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It Mattered That He Showed Up: On Pete Buttigieg’s “Shortest Way Home”
Harrison Hill looks at Pete Buttigieg’s memoir, “Shortest Way Home,” to explore how Buttigieg’s campaign depends on his squeaky clean image.
Gender & Sexuality
"As far as I'm concerned, being any gender is a drag." — Patti Smith
Mayor Pete and the Millennial Paradox
Pete Buttigieg was a millennial who went home, but not because he needed to.
Gay Noir Pioneer
Michael Nava surveys the career of gay crime novelist Joseph Hansen.
“There Is Too Much Feminism”: On the Rise of the Mauritian Alt-Right
Ariel Saramandi chronicles the rise of the Mauritian alt-right.
Two Mediums, Two Countries, Two Mothers: An Interview with Sophia Shalmiyev
Erica Trabold talks to Sophia Shalmiyev about her new memoir “Mother Winter” and the curated exhibit that accompanied its launch in Portland.
The Absent Mother: On Sophia Shalmiyev’s “Mother Winter”
Shoshana Olidort reviews Sophia Shalmiyev’s “Mother Winter,” a tale of absence, longing, and motherhood from Russia to the United States.
The Denver Statement
Madysen Luebke reviews Nadia Bolz-Weber's new book, "Shameless: A Sexual Reformation," which aims to be the catalyst of a new Christian ethics.
Hidden in Plain Sight: A Forgotten Queer Brooklyn
Michael Valinsky reviews Hugh Ryan’s new study of Brooklyn’s queer history.
Letter from New York: The Dope on How We Cope, or, The Theater Cure
Laurie Winer reviews several plays currently on Broadway, including "Hadestown," "To Kill a Mockingbird," and "My Fair Lady."
How to Fuck Your Neighbor
What Mr. Rogers can teach us about the radical feminism of Andrea Dworkin.
Love App-tually: Grindr and Queer Cinema
Kyle Turner on how queer dating and hookup app Grindr has changed LGBTQ cinema.
What’s Wrong with Popular Feminism?
Fran Bigman reviews Sarah Banet-Weiser’s new book on popular feminism, “Empowered.”
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