Gabriel Arana is a contributing editor at The American Prospect. His articles on gay rights, immigration, and media have appeared in publications including The New Republic, The Nation, Salon, The Advocate, and The Daily Beast.
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Does the Civil Rights Act Protect Gay Employees? The Court Will Decide.
And the conservative justices will have to choose between their self-proclaimed allegiance to what a law says and their social biases. Read more
Sorry, Right-Wing Media, Unionization Is Good for Liberal Publications
Conservative outlets are saying organizing workers "destroys diversity," but that's simply not true. Read more
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The Unbearable Whiteness of Liberal Media
If left-leaning publications value diversity, why don't they have any? Read more
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Ezra Klein's Queer New Hire
Vox Media's decision to bring Brandon Ambrosino on board is click-bait contrarianism at its worst. Read more
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CPAC’s Second-Class Gays
Gay Republican group GOProud gets to attend this year's conference—but that's hardly a victory. Read more
The Citizens United of the Culture Wars
Anti-gay discrimination laws like the one vetoed in Arizona this week now seem dead on arrival, but gay-rights supporters could be blindsided by the courts. Read more
There's No Place Like Homophobic Kansas
The state's anti-gay discrimination bill is doomed, but this is just the first we've seen of stand-alone "religious liberty" bills. Read more
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The Devil's Immigration Glossary
Political language is always twisted and obscurantist—but never more so than when it comes to the immigration debate. Read more
The Mythical Monolith
Latinos have the power to revolutionize American politics. But first they have to vote. Read more
The Passion of Dan Choi
He was the poster boy for the movement to repeal “don’t ask, don’t tell.” Now what? Read more
Ain't Nothing But a Vagina Thing
A feminist debate erupts on Twitter over whether women unifying over their shared body parts excludes trans people. Read more
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Obama Punts on Immigration
Fixing our rickety, 20-year-old system is key to cementing the president's legacy, which is why he downplayed the issue in his State of the Union address. Read more
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Free at Last: A Gay Republican Leaves the Fold
Jimmy LaSalvia was the media's "go-to" gay GOPer. Now that he's left the party, he tells the Prospect what that was like. Read more
The Immigration-Reform Movement Grows Weary
As this week's series of demonstrations on the National Mall shows, it's hard to rally citizens when Congress seems incapable of responding to their demands. Read more
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The Gay Awakening
While Christian leadership has held fast against the changing tide of public opinion on same-sex marriage, congregations have moved on without them. Read more
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"Religious Liberty": The Next Big Front in the Culture Wars
With historic anti-discrimination legislation advancing through Congress, religious conservatives look for wiggle room. Read more
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Myth Buster: Latinos Are Not "Natural Conservatives"
A recent poll suggests Republicans' problems with Hispanics are more fundamental than branding. Read more
Immigration Reform's Make-or-Break Moment?
Gauging the chances for a bill passing the House Read more
