Gender & Sexuality

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

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  Rewriting McCullers

  Ellie Duke explores the biographer’s role in biography in a review of Jenn Shapland’s “My Autobiography of Carson McCullers.”

  Ellie DukeFeb 4, 2020

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • Memoir & Essay

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  Writing Together

  Briallen Hopper appreciates "The Mutual Admiration Society," a new book from Mo Moulton.

  Briallen HopperJan 27, 2020

  • Biography & Autobiography

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • History

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  Cruising Happiness: On Garth Greenwell’s “Cleanness”

  Eric Newman reviews the latest from Garth Greenwell, “Cleanness.”

  Eric NewmanJan 23, 2020

  • Fiction

  • Gender & Sexuality

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  Theorizing Queer Before Queer Theory

  Marion Thain on Dustin Friedman’s new study of queerness in the Victorian era, before queer theory or, really, any clear account of queer identity.

  Marion ThainJan 22, 2020

  • Gender & Sexuality

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  “Lights, Camera-maids, Action!”: Women Behind the Lens in Early Cinema

  Gordon and Grimm consider how the camerawoman fought for relevance and visibility in the days of early cinema and ask why we continue to forget her.

  Charles “Buckey” Grimm, Marsha GordonJan 20, 2020

  • Film

  • Gender & Sexuality

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  WriteGirl Has My Heart: A Conversation with Keren Taylor

  Dinah Lenney talks to Keren Taylor, the founder and executive director of WriteGirl.

  Dinah LenneyJan 16, 2020

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • Nonfiction

  • Young Adult & Children’s Literature

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  #consentsowhite: On the Erotics of Slave Play in “Slave Play”

  Avgi Saketopoulou explores the charged interconnections between racism and sexuality in Jeremy O. Harris’s “Slave Play.”

  Avgi SaketopoulouJan 10, 2020

  • Art & Architecture

  • Gender & Sexuality

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  Promiscuous Autobiography on Facebook: An Interview with Samuel R. Delany, Part II

  Alex Wermer-Colan interviews sci-fi legend Samuel R. Delany about queerness, history, literature, and identity as the author moves into his late career.

  Alex Wermer-ColanJan 10, 2020

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • SF

  • Science & Technology

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  Killing the Monstrous Mother

  Gina Frangello reviews Adrienne Brodeur’s memoir about her glamorous but flawed mother.

  Gina FrangelloJan 9, 2020

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • Memoir & Essay

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  Queer Nigerians Rewrite the Body

  Erik Gleibermann on the emerging generation of LGBT Nigerian writers.

  Erik GleibermannJan 6, 2020

  • Around the World

  • Fiction

  • Gender & Sexuality

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  Unthinking Pleasure: On Casey McQuiston’s “Red, White & Royal Blue”

  Harrison Hill on the pleasures of reading Casey McQuiston’s gay YA novel, “Red, White & Royal Blue.”

  Harrison HillDec 28, 2019

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • Young Adult & Children’s Literature

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  A Queer Reading List from LGBTQ-Identified Authors at the PDX Book Festival

  Sarah Nielson breaks down some of the discussions going on among LGBTQ writers at the PDX Book Festival in November, as well as some recommendations.

  Sarah NeilsonDec 22, 2019

  • Gender & Sexuality