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John Corvino
John Corvino, Ph.D., is a writer, speaker, and philosophy professor at Wayne State University in Detroit. His column “The Gay Moralist” appears on Fridays at 365gay.com.
He is the editor of Same Sex: Debating the Ethics, Science, and Culture of Homosexuality (Rowman & Littlefield, 1997). His writing has been featured in Between the Lines (Michigan’s GLBT weekly), in academic journals, and in over a dozen scholarly anthologies.
For over 15 years he has been presenting his lecture "What's Morally Wrong With Homosexuality?" to university audiences around the country.
For more about John Corvino or to book a speaking engagement, visit johncorvino.com.
Contributions
- Crying Fowl about Marriage, by John Corvino, January 31, 2010
- Violent Distortions, by John Corvino, January 13, 2010
- Comfort and Joy!, by John Corvino, December 21, 2009
- What Bigotry Is, by John Corvino, December 7, 2009
- Why Approval Matters, by John Corvino, November 17, 2009
- Maine, Detroit, and the Closet, by John Corvino, November 10, 2009
- The Other Ballot Battles, by John Corvino, October 22, 2009
- ‘Always and Everywhere’...Again, by John Corvino, September 16, 2009
- ‘Always and Everywhere’?, by John Corvino, September 7, 2009
- Other People’s Judgments, by John Corvino, August 31, 2009
- ‘Safe’ Doesn’t Mean ‘Shut Up’, by John Corvino, August 24, 2009
- Robert George’s Reality, by John Corvino, August 10, 2009
- It Shouldn’t Matter. Except It Does, by John Corvino, June 16, 2009
- ‘That’s How I Was Raised’, by John Corvino, June 8, 2009
- A Suit Too Soon?, by John Corvino, June 1, 2009
- Adam Lambert’s ‘Loss’, by John Corvino, May 25, 2009
- Growing Older, Gratefully, by John Corvino, May 22, 2009
- The ‘Bigot’ Card, by John Corvino, May 5, 2009
- Tempest in a Tiara, by John Corvino, April 27, 2009
- Storm of Nonsense, by John Corvino, April 20, 2009
- No More Mr. Nice Gay?, by John Corvino, April 5, 2009
- Transgender Day...and Gays, by John Corvino, March 30, 2009
- Why Only Two?, by John Corvino, March 22, 2009
- Sex and Distortion, by John Corvino, March 15, 2009
- Strange Bedfellows, by John Corvino, March 9, 2009
- Common Ground?, by John Corvino, March 4, 2009
- Diversity and Discrimination, by John Corvino, February 24, 2009
- The Power of Words, by John Corvino, February 16, 2009
- Hate the Sin...Shun the Sinner, by John Corvino, February 9, 2009
- What’s Best For Children, by John Corvino, February 4, 2009
- Gene Robinson’s Scary Prayer, by John Corvino, January 26, 2009
- Gay Sex Isn’t Weird. Sex Is., by John Corvino, January 19, 2009
- Are Our Opponents Like Segregationists?, by John Corvino, January 12, 2009
- Marjorie Christoffersen’s Freedom — and Ours, by John Corvino, December 23, 2008
- Far from the Finish Line, by John Corvino, December 6, 2008
- The Long-Term Strategy, by John Corvino, November 17, 2008
- Happily Ever After, Delayed, by John Corvino, November 10, 2008
- Five Dumb Ideas about Morality, by John Corvino, November 3, 2008
- Redefining Marriage? Or Expanding It?, by John Corvino, October 23, 2008
- Un-Scaring California, by John Corvino, October 21, 2008
- ‘Saturday Night’ Gets it Right, by John Corvino, October 13, 2008
- So Clay’s Gay, by John Corvino, September 29, 2008
- Palin, Pregnancy, and Principles, by John Corvino, September 8, 2008
- When Tolerance Isn’t Enough, by John Corvino, August 18, 2008
- Blaming Larry King?, by John Corvino, August 7, 2008
- McCain's Adoption Contradiction, by John Corvino, July 24, 2008
- Obama?s California Contortion, by John Corvino, July 10, 2008
- Defending Drag Queens, by John Corvino, June 15, 2008
- The Gay (Im)moralist?, by John Corvino, May 29, 2008
- Behind ‘Enemy’ Lines, by John Corvino, May 15, 2008
- Keep Talking, by John Corvino, May 1, 2008
- Class Dismissed, by John Corvino, April 22, 2008
- The Sins of Sodom, by John Corvino, April 3, 2008
- Sally Kern’s Free Speech, by John Corvino, March 21, 2008
- We're Here, We're Queer...We're Moral!, by John Corvino, March 12, 2008
- Respecting Ex-Gays, by John Corvino, March 7, 2008
