The sordid tale of megachurch Bishop Eddie Long may provide an opportunity for black churches to deal with their regressive attitudes toward gay men and lesbians.
Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga face up to 14 years in jail under laws that were imposed on the people of Malawi by the British colonizers in the 19th century.
George Rekers, caught with a gay escort, makes clear that sexual scandal is about more then sex and hypocrisy. It's also about denial, shame and pathology.
Melissa Harris-Lacewell, The Nation. March 23, 2010.
Attacks on black and gay members of Congress over healthcare have prompted comparisons to the civil rights movement. In fact, we need to move the historical lens further back.
Michelle Goldberg, The American Prospect. October 2, 2009.
For years, the religious right tried to lose its racist image, reverting to homophobia as its hatred of choice. As it joins the Tea Party fray, it may once again have to own both.
