Steven W. Thrasher

Steven W. Thrasher, PhD is Daniel Renberg Chair of media coverage of sexual and gender minorities at Northwestern University. Formerly named Journalist of the Year by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association, his writing frequently appears in the New York Times, Guardian, BuzzFeed News, Atlantic and Esquire. He lives in Chicago.

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Trump Sounds Likes Reagan, Who Sounded Like Nixon

This president doesn’t have to speak crudely all the time for us to understand how dangerously he is leading the country and whipping up hysteria.

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‘RIGHT TO REFUSE’

Lesbian Couple Weds After Cafe Refuses to Serve Their Dinner

After Madison’s Cafe refused to serve their rehearsal dinner because of its “Christian principles,” Mindy Rackley and Kendall Brown tied the knot this weekend.

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Scenes From a (Gay) Marriage

On a historic day, Steven Thrasher talks to Edie Windsor, the “shero” of the hour, and takes in the view from across New York City.

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John Boehner’s Gay Marriage Tax

Since Obama stopped defending the Defense of Marriage Act, Boehner is spending taxpayer money to pursue a tax case against an 83-year-old widow, reports Steven Thrasher.

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