by Rex Wockner – SGN Contributing Writer Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle vetoed a civil-union bill July 6 that would have granted same-sex couples all the rights, benefits, responsibilities, and obligations of marriage under a different name. “I have been open and consistent in my opposition to same-gender marriage and find that House Bill 444 is [...]

NEW YORK, NY, APRIL 14, 2010–Statement from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center Executive Director, Glennda Testone: "This morning our building staff arrived and discovered a burned rainbow flag hanging on one of the poster display cases outside our building. We called the NYPD, and they immediately dispatched detectives from the hate crimes [...]

Boyfriend 101: A Gay Guy’s Guide to Dating, Romance, and Finding True Love You’ve done the bar thing. You’ve let your best friend set you up. You’ve even logged on to a gay dating website. But the man of your dreams is still out there, just waiting for you to find him. What’s a gay [...]

The Politics of Gay Rights (The Chicago Series on Sexuality, History, and Society) Few issues in American politics inspire such passion as that of civil rights for gays and lesbians. In this group of original essays, scholars and activists writing from a number of different perspectives provide a comprehensive overview of this heated debate. Contributors [...]

The Making of Our Bodies, Ourselves: How Feminism Travels across Borders (Next Wave: New Directions in Women’s Studies) The book Our Bodies, Ourselves is a feminist success story. Selling more than four million copies since its debut in 1970, it has challenged medical dogmas about women’s bodies and sexuality, shaped health care policies, energized the [...]