Archive for April 2009

Christian Denominations

spotlight_deus_creatorWhile Christian denominations such as the Metropolitan Community Church and the Unitarian Universalists welcome full participation by glbtq members and clergy, others are divided over glbtq issues, and some are ardent supporters of the most homophobic elements of the New Right. Churches of the Anglican Communion include the Episcopal Church and the Church of England. The recent consecration of Reverend V. Gene Robinson, an openly gay man, as a bishop in the United States brought tensions within the worldwide communion into sharp focus. The Bible is the foundational text of Christianity. Perhaps no other book has been more influential--for better or worse--in determining the construction of gay and lesbian identity in the modern world, as well as social


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Board of Editorial Consultants

Tee A. Corinne
The late Tee A. Corinne’s articles about lesbian art and artists appeared in Lesbian Histories and Cultures, Women Artists of the American West, n. paradoxa, The Journal of Lesbian Studies, The Lesbian Review of Books, The Blatant Image: A Magazine of Feminist Photography, Lambda Book Report, and Sinister Wisdom. Her books [...]



Abbott, Berenice (1898-1991)

Accomplished American photographer Berenice Abbott may be best known for her photographs of New York City’s changing cityscape, but she also made memorable images of lesbians, bisexuals, and gay men in Paris in the 1920s and in New York from the 1930s through 1965.
Born in Springfield, Ohio in 1898, Abbott briefly attended Ohio State University [...]



Achtenberg, Roberta (b. 1950)

Once Cuomo decided not to run, Achtenberg launched herself enthusiastically into the Clinton campaign, helping to organize fund-raisers and other events.
Achtenberg was a member of the committee drafting the Democratic Party’s platform, and she addressed the national convention in defense of the document. In introducing herself to the delegates, she proudly identified herself as a [...]



Achmat, Zackie (b. 1962)

South African activist Zackie Achmat has been a pivotal figure in his country’s response to AIDS. His refusal, from 1999 to 2003, to avail himself of anti-retroviral drugs until they became affordable for the poor brought him recognition from health and human rights advocates worldwide.
Born Abdurrazack Achmat in Johannesburg, on March 21, 1962, “Zackie” was [...]



Ackerley, J. R. (1896-1967)

A twentieth-century British editor who fostered the careers of a number of important gay writers, J. R. Ackerley also wrote a small but significant body of gay literature that includes memoirs and drama.
From 1935 until 1959, Joe Randolph Ackerley edited The Listener, BBC’s weekly literature and arts journal, so skillfully and so eclectically, that he [...]



Marches and Parades

Both parades and marches serve to render a community visible, but the purposes of the two kinds of events are different. Marches typically have the goal of effecting political or social change, whereas parades are celebratory. In practice, the distinction is not always so clear: some contingents in a parade may bear messages of political [...]



Abbéma, Louise (1858-1927)

A painter in the Impressionist style, as well as an engraver, sculptor, and writer, Louise Abbéma was one of the most successful women artists of her day. Her media were etching, pastel, and particularly watercolor; as a writer, she collaborated with the journals Gazette des Beaux-Arts and L’Art. She is best remembered for her portraits [...]



Editorial

Claude J. Summers, William E. Stirton Professor in the Humanities Emeritus, University of Michigan-Dearborn, has published more than 100 books and articles, including Christopher Isherwood (1980), E. M. Forster (1983), and Gay Fictions/Wilde to Stonewall (1990). A pioneer in the emerging field of GLBT studies, Professor Summers has served as a member of the Board [...]