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Growing up gay

The deification of Matthew Shepard: What the gay-rights movement has lost by making Shepard its icon. A review of Gay Rights and Moral Panic: The Origins of America's Debate on Homosexuality by Fred Fejes. A look at how the homosexual came to be: A journey through Freud. Growing up gay — how hard could that be? Just ask Christopher White. A review of Becoming Gay: The Journey to Self-Acceptance by Richard A. Isay. A review of Queer TV: Theories, Histories, Politics. Does his purple mink make him look gay? The rise of no homo and the changing face of hip-hop homophobia. A review of When Gay People Get Married: What Happens When Societies Legalize Same-Sex Marriage by M V Badgett. Gay marriage supporters have not met Brian Brown — they should; he might be more worth knowing about. Is it possible to systematically turn gay people straight? Meet DC's tiniest demographic: The ex-gay movement that wasn't. When public displays of affection by same-sex couples started capturing the attention of law enforcement agents, a few bloggers got fed up and organized the Great Nationwide Kiss-In. Nigger/Faggot: Notes on being gay & white in a black neighborhood. Wondering if she is gay? Your first instinct is probably right. Can gay alcoholics cut back their drinking and still maintain a social life?