Tales from the city
Jon Binnie wonders whether gays really should be glad to be global
Human Rights & Ethics
Assault on freedom
Nick Cohen deplores the sinister absurdity of Blunkett's latest proposal for dealing with religious hatred
Backlash in disguise
Eliane Glaser wonders why so many level-headed non-believers are suddenly falling for white dresses, bridesmaids and solemn vows
Gay gobbledegook
Brett Lock doesn't recognise Queer Street
‘There is an obduracy in anti-Semitism’
"It is a source of great comic consolation to Jews to recognise their paranoia and make light of it." Howard Jacobson on anti-Semitism
Animal Wrongs
Would you eat test-tube lamb? asks Finn Bowring
Take it on the chin
Having banned the wearing of Muslim headscarves in schools, the French government is now considering excluding beards if worn for religious reasons. Sally Feldman wonders what other reasons there might…
The final cut
Jodie Reed cautiously applauds new legislation against a cruel cultural practice
Soviet antisemitism
Eliane Glaser learns about two extraordinary Russian matriarchs
Reaching the Untouchables
Ken Hunt calls for an end to a pernicious form of mind control