“Rich Fierro fought in America’s war on terror. Then terror found him at home.”
lgbt
Posted inEditor's Pick
Care, Out of the Closet
“LGBTQ elders face discrimination in underfunded nursing homes.”
Posted inEditor's Pick
A Work of Love
“Before gay marriage was legal, illustrator John Megahan was called to work on a revolutionary secret project: bringing to life, in painstaking scientific detail, the queer lives of the animal world.”
Posted inReading List, Uncategorized
To Reflect, To Love, and To Protest: A Pride Month Reading List
A roundup of longreads to celebrate Pride Month.
Posted inBlog Post, Current Events, Unapologetic Women
The Unforgettable Edie Windsor
It’s said about a lot of people, but true of only a few: There was something special about Edie.
Posted inReading List
Looking Back at Pride Month
Eight stories and two bonus reads for Pride month.
Posted inEditor's Pick
The Epidemic of Gay Loneliness
The gay community has made large strides in terms of legal and social acceptance in the last few decades, but the rates of depression, loneliness and substance abuse among gay men have remained unchanged. Hobbes examines why.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
“A Seriousness That Fails”: On the High Camp of Melania Trump
Daniel Spielberger wonders whether turning Melania Trump into a laughable, campy caricature is more than just mockery, but a way to feel a sense of control in a disempowering political climate.
Posted inNonfiction, Story
A San Francisco Story
Princess Anastasia was homeless, and lived and died in the Castro. Two different families piece together a life.