Books

Gays in Vancouver Defy ‘No-Show’ Westboro Baptist Church

Andy Towle December 1, 2008

Fred Phelps' hateful Westboro Baptist Church failed to make good on a promise to picket a performance of The Laramie Project at Havana Café in … [Read more...] about Gays in Vancouver Defy ‘No-Show’ Westboro Baptist Church

Andy Towle October 24, 2008

There has been so much activity this week in the campaign to defeat Proposition 8 this week that I haven't had a chance to post many of the items. … [Read more...] about ‘No on Prop 8’ Marriage Equality Update: Please Help

Andy Towle October 8, 2008

Two 28-page comic books telling the lives of presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain hit comic book stands today. Publisher IDW tells … [Read more...] about Barack Obama and John McCain Comic Books Hit the Stands

Andy Towle October 6, 2008

In the age of Amazon, the gay (and generally, the independently owned) bookstore has become all but extinct, but Philadelphia's Giovanni's Room has … [Read more...] about Philadelphia Gay Bookstore ‘Giovanni’s Room’ Turns 35

Andy Towle October 1, 2008

The Human Rights Campaign gave me a preview of a piece they've just posted online in which HRC's Michael Cole travels to Wasilla, Alaska to see if he … [Read more...] about LGBT Alaskans Come Out Against Sarah Palin

Andy Towle September 25, 2008

Christopher Ciccone presented Zivot s Madonnou, the Czech version of his tell-all Life with My Sister Madonna, at Prague's Luxor Palace bookshop … [Read more...] about Christopher Ciccone Still Chewing Out Madonna

Andy Towle September 11, 2008

There have been tons of rumors circulating regarding then Mayor Sarah Palin's request to remove books from Wasilla's public library, including a … [Read more...] about She Asked: Sarah Palin and Book Banning

Andy Towle September 10, 2008

For many years, children's book author Maurice Sendak lived in what OUT magazine recently described as the glass closet. But yesterday, in an … [Read more...] about Where the Wild Things Are Author Maurice Sendak: ‘I’m Gay’

Andy Towle September 3, 2008

BARACK OBAMA'S TWO DADS: "That is a moment for the history books." MAKE AN EFFORT: Minnesota based non-profit The UnConvention urges gay residents to … [Read more...] about Towleroad Guide to the Tube #346

Andy Towle July 29, 2008

Same-sex couples from out-of--state should soon be able to marry in Massachusetts, as the House voted this afternoon 118-35 to repeal the 1913 law … [Read more...] about Massachusetts Votes to Allow Out-of-State Same-Sex Marriages