriage today. view feature
Japan Blending elements from indigenous traditions and recently imported Western discourses of sexual identity, Japan is home to one of the most diverse and dynamic queer cultures in Asia. view feature
03/01/2011
No Secret Anymore: The Life and Times of Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon Joan E. Biren (JEB)'s No Secret Anymore: The Life and Times of Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon (2003) adoringly chronicles the lives and activist careers of Del Martin (1921-2008) and Phyllis Lyon (b. 1924), one of the most influential and iconic lesbian couples of the twentieth century. Though it is skimpy on the details of some of the controversies surrounding its subjects' activism, this well-made documentary is a fitting tribute to the career of a couple whose lives and activism are unparalleled in the history of the movement for lesbian and gay civil rights. view feature
Autobiography: Lesbian In the first century of its existence, lesbian autobiography has moved from being coded to being outspoken, and it is both wide ranging and contradictory in the stories that it tells. view feature
02/01/2011
Tongues Untied Marlon Riggs' classic film Tongues Untied (1989) combines performance, poetry, dance, music, documentary film clips, and even voguing to create a video mashup that expresses the fears, frustrations, rage, and hope experienced by African-American gay men during a unique and pivotal period in African-American gay history. According to reviewer Wik Wikholm, the film succeeds as both an energetic piece of video performance art and as a hopeful manifesto. view feature
01/01/2011
Diagnosing Difference Transgender people who need hormones or other treatments associated with their gender identities must ordinarily be diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder (GID) before doctors will provide appropriate care. Diagnosing Difference (2010) presents the problems transgender people experience with the stigma of GID, the impact it has on their lives, and a variety of opinions about what should be done to address it. The exceptionally engaging and well-made video is an excellent introduction to the medical challenges facing the transgender community. view feature
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