Larry Gross on Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines http://www.truthdig.com/larry_gross Truthdig, a Web magazine that provides expert in-depth coverage of current affairs as well as a variety of thoughtful, provocative content assembled from a progressive point of view. Editor, Robert Scheer. Publisher, Zuade Kaufman. en editor@truthdig.com Copyright 2011 2011-06-27T07:31:00+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/ http://www.truthdig.com/images/rss_feed_promo.gif Truthdig logo Gay Marriage: From Stonewall to Albany http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/gay_marriage_from_stonewall_to_albany_20110627/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/gay_marriage_from_stonewall_to_albany_20110627/ andrew cuomo, barack obama, congress, democrats, election, gay marriage, gay rights, gays, gop, government, history, larry gross, lgbt, marriage, new york, republicans, same-sex marriage, stonewall,

New York’s action last week signifies more than just one more state added to the list of those permitting same-sex marriage.

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]]> 2011-06-27T07:31:00+00:00 Homo Nest Raided, Queen Bees Stinging Mad http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/homo_nest_raided_queen_bees_stinging_mad_20110627/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/homo_nest_raided_queen_bees_stinging_mad_20110627/ gay rights, history, larry gross, lgbt, media, new york, pride, stonewall, stonewall riots, village,

Among the many landmarks of the turbulent decade of the 1960s, few have achieved the fame and symbolic resonance of events that began as a fairly routine example of police harassment on a hot June night in 1969.

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]]> 2011-06-27T07:15:00+00:00 Reflections on Israel: From Idealism to Ethnic Cleansing http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/reflections_on_israel_from_idealism_to_ethnic_cleansing_20110608/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/reflections_on_israel_from_idealism_to_ethnic_cleansing_20110608/ arabs, democracy, government, history, israel, larry gross, middle east, mideast, military, palestinians, security, war,

When I was a youngster learning Jewish history in Jerusalem’s schools, the story was clear and even simple. “A land without people for a people without land.” Well, there are several striking problems with this aphorism.

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]]> 2011-06-08T22:44:00+00:00 Is Congress More Progressive Than Hollywood? http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/is_congress_more_progressive_than_hollywood_20101230/ http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/is_congress_more_progressive_than_hollywood_20101230/ closet, congress, don't ask, don't tell, entertainment industry, gay rights, gays, hollywood, larry gross, lgbt, media, military, movies, pentagon, politics, prop. 8, richard chamberlain,

Who would have thought that the political capital of Washington would be ahead of the entertainment capital of Hollywood when it comes to allowing gay folks to serve openly?

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]]> 2010-12-31T07:58:00+00:00 ‘Don’t Ask’: Not Quite Fa La La Just Yet http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/dont_ask_not_quite_fa_la_la_just_yet_20101221/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/dont_ask_not_quite_fa_la_la_just_yet_20101221/ barack obama, congress, don't ask don't tell, gay marriage, gay rights, gays, gays in the military, government, house, larry gross, law, lgbt, marriage, military, politics, prop. 8, same-sex marriage, senate, war,

It would appear that all us gay folks should don our gay apparel and go caroling from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. to the Capitol, thanking our elected representatives for finally giving us the right to kill and be killed without simultaneously hiding in the closet.

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]]> 2010-12-22T09:25:00+00:00 Is It Lady Who’s Gaga or the Senate? http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/is_it_lady_whos_gaga_or_the_senate_20100922/ http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/is_it_lady_whos_gaga_or_the_senate_20100922/ clinton, congress, constitution, culture industry, democracy, don't ask don't tell, equality, gay marriage, gay rights, gays, history, lady gaga, larry gross, law, lgbt, maine, media, military, music, politics, senate, war,

We live in two simultaneous but radically incongruous realities, where undemocratic arrangements negotiated in the 18th century contend with commercial media industries that covet the enlightened youth.

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]]> 2010-09-22T08:42:00+00:00 Hollywood’s Closet Still Closed for Business http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/20081126_hollywoods_closet_still_closed_for_business/ http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/20081126_hollywoods_closet_still_closed_for_business/ actor, brokeback mountain, closet, film industry, gay, harvey milk, hollywood, larry gross, lesbian, milk, movie, queer, sean penn, Milk

Gus Van Sant’s “Milk” is the first major Hollywood “gay themed” film since “Brokeback Mountain,” and moreover (unlike “Brokeback”), this one is about openly gay activists, not tortured closet cases. Yet, once again, the lead gay roles couldn’t be filled by openly gay actors. What’s going on here?

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]]> 2008-11-26T07:46:00+00:00 Merv Griffin’s Bodyguard of Lies http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20070827_merv_griffins_bodyguard_of_lies/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20070827_merv_griffins_bodyguard_of_lies/ closet, gay, gross, hollywood, homosexuality, journalism, media, merv griffin, obituary, outing, Nancy Reagan and Merv Griffin

The not-so-secret gay sex life of Merv Griffin has once again raised the specter of the obituary outing, not to mention the power of prejudice to intimidate even the rich and famous.

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