The Advocate has published at least three generations of amazing writers (including Andrew Sullivan, Tony Kushner, Kate Clinton, Ryan Murphy, Janis Ian, Alison Bechdel, Michelangelo Signorile, and Janet Mock). Former colleagues and interviewees often go on to do great things. Here are some amazing new projects:
Lonnie Lusardo, The Advocate’s Northwest correspondent during the mid-1980s, has released The Anatomy of Organized Hate: Stories of Former White Supremacists and America’s Struggle to Understand the Hate Movement, a monumental achievement that could change how we combat hate in America. Lusardo has created a careful inventory of the common types of hate crimes as well as the often myopic and misinformed motivations behind them. The personal stories are compelling, but Lusardo indicts the broader culture, a change in journalistic standards, and political leaders…
