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James Kirchick
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Author, SECRET CITY + THE END OF EUROPE; Columnist ; Writer at Large ; Fellow
Media PersonalitySecret Cityjameskirchick.comJoined March 2009

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This Uganda law is horrific & wrong. Any law criminalizing homosexuality or imposing the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality” is grotesque & an abomination. ALL civilized nations should join together in condemning this human rights abuse. #LGBTQ
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The president of Uganda signed a punitive anti-gay bill on Monday that includes the death penalty, enshrining into law an intensifying crackdown against LGBTQ people in the East African nation. It is one of the world’s most restrictive anti-gay measures. nyti.ms/3IKXdqx
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"I’m relieved not to be a young writer today working in this atmosphere of self-consciousness and trepidation, this North Korea of the mind."
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RUDE I had the good fortune earlier this week to be visited here in Rome by an ex-student who was brought up in Nigeria and has been working on a novel set there. I’ve only read the beginning of the book and have been unable to read more. (At the moment I can’t read much because… Show more
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This excerpt has everything: Right-wing homosexual assassins. Central American paramilitaries. Dick Cheney. A "sex orgy" in Lake Tahoe. Ronald Reagan in a bathrobe. SECRET CITY: THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF GAY WASHINGTON is out in paperback today
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The AHA has released a statement condemning the FLDOE’s recent ruling that "would eliminate almost entirely the history of LGBTQ+ people from the Florida social studies curriculum." #FreedomToLearn #HonestHistory historians.org/news-and-advoc
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Fantastic essay from in Tablet today on Hannah Arendt, Michael Denneny, and the relation between Arendt's Zionism and the creation of a gay male identity distinct from leftist projects for permanent & total cultural revolution:
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If looking for a cool event in DC Sat. check out a special screening at 5:30 of Advise & Consent, for my money 1 of best films ever made about Washington. Then stick around for my chat with , author of the brilliant #SecretCity
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I had a fascinating conversation with on his Sex & Politics podcast to discuss my interview with Armie Hammer, and why those shocking accusations against him require more scrutiny. Subscribe and listen here:
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