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African-American Literature: Gay Male
By admin | May 7th, 2009 | Category: Uncategorized | 2 comments
The African-American gay male tradition in literature--though it has yet to receive adequate scholarly attention--consists of a substantial body of texts, spans a period of nearly seven decades, and includes some of the most gifted writers of the twentieth-century. It is a rich and vibrant tradition; its vitality emerges at least in part from the complexities of the black gay lives that it articulates and affirms. It is an intensely political tradition that offers relentless and simultaneous challenges to black as well as white homophobiahomophobia, to straight as well as queerqueer racism.
Yet its concerns extend far beyond social protest to engage a wide variety of issues that range from quintessentially African-American themes to universally human ones.Subjects of the Visual Arts: Nude Males
By admin | May 7th, 2009 | Category: Uncategorized | 2 commentsThroughout much of history, the nude male figure was virtually the only subject that could be used to articulate homoerotichomoerotic desire in publicly displayed works of art. In most cases, representations of nude males were intended to embody the spiritual and political ideals of the societies in which they were produced. Only rarely were erotic [...]
Twentieth-Century European Art
By admin | May 6th, 2009 | Category: Uncategorized | 2 commentsA large number of significant twentieth-century European artists focused on gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender themes, making such concerns crucial to the understanding of twentieth-century art.
These artists span all the major art movements and are too numerous for all of them to be mentioned in a condensed essay. By necessity, the individuals discussed here constitute [...]
Christian Denominations
By admin | April 26th, 2009 | Category: Special Features, Uncategorized | No Comments »While 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 [...]
Privacy Policy
By admin | April 26th, 2009 | Category: About | 1 Comment »We at glbtq, Inc. (”glbtq”) value the privacy of our visitors and members. Therefore, keeping your personal information secure and using it to ensure that you get the very best service are top priorities at glbtq.com. This privacy policy defines the ways we collect and use information provided by visitors and members. By accessing, browsing, [...]
Board of Editorial Consultants
By admin | April 26th, 2009 | Category: About | 1 Comment »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)
By admin | April 26th, 2009 | Category: Arts | 3 commentsAccomplished 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)
By admin | April 26th, 2009 | Category: Social Science | No Comments »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)
By admin | April 26th, 2009 | Category: Discussion, Social Science | 2 commentsSouth 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 [...]