NAOMI GORDON-LOEBL
Recent Work
Before Stonewall, There Was Julius’, NYC’s Oldest Gay Bar
In the heart of the West Village, steps from the Christopher Street train station, stands a historic gay bar.
By Naomi Gordon-Loebl in Wine Enthusiast.
Provincetown, Long A Haven For Outsiders, Debates How Wide To Open Its Doors
A surge of COVID-19 cases could be especially risky for this LGBTQ destination. But shutting down the summer season would be devastating, too.
By Naomi Gordon-Loebl in HuffPost.
In Praise of Winter Running
The best runner’s high I’ve ever had was in the dead of winter
By Naomi Gordon-Loebl in The Nation.
‘The L Word Generation: Q’ Is a Queer Soap Opera and There’s Nothing Wrong With That
Talking, laughing, loving, breathing, fighting, fucking, crying, drinking—but not much in terms of politics.
By Naomi Gordon-Loebl in The Nation.
Things That Can Only Be Found in the Darkness on the Edge of Town
The queerness of Bruce Springsteen.
By Naomi Gordon-Loebl in The Nation.
Not Kidding
Transparent’s bizarre musical finale.
By Naomi Gordon-Loebl in The Nation.
How Stonewall Veteran Jay Toole’s Life Has Changed Since the Riots—and How It Hasn’t
Toole sees Stonewall as a turning point for the LGBTQ movement, but not for everyone in it.
By Naomi Gordon-Loebl in the Nation.
How Did South Dakota Become a Factory for Anti-Trans Legislation?
The state’s legislature has fielded 16 anti-trans measures in recent years—and shows few signs of stopping.
By Naomi Gordon-Loebl in the Nation.
What’s It Like to Be Young, Queer, and the Mayor?
Over tea, Samantha Paradis discusses the challenges of running a small town in rural Maine.
By Naomi Gordon-Loebl in The Nation.
No, George H.W. Bush Does Not Deserve a “Respectful” Mourning Period
“We should ask: who actually receives that right?”
We Are Still Winning the Fight for Trans Rights
The Supreme Court may have declined to hear Gavin Grimm’s case—but history is firmly on his side.
Like Never Before
At the world’s largest lesbian wedding.
Trump’s War on Trans Rights: A Q&A With Chase Strangio
The ACLU lawyer describes how governments change definitions to exclude people.
My Grandmother’s Survival
Like so many German Jews, my Nana’s family was late to leave the country when Hitler came to power. They thought antisemitism was a relic of the past.