Gender & Sexuality

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

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  Ha Ha. Sob Sob.

  Hannah Tennant-Moore explores Jesse James Rose’s debut memoir.

  Hannah Tennant-MooreDec 8, 2025

  • Memoir & Essay

  • Gender & Sexuality

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  Closing the Distance, Emerging from the Earth

  Nathan Xavier Osorio finds pain and tenderness in Donika Kelly’s newest poetry collection.

  Nathan Xavier OsorioNov 29, 2025

  • Poetry

  • Gender & Sexuality

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  Cisterns of Multiplicity

  Yvonne Kim invests in “The New Economy,” the latest poetry collection from Gabrielle Calvocoressi.

  Yvonne KimNov 22, 2025

  • Poetry

  • Gender & Sexuality

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  The Cult of Orgasm

  Helena Aeberli traces Ellen Huet’s investigations in “Empire of Orgasm: Sex, Power, and the Downfall of a Wellness Cult.”

  Helena AeberliNov 18, 2025

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • Cultural Studies

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  The Golden Age of Porn Valley

  Sascha Cohen talks with Molly Lambert about her new podcast “JennaWorld: Jenna Jameson, Vivid Video, & the Valley.”

  Sascha CohenNov 9, 2025

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • Film

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  I Feel Like a Human Bomb Tick Tick Tick

  Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore reviews the new edition of David Wojnarowicz’s collection “Memories That Smell Like Gasoline.”

  Mattilda Bernstein SycamoreOct 18, 2025

  • Memoir & Essay

  • Gender & Sexuality

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  Fissure from Within

  Alex Tan speaks with Egyptian author Iman Mersal about her new book “Motherhood and Its Ghosts.”

  Alex TanOct 5, 2025

  • Memoir & Essay

  • Gender & Sexuality

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  Cruising as Moral Practice

  Jordan Osserman reads two recent queer theory books exploring the form and chemistry of sex.

  Jordan OssermanSep 7, 2025

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • Cultural Studies

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  Maybe We Can Talk About It

  Iris Kim interviews Katie Simon about “Tell Me What You Like: An Honest Discussion of Sex and Intimacy After Sexual Assault.”

  Iris KimSep 4, 2025

  • Memoir & Essay

  • Gender & Sexuality

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  Ungatherable Being

  Martha Ronk thinks about Kristen Case’s “Daphne.”

  Martha RonkSep 2, 2025

  • Poetry

  • Gender & Sexuality

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  Only by Being Terrible Do They Avoid Being Comic

  Sarah AlKahly-Mills explores James Bloodworth’s “Lost Boys: A Personal Journey Through the Manosphere.”

  Sarah AlKahly-MillsAug 24, 2025

  • Memoir & Essay

  • Gender & Sexuality

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  I’ll Carry It with Me

  Amanda Hawkins explores Michael M. Weinstein’s new poetry collection “Saint Consequence.”

  Amanda HawkinsAug 17, 2025

  • Poetry

  • Gender & Sexuality