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| | Anthony Azizi: 'Commander' Performance
The name Anthony Azizi may not stand out, but he appears before millions as Vince Taylor, the female President's gay, HIV-positive chief of staff on the Geena Davis-helmed ABC series Commander in Chief. Recently, the very ... | |
| | Uncovering Covering
Kenji Yoshino's book, Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights (Random House, 2006) , makes a bold claim for a paradigm shift in our understanding of the entanglements between identity, marginality and society. Kenji ... | |
| | In Defense of Gemini
People, in general, have fed into certain stereotypes about the Gemini personality. The most notorious of these stereotypes is that Geminis are moody and mean. My thoughts on this assertion is that people who live ... | |
| | WORLD ROUNDUP
Cameroon School Expels Gay Students At least 30 students have been expelled from school in Cameroon's economic capital, Douala, for engaging in homosexual sex, according to AndNetwork.com. Three prestigious private ... | | 
| | Esera Tuaolo: 'Alone' No More
Pictured #1 Esera and family pose for an AIDS campaign in Minnesota. #2 Esera tackles Barry Sanders. #3 Getting fierce for the cameras, hiding behind the pads. Being closeted is frightening enough if you're a private ... | | 
| | The Real Deal: Reflections from Jamaican Author/Scholar Thomas Glave
Thomas Glave is no stranger to controversy, nor is he afraid of challenging the status quo. And in his latest book, Words to Our Now: Imagination and Dissent (University of Minneapolis Press, 2005, $25.95) , ... | |
| | An Open Letter to the African American Community on Marriage Equality
Dear Community, In recently celebrating Black History Month and Valentine's Day, I am reminded of no greater challenge to the African-American community than the issue of marriage equality. With the ... | | 
| | Gloria Trevi: The Mexican Madonna
By EmManuel Garcia Pictured Gloria Trevi performs at Circuit bar in Chicago. Photos by Emmanuel Garcia Gloria Trevi is hailed on this side of the border as the Mexican Madonna although, in recent years, her ... | |
| | South African Lesbian Murdered
In Capetown, South Africa, six men have been arrested for murdering a teenager, stoning her to death because she was a lesbian, according to news reports. Zoliswa Nkonyana, 19, was reportedly stabbed and stoned to death ... | |
| | AIDS Activist Robert Ames Remembered
By D. Kevin McNeir It might be a cliché but Chicago AIDS activist Robert Lee Ames, Jr., 41, 'fought the good fight' with grace, style and hope until recently taking his last breath. And as friends, family and those with ... | |
| | AIDS Foundation Addresses Housing Cuts
Mix together decreasing federal funds, skyrocketing rents and an increased demand for housing, and you have what AIDS Foundation of Chicago's David Munar calls the 'perfect storm.' As a result of a nationwide housing crisis, AFC ... |
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