Gender & Sexuality

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

The Problem of the Reparative in the Shadow of Stonewall
Jonathan Alexander on addressing the damage done to the LGBTQ community in the wake of Canada’s recent move to provide reparations for queer people.
Jonathan AlexanderJul 1, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Politics
Is That All There Is?: Queer Culture and Politics on the 50th Anniversary of Stonewall
Much has changed in the 50 years since the flashpoint of the modern LGBTQ movement, but there is still much more to do.
Eric NewmanJun 29, 2019
World War II’s Poisonous Masculine Legacy
Josh Cook reviews Jared Yates Sexton's new book, "The Man They Wanted Me to Be: Toxic Masculinity and a Crisis of Our Own Making."
Jun 27, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Politics
Guy Troubles
Brad Tyer reviews two new books about the troubles that ail American men.
Brad TyerJun 27, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Politics
Queer History Uncovered: A Conversation with Matthew Riemer
Michael Valinksy interviews queer historian Matthew Riemer about his new labor of love, “We Are Everywhere,” co-written with Leighton Brown.
Michael ValinskyJun 26, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- History
The Enlightenment’s Venereal Imagination
A new book about how 18th-century writers and artists grappled with the reality of STIs.
Norbert SchürerJun 21, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- History
The Scourge of Himpathy
Rachel Cline’s new novel takes on the psychology and politics of the #MeToo movement.
Tatiana DubinJun 17, 2019
- Fiction
- Gender & Sexuality
Reading the Rainbow: A Pride Reading List
Sarah Neilson invites us to read the rainbow in a broad and diverse LGBTQIA+ reading list for Pride Month.
Sarah NeilsonJun 14, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
Cruising for Sex, Cruising the Political: Alex Espinoza’s “Cruising: An Intimate History of a Radical Pastime”
Michael Nava reviews Alex Espinoza’s “Cruising: An Intimate History of a Radical Pastime.”
Michael NavaJun 12, 2019
Unthinking the Family in “Full Surrogacy Now”
Madeline Lane-McKinley considers Sophie Lewis's new book, "Full Surrogacy Now: Feminism Against Family."
Madeline Lane-McKinleyJun 10, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Politics
“Picking Huckleberries as the World Ends”: Keetje Kuipers’s “All Its Charms” and Acts of Waiting
Keetje Kuipers's "All Its Charms" is laced with both hopefulness and the prickling sting of thwarted desire.
Sarah NanceJun 5, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Poetry
The Last 10 Percent: A Conversation with Grey James
John McIntyre talks to Los Angeles–based artist Grey James about his new show at Bert Green Fine Arts in Chicago.
John McIntyreMay 31, 2019
- Art & Architecture
- Gender & Sexuality