Reading Room
February 2, 2007
The Harris Poll
Gays Should Be Allowed to Serve Openly In Military, Poll Finds
A new poll from Harris Interactive found that 55% of Americans think gays and lesbians should be allowed to serve openly in the military.
November 11, 2006
By Dick Armey
End of the Revolution
Former Republican House majority leader Dick Armey believes Republicans' decision to debate same-sex marriage instead of passing real legislation could have hurt them in this election.
September 28, 2006
By John Danforth
Danforth Warns of Christian Right But Says Tide Will Turn
Former Senator and former UN Ambassador John Danforth makes a compelling argument for a more reasoned, moderate Republican Party in his new book, "Faith & Politics."
A Grim Milestone: 25 Years of HIV/AIDS
A collection of articles on the state of the disease in 2006.
May 29, 2006
By Jimmy Vielkind & Nancy Dillon
Mike Vows He'll Honor Gay Marriage
Mayor Bloomberg landed another left on the right yesterday, coming out strongly in favor of gay marriage - and vowing the city will perform same-sex wedding ceremonies, if allowed.
May 29, 2006
By Sebastian Mallaby
Bush's Talk and Results On AIDS
The Bush administration's critics should give credit where it's due. And when it comes to the global AIDS crisis, it is due -- big-time.
May 26, 2006
By Jonathan Rauch
Gay Marriage Amendment: Case Closed
The FMA is unnecessary and contradicts the GOP's traditional stance on the notion of federalism.
May 18, 2006
By Laurie Kellman-AP
Feingold, Specter Clash Over Gay Marriage
A Senate committee approved a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage Thursday, after a shouting match that ended when one Democrat strode out and the Republican chairman bid him "good riddance."
February 2, 2006
By Stephen Hunter
A Picture of Two Americas In 'Brokeback Mountain'
Read an essay about "Brokeback Mountain" and how it is impacting our culture.
October 25, 2005
By Dale Carpenter
Finding Common Ground
Gay conservative law professor Dale Carpenter, who spoke at the 2005 LEF National Symposium recently wrote a compelling column about finding common ground with social conservatives on the issue of marriage.
October 23, 2005
By James Murphy
A More Refined Diversity: Openness and Tolerance in Both Sexuality AND Politics
Why can’t I be gay and Republican? Am I and other gay Republicans really doing ourselves a disservice or unwittingly sabotaging the gay rights movement? I believe that the answer is an emphatic no.
October 12, 2005
By Landon Huey
Gays should be proud, not in the closet
A student at 'Ole Miss makes a compelling case about the importance of coming out of the closet.
August 14, 2005
By: Neil Swidey
What Makes People Gay?
The Boston Globe Magazine ran a lengthy article examining the origins of sexual orientation. The magazine highlights some of the mounting evidence that people don’t choose their sexual orientation.
June 23, 2005
By Russell Shorto
What's Their Problem with Gay Marriage (It's the Gay Part)
This article from The New York Times Magazine takes a fascinating look at the radical right. It examines the motives of those activists working to prohibit civil marriage equality
June 21, 2005
Serving in Silence
An unnamed soldier writes about what it’s like to serve in Iraq as a gay service member in the U.S. Army.
November 30, 2004
by Jagadeesh Gokhale
Why America Needs Social Security Reform
A senior fellow at the Cato Institute makes the case for Social Security reform, arguing that predictions of any negative financial impacts from private accounts are overblown.
November 13, 2004
by Jack Kemp
Death to the tax code?
In an article for The New York Daily News, former Republican congressman and vice-presidential candidate Jack Kemp offers his take on how the Bush Administration should reform the tax code.T
July 13, 2004
By Senator John McCain
Senator John McCain's Statement on The Federal Marriage Amendment
The Arizona senator's floor statement represented one of the strongest Republican voices against the FMA.
June 26, 2004
By David Brooks
All Hail Moore
New York Times columnist David Brooks takes a critical look at one of the most controversial figures of the far Left.
June 22, 2004
By Congressman Bob Barr
Testimony Submitted to the Senate Judicary Committee
Bob Barr, former Congressman and author of the Defense of Marriage Act, urges Congress to reject a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. An unlikely ally in the fight, he argues that DOMA goes far enough and a federal constitutional amendment would trample on the principles of federalism.
June 18, 2004
By Andrew Sullivan
“Reagan did not give me HIV”
Noted conservative commentator Andrew Sullivan responds to Larry Kramer's assault on the Reagan Administration response to the AIDS crisis.
June 12, 2004
By Andrew Sullivan
Bobby Versus Ronnie
Sullivan looks to a 1967 debate between Robert F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan to show Reagan's attitudes on discrimination and race in America.
June 6, 2004
By Andrew Sullivan
Reagan's Greatest Victories
Sullivan writes a tribute to Ronald Reagan and praises him for focusing his presidency on the big problems without succumbing to social intolerance.
May 20, 2004
By M.V. Lee Badgett
Prenuptial Jitters: Did gay marriage destroy heterosexual marriage in Scandinavia?
The author and professor of economics takes on conservative pundit Stanley Kurtz's assertion that gay marriage destroyed heterosexual marriage in Scandinavia.
May 16, 2004
by Patrick J. Michaels, Cato Institute
Apocalypse Soon?
A senior fellow in environmental studies at the Cato Institute challenges the Left on global warming.
May 16, 2004
By David D. Kirkpatrick
Gay Marriage Ban Finds Tepid Response in Pews
This New York Times article examines what some Christian Conservative members have called the lukewarm response to the Federal Marriage Amendment in the pews.
May 14, 2004
By Andrew Sullivan
Let Massachusetts Be A Test Case For Gay Unions
Andrew Sullivan urges the country to take a step back on the marriage issue and see how same-sex marriage plays out in the only state it is currently legal.
April 11, 2004
By Michael Sokolove
New York Times Magazine Profiles Log Cabin
This article that ran in the New York Times Magazine explores the often conflicted world of Log Cabin Republicans. It focuses on the tough decisions Log Cabin had to make following President Bush's endorsement of a federal constitutional amendment on marriage.
March 14, 2004
by Alan Reynolds, Cato Institute
Trivial outsourcing pursuits
This article, which originally appeared in the Washington Times, challenges the increasing number of calls by many in Washington to end "outsourcing."
June 2003
Log Cabin & Liberty Education Forum File Amicus Brief in Lawrence vs Texas Case
Log Cabin & Liberty Education Forum make a thorough case to the U.S. Supreme Court for the repeal of anti-sodomy laws.
