Gender & Sexuality

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

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 WalshJan 25, 2021
The Constitutional Conflationists: On Abigail Shrier’s “Irreversible Damage” and the Dangerous Absurdity of Anti-Trans Trolls
Sarah Fonseca on how Abigail Shrier's trolling interpretation of the United States Constitution threatens to put millions of kids’ lives in jeopardy.
Sarah FonsecaJan 17, 2021
One Woman’s Century
Evan Pheiffer offers a portrait of his grandmother, Jayne, whose life spanned a tumultuous century.
Evan PheifferJan 16, 2021
- Gender & Sexuality
- Nonfiction
“Circle Jerk” in the Square: An Interview with Michael Breslin, Patrick Foley, and Ariel Sibert
Kyle Turner talks to Michael Breslin, Patrick Foley, Ariel Sibert, the creators behind "Circle Jerk."
Kyle TurnerJan 16, 2021
- Art & Architecture
- Gender & 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. WeinsteinJan 12, 2021
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality
Beheaded
As 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.
Leanne PhillipsJan 6, 2021
A Sprawling Study Tracks the Global State of LGBT People
Michael Nava reviews Mark Gevisser’s “The Pink Line,” a study of LGBTQ struggles for civil rights across the world.
Michael NavaDec 30, 2020
How to Be a Girl Detective
The new film “Enola Holmes” illustrates a cultural shift in how girlhood is conceptualized and understood.
Claudia McCarronDec 26, 2020
Christmas in October
Nancy Conyers on coming out during the holiday season.
Nancy L. ConyersDec 25, 2020
- Gender & Sexuality
- Nonfiction
The Roots of African American AIDS Activism: On Dan Royles’s “To Make the Wounded Whole”
Charles O’Malley on the innovative, urgent history of Black HIV/AIDS activism in Dan Royles’s “To Make the Wounded Whole.”
Charles O’MalleyDec 17, 2020
- Gender & Sexuality
- Politics
Against Identification: The Abject Camp of “The Witches” (1990)
Charles Ramsay McCrory explores the intertwining affects of identification, attraction, and abjections in the 1990 children’s horror film, “The Witches.”
Charles Ramsay McCroryDec 10, 2020
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality
The Voice of Feminism: On “F Letter: New Russian Feminist Poetry”
Francesca Ebel listens to the varied voices of “F Letter: New Russian Feminist Poetry.”
Francesca EbelDec 6, 2020