Embracing the Break*Taylor Renee Aldridge on the “break” and finding the unexpected intersection of spiritual ecstasies in the pentecostal faith of her childhood and queer nightlife spaces....TAYLOR RENEE ALDRIDGEGENDER & SEXUALITY
Sex — and Everything ElseA new essay by Katherine Angel from the High/Low issue of the LARB Quarterly Journal, No.29....KATHERINE ANGELLARB LITGENDER & SEXUALITY
Looking for Another Party: The Missed Opportunities of Zak Salih’s “Let’s Get Back to the Party”Joshua Gutterman Tranen on Zak Salih’s “Let’s Get Back to the Party” and the need for more nuanced portraits of the staggering sweep of modern gay life....JOSHUA GUTTERMAN TRANENFICTIONGENDER & SEXUALITY
Documenting the Queer Latinx Ordinary: On Reynaldo Rivera’s “Provisional Notes for a Disappeared City”Marcos Gonsalez on how Reynaldo Rivera’s documentary photos of queer Latinx Los Angeles emphasizes the power of the exuberant ordinary....MARCOS GONSALEZGENDER & SEXUALITY
Flavors of FreakFrom the bondage expert to the innocently curious, there’s something in “Kink” for everyone....R. A. FRUMKINFICTIONGENDER & SEXUALITY
Writing Toward Communal Responsibility: A Conversation with Mattilda Bernstein SycamoreIn “The Freezer Door,” Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore questions everything....M. BUNAGENDER & SEXUALITYPOETRY
On Digital Queerness: A Conversation with Chris StedmanMatt Wille interviews Chris Stedman on the intersections between queerness, the internet, and the search for a real self....MATT WILLESCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYGENDER & SEXUALITY
Pronominal StrifeBryan A. Garner considers "What’s Your Pronoun?," the recently published book by Dennis Baron....BRYAN A. GARNERLAWPOLITICSCULTURAL STUDIESGENDER & SEXUALITY
Black Germans and the Politics of Diaspora: On Tiffany Florvil’s “Mobilizing Black Germany”Samuel Clowes Huneke reviews Tiffany Florvil’s “Mobilizing Black Germany: Afro-German Women and the Making of a Transnational Movement.”...SAMUEL CLOWES HUNEKEAROUND THE WORLDPOLITICSHISTORYGENDER & SEXUALITY
Subverting the Canon of Patriarchy: Lesya Ukrainka’s Revisionist MythmakingSasha Dovzhyk celebrates the radical feminism of the great Ukrainian poet Lesya Ukrainka on the 150th anniversary of her birth....SASHA DOVZHYKAROUND THE WORLDGENDER & SEXUALITYPOETRY
On the Limits of Sexual Freedom: Vanessa Springora’s “Consent: A Memoir”A searing French memoir gives voice to a victim of sexual abuse, and provokes a crisis of conscience in the country....ELSA COURTAROUND THE WORLDLAWMEMOIR & ESSAYGENDER & SEXUALITY
Letters from the HeartSimone de Beauvoir’s advice to the lovelorn....ROBERT ZARETSKYAROUND THE WORLDPOLITICSPHILOSOPHY & CRITICAL THEORYGENDER & SEXUALITY
Finding a Forgotten ArtistRediscovering the lost lithography of Alice Mary Chambers....THOMAS MCLEANART & ARCHITECTUREGENDER & SEXUALITY
Toeing the TrapHannah Kofman reckons with “The Copenhagen Trilogy,” the recently translated memoir by Tove Ditlevsen....HANNAH KOFMANAROUND THE WORLDMEMOIR & ESSAYGENDER & SEXUALITY
Controversial ContestAmerica’s signature women’s pageant changes –– slowly –– with the rest of the country....ELWOOD WATSONPOLITICSHISTORYGENDER & SEXUALITY
“I Was a Daughter — Existentially”: On “Relic” and Daughterhood in Contemporary HorrorLaura Maw considers the role of daughterhood in contemporary horror cinema, focusing in particular on the 2020 film “Relic.”...LAURA MAWFILMGENDER & SEXUALITY
Endless Constellations: On “Women in Concrete Poetry 1959–1979”Theadora Walsh reviews “Women in Concrete Poetry 1959–1979,” edited by Alex Balgiu and Mónica de la Torre....THEADORA WALSHAROUND THE WORLDART & ARCHITECTUREGENDER & SEXUALITYPOETRY
The Constitutional Conflationists: On Abigail Shrier’s “Irreversible Damage” and the Dangerous Absurdity of Anti-Trans TrollsSarah Fonseca on how Abigail Shrier's trolling interpretation of the United States Constitution threatens to put millions of kids’ lives in jeopardy....SARAH FONSECALAWPOLITICSGENDER & SEXUALITY
One Woman’s CenturyEvan Pheiffer offers a portrait of his grandmother, Jayne, whose life spanned a tumultuous century....EVAN PHEIFFERNONFICTIONGENDER & SEXUALITY
“Circle Jerk” in the Square: An Interview with Michael Breslin, Patrick Foley, and Ariel SibertKyle Turner talks to Michael Breslin, Patrick Foley, Ariel Sibert, the creators behind "Circle Jerk."...KYLE TURNERART & ARCHITECTUREGENDER & SEXUALITY
Who’s Afraid of Transgender Kids?Michael M. Weinstein looks at Sharon Liese’s new HBO documentary, “Transhood,” which explores the lives of children living beyond the gender binary....MICHAEL M. WEINSTEINFILMGENDER & SEXUALITY
BeheadedAs a young woman, I fell in love with a man who owned a machete. He terrorized me for over a year. I have no doubt he would have killed me if I had stayed....LENI LEANNE PHILLIPSRELIGIONNONFICTIONHISTORYGENDER & SEXUALITY
A Sprawling Study Tracks the Global State of LGBT PeopleMichael Nava reviews Mark Gevisser’s “The Pink Line,” a study of LGBTQ struggles for civil rights across the world....MICHAEL NAVAAROUND THE WORLDNONFICTIONPOLITICSGENDER & SEXUALITY
How to Be a Girl DetectiveThe new film “Enola Holmes” illustrates a cultural shift in how girlhood is conceptualized and understood....CLAUDIA MCCARRONFILMYOUNG ADULT & CHILDREN’S LITERATUREGENDER & SEXUALITY