Katherine M. Franke (Columbia): Dating the State: The Moral Hazards of Winning Gay Rights. Charles J. Ten Brink (Michigan State): Gayborhoods: Intersections of Land Use Regulation, Sexual Minorities, and the Creative Class. Eric Julian Manalastas (UP Diliman): Unrequited Love among Young Filipino Gay Men: Subjective Experiences of Unreciprocated Lovers. An interview with Eric Stanley, author of "Near Life, Queer Death: Overkill and Ontological Capture". A review of After Sex? On Writing since Queer Theory, ed. by Janet Halley and Andrew Parker. In the fight for marriage equality, it's Edith Windsor vs. the United States of America. Stephanie Pappas on why gay parents may be the best parents. Justin E. H. Smith on how the rise of gay marriage has played an important role in reinforcing naturalism about marriage, and thus in buttressing the conservative cause. Same-sex science: Stanton L. Jones on how the social sciences cannot settle the moral status of homosexuality. From International Socialism, Colin Wilson on queer theory and politics. First openly gay U.S. Ambassador James Hormel reflects on being "fit to serve".