- Gays on the Mezzanine, by John Corvino, February 21, 2008
- The Phelpses’ Logic (and Ours), by John Corvino, February 10, 2008
- Bad Science I: Horny, but Not Human, by John Corvino, January 12, 2008
- The Diversity Fallacy, by John Corvino, December 13, 2007
- Young Love, Older Love, by John Corvino, December 1, 2007
- Engaging Our Opponents, by John Corvino, November 12, 2007
- Winning, or Silencing?, by John Corvino, November 1, 2007
- How David Blankenhorn Helps Our Kids, by John Corvino, September 20, 2007
- Compassion for Craig?, by John Corvino, September 4, 2007
- Richardson was Right (Sort Of), by John Corvino, August 20, 2007
- ‘Hairspray,’ Race, and Gays, by John Corvino, August 6, 2007
- Small Conversions, Big Victories, by John Corvino, July 12, 2007
- eDisharmony, by John Corvino, June 14, 2007
- Welcome, Baby Cheney, by John Corvino, May 31, 2007
- A Big (Gay) Italian Wedding, by John Corvino, May 3, 2007
- Listening to God—and Gays, by John Corvino, April 17, 2007
- David Blankenhorn's Lazy Logic, by John Corvino, April 5, 2007
- Amazing Grace, by John Corvino, March 22, 2007
- A Tragic Lie in Michigan, by John Corvino, February 8, 2007
- Gay Parenting and Double Standards, by John Corvino, January 25, 2007
- Mary Cheney—Unfit Parent?, by John Corvino, December 14, 2006
- Sadness, Not Smirks, for Haggard, by John Corvino, November 16, 2006
- The Pedophilia Smear, by John Corvino, October 19, 2006
- Foley's Folly: A Lesson, by John Corvino, October 5, 2006
- Polygamy and Principles: A Reply to George, by John Corvino, August 24, 2006
- The New York Ruling, Take 2: ...So Make Lemonade, by John Corvino, July 13, 2006
- Bigotry? Or Disagreement?, by John Corvino, June 15, 2006
- The Pope's Impotent Argument, by John Corvino, May 18, 2006
- Grandma Rose?s Family Values, by John Corvino, May 4, 2006
- Polygamy Illogic Strikes Again, by John Corvino, March 23, 2006
- Battling for Our Children, by John Corvino, March 7, 2006
- Left-Handed Desks and Same-Sex Marriages, by John Corvino, March 6, 2006
- Open Relationships and Double Standards, by John Corvino, February 9, 2006
- Debating the Indefensible?, by John Corvino, January 26, 2006
- Kurtz's Confusions, by John Corvino, January 11, 2006
- The Brokeback Buzz, by John Corvino, December 22, 2005
- Same-Sex Marriage: The End of Rights?, by John Corvino, October 27, 2005
- The Church's Shame, by John Corvino, September 29, 2005
- In Defense of Pleasure, by John Corvino, September 15, 2005
- Luther Vandross's Glass Closet, by John Corvino, July 7, 2005
- The New Pope: Wrong on Relativism, by John Corvino, April 28, 2005
- Marrying Sheep and Cell Phones — Not, by John Corvino, April 14, 2005
- Civil Discourse on Civil Unions, by John Corvino, January 20, 2005
- It Was a Good Bad Year, by John Corvino, January 6, 2005
- Second Thoughts on Civil Unions, by John Corvino, November 18, 2004
- 200 Million Americans Can Be Wrong, by John Corvino, September 9, 2004
- Nature? Nurture? It Doesn't Matter, by John Corvino, August 12, 2004
- Is Homosexuality Harmful — and So What?, by John Corvino, June 17, 2004
- Senator Kerry's Marriage Contortions, by John Corvino, October 1, 2003
- Gay Marriage and the 'Ick Factor', by John Corvino, August 19, 2003
- The Inclusive Santorum, by John Corvino, May 1, 2003
- Homosexuality and Morality, Part 6: The Virtue of Homosexuality, by John Corvino, February 7, 2003
- Homosexuality and Morality, Part 5: Retaining the Moral High Ground, by John Corvino, January 23, 2003
- Homosexuality and Morality, Part 4: The Unnaturalness Argument, by John Corvino, January 9, 2003
- Homosexuality and Morality, Part 3: The Harm Arguments, by John Corvino, December 19, 2002
- Homosexuality and Morality, Part 2: The Bible, by John Corvino, December 12, 2002
- Homosexuality and Morality, Part 1: The Essential Question, by John Corvino, November 22, 2002
- Facts, Values, and Nuclear Weapons, by John Corvino, June 27, 2002
- Pedophilia in the Priesthood: Are Gays the Problem?, by John Corvino, March 28, 2002
- First Gays, Then Polygamists?, by John Corvino, November 30, 1999
- The Bible Condemned Usurers, Too, by John Corvino, November 30, 1996