The New Institutionalised Homophobia
Ukraine Law Proposes Ban on Homosexuality. A law that will be voted on this week in the Ukraine will make it illegal to be homosexual in public. "The backlash against homosexuality in Russia, and the...
View ArticleThe Literal Russian Attack On Rights
Russian Orthodox Church Members Punch Activists. A peaceful demonstration against anti-gay laws in Russia was broken up when members of the Russian Orthdox Church threw punches. And then the activists...
View ArticleObjections to Gay Days
The Week Long Celebration Raises Concerns. Gay Days 2012 is drawing protest from anti-gay groups, of course, but it is also drawing protest from LGBT ones. "The 'lifestyle' aspect of the week, the...
View ArticleProud to be …
The Proud2Be Project. Founded in June 2011 by twin brothers Matt and Jon Price, the Proud2Be project is a video campaign with a message of support for LGBT people. "This is a message for adults as much...
View ArticleFathers Do Not Need The Labels ‘Straight’ or ‘Gay’
Equal Dads. The world is changing, and a dad is a dad, regardless of sexual orientation. "It’s not just about adoption rights. There is more than one way to be a gay dad. Or a dad, in fact, as there’s...
View ArticleThe Stonewall Riots and the Pride Legacy
43 Years Since the Revolution Started. Today is anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. The editor asks how that legacy is faring in 2012. "To cries of 'gay power', and 'Christopher Street belongs to the...
View ArticleThe Weekly Polari Publishing Schedule
Looking Back While Looking Forward. Polari Magazine introduces a new weekly publishing schedule, and the editor writes about the reasons why, and the driving ideas behind it. "The word magazine is an...
View ArticleHappy 4th Birthday to Polari
Reinvention. Polari turns 4 today. It's about to turn yet another corner, writes the editor, and reinvent its mission to explore the LGBT subculture. "For the last 4 years, Polari has been run as a...
View ArticleWTF?! Friday • Flaming Bushes at Exodus International
Sweet Jesus, Mary! Exodus International is a mission to renounce gay and become ex-gay. This blooper video shows how far they have to go. "They clutch their imaginary pearls, and when they make a...
View ArticleThe Unholy Trinity
Burchill, Bindel and Moore. What happens now, asks Polari’s editor, in the wake of the controversy over Julie Burchill’s unhinged tirade against trans women? "Instead of getting worked up over free...
View ArticleHappy 5th Birthday to Polari
Off the Virtual Page. Today, December 3, is Polari Magazine's 5th birthday. Polari’s editor writes about how it stepped off the virtual pages this year and into the sensual world. "Polari Magazine has...
View ArticlePolari Magazine 2008-2014
The Future of Polari. For its six years, Polari Magazine has been run as a community project and put together wholly in the time lent by its founders and contributors. It has been run on the sheer...
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