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Mark Joseph Stern Mark Joseph Stern

Mark Joseph Stern is a Slate contributor. He writes about science, the law, and LGBTQ issues.

The Next Silicon Valley
Dec. 5 2013 7:42 AMSin No MoreCan Tony Hsieh turn downtown Las Vegas into a family-friendly startup utopia?Mark Joseph Stern
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Nov. 27 2013 10:00 AMComing Out on Thanksgiving? Slate Has Some Tips.Mark Joseph Stern
Future Tense
Nov. 21 2013 8:34 PMHayden Sees No End In Sight for the NSAMark Joseph Stern
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Nov. 20 2013 11:39 AMRepublican Governor Denies Benefits to All Soldiers Just to Discriminate Against Gay OnesMark Joseph Stern
Science
Nov. 12 2013 7:52 AMNoah’s WreckArk Encounter, a creationist theme park, is selling junk bonds.Mark Joseph Stern
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Nov. 7 2013 4:38 PMThe Stupidest Criticisms of ENDA, RankedMark Joseph Stern
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Nov. 4 2013 8:42 AMIs a Watered-Down LGBT Non-Discrimination Bill Even Worth Passing?Mark Joseph Stern
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Oct. 27 2013 9:34 PMWas Lou Reed the First Openly Bisexual Rock Star?Mark Joseph Stern
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Oct. 22 2013 6:15 PMGawker Outed Shep Smith. Who Cares?Mark Joseph Stern
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Oct. 18 2013 3:55 PMThank the Supreme Court for Gay Marriage in New JerseyMark Joseph Stern
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Oct. 14 2013 12:05 PMOf Course Banning Ex-Gay Conversion “Therapy” Is ConstitutionalMark Joseph Stern
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Oct. 11 2013 7:30 AMStraight People, Please Stop Asking for Coming Out StoriesMark Joseph Stern
Cool Story
Oct. 7 2013 11:42 PMThe Coolest Thing Anyone Has Ever WornWhy Cary Grant’s sunglasses in North by Northwest still make us swoon.Mark Joseph Stern
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Oct. 4 2013 8:30 AMHIV Criminalization Is Bad Public Policy and Terrible ScienceMark Joseph Stern
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Sept. 27 2013 4:06 PMGay Marriage Legalized in New Jersey—For NowMark Joseph Stern
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Dec. 2 2013 9:30 AMCan Unprotected Anal Sex Ever Be Safe?Mark Joseph Stern
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Nov. 22 2013 11:37 AMHIV-Positive People Can Soon Donate Organs. Great News.Mark Joseph Stern
Explainer
Nov. 21 2013 5:18 PMCrossing the LineCan Congress kick out Rep. Trey Radel for buying cocaine? Mark Joseph Stern
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Nov. 18 2013 10:27 AMThe Wyoming GOP Deserves a Coward Like Liz CheneyMark Joseph Stern
Future Tense
Nov. 11 2013 10:19 AMWeight, WatchedSmartphone apps let us fixate on every aspect of our diet. Is that good for us?Mark Joseph Stern
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Nov. 4 2013 10:02 AMMaine Democratic Candidate for Governor Comes Out as GayMark Joseph Stern
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Oct. 30 2013 9:15 AMSandra Day O’Connor: The Pro-Gay Vote That Could Have BeenMark Joseph Stern
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Oct. 25 2013 10:15 AMNative American Marriage Equality: The Post-DOMA LoopholeMark Joseph Stern
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Oct. 21 2013 9:15 AMElton John Tackles the HIV StigmaMark Joseph Stern
Cool Story
Oct. 16 2013 11:27 AMThe Cool Sunglasses MysteryCary Grant’s cool sunglasses weren’t Tart Arnels. But what were they?Mark Joseph Stern
The XX Factor
Oct. 14 2013 8:37 AMA Straight Woman and a Gay Man Talk Body ImageKaty Waldman and Mark Joseph Stern
Jurisprudence
Oct. 8 2013 6:05 PMHow Do Liberal Supporters of Citizens United Feel Now?And what do they think about the new Supreme Court case on campaign finance?Emily Bazelon and Mark Joseph Stern
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Oct. 7 2013 10:02 AMIs Scalia in Denial About His Own Homophobia?Mark Joseph Stern
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Sept. 30 2013 9:00 AMAre Gay People Smarter Than Straight People?Mark Joseph Stern
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Sept. 25 2013 11:10 AMPresident of Anti-Gay Hate Group Appointed to Louisiana Law Enforcement CommissionMark Joseph Stern

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