Gender & Sexuality

"As far as I'm concerned, being any gender is a drag." — Patti Smith

Femo-Imperialism and La Mission Civilisatrice: On Françoise Vergès’s “A Feminist Theory of Violence”
Sohum Pal reviews Françoise Vergès’s “A Feminist Theory of Violence: A Decolonial Perspective,” translated by Melissa Thackway.
Sohum PalOct 9, 2022
- Gender & Sexuality
- Philosophy & Religion
The Uterus and the Will to Power
Anthropologist Meredith Reiches describes how having a uterus changes what’s possible, physically and legally — and how, once again, what’s possible is being curtailed.
Meredith ReichesSep 22, 2022
“Madonna Was My Sex-Ed Teacher”: A Conversation with R/B Mertz
Samantha Mann talks with R/B Mertz about their memoir, “Burning Butch.”
Samantha MannAug 25, 2022
- Gender & Sexuality
- Memoir & Essay
Liberating the Archives: Hugh Ryan’s “Women’s House of Detention”
Eric Newman interviews Hugh Ryan about the queer carceral history of his new book, “The Women’s House of Detention”
Eric NewmanAug 16, 2022
Dead Cats: A Conversation on Romance and Rejection
A conversation between Gawker editor and “Ask A Fuck Up” columnist Brandy Jensen and writer and critic Andrea Long Chu on romance and rejection.
Andrea Long Chu, Brandy JensenAug 14, 2022
Gender Crusades
Paul R. Abramson hails Frans de Waal's "Different: Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist."
Paul R. AbramsonJul 28, 2022
- Gender & Sexuality
Activist Mothering
Suzanne Cope reviews Angela Garbes’s new book, “Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change.”
Suzanne CopeJul 13, 2022
- Gender & Sexuality
A Cosmos of Bodies: On Jazmina Barrera’s “Linea Nigra: An Essay on Pregnancy and Earthquakes”
Stephanie Malak follows “Linea Nigra: An Essay on Pregnancy and Earthquakes” by Jazmina Barrera.
Stephanie MalakJul 2, 2022
- Gender & Sexuality
What History’s “Bad Gays” Can Tell Us About the Queer Past and Present
Scott W. Stern explores the antiheroes of gay history in Huw Lemmey and Ben Miller’s “Bad Gays: A Homosexual History.”
Scott W. SternJun 3, 2022
- Gender & Sexuality
Curiosity and Compassion: A Conversation with Steven Reigns
The poet discusses his new book, “A Quilt for David,” about the scapegoating of a gay dentist in 1990s Florida.
Lois P. JonesMay 31, 2022
- Gender & Sexuality
“We Can’t Go on Like Madonna”: A Conversation with Ricky Tucker
Zach Shultz talks with Ricky Tucker his new book, “And the Category Is…: Inside New York’s Vogue, House, and Ballroom Community.”
Zach ShultzMay 14, 2022
- Gender & Sexuality
Close to the Bone: On Eimear McBride’s “Something Out of Place”
Annabel Barry on Irish novelist Eimear McBride’s nonfiction debut.
Annabel BarryMay 12, 2022
- Gender & Sexuality