lgbt-rights

Bathhouses Once Fought for Survival, Now They Fight for a Place in History

Though politicians and public health officials waged homophobic wars to shut bathhouses down during the AIDS crisis, they never truly killed the hallowed gay spaces. Today, bruised from years of battle, they're trying to stage a comeback

The Vatican Is Still Harming Queer Youth

The Catholic Church’s refusal to acknowledge same-sex unions is a human rights issue

The Crapper Dick Crackdown: America’s Undercover War on Gay Sex

For decades, local vice squads worked washrooms to entice gay men into illegal sex acts — until a trio of lawyers took the fight right back to the cops

How Homophobic, Unconstitutional Sodomy Laws Still Shape America

Many LGBTQ citizens still live with unconstitutional convictions under their states’ bygone sodomy laws. In Bayard Rustin’s name, the fight continues to finally wipe them off the books