Gender & Sexuality

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

The Desires of the Heart Are as Crooked as Corkscrews: John Kaag Interviews David Shields
David Shields discusses his new book, "The Trouble with Men."
John KaagApr 16, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Philosophy & Religion
Il Accuse: On “Who Killed My Father” by Édouard Louis
Kevin O’Rourke on the personal and the political in “Who Killed My Father” by Édouard Louis.
Kevin O’RourkeApr 9, 2019
The Free Labor Force of Wives: A Conversation with French Feminist Writer Christine Delphy
Annie Hylton talks to French feminist Christine Delphy about domestic labor and #MeToo.
Annie HyltonApr 5, 2019
Becoming Chris: Queerness, Performance, and Héloïse Letissier
Neha Sharma on queerness, performance, identity and the strange case of Héloïse Letissier, leader of Christine and the Queens.
Neha SharmaApr 3, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Music
First and Not Last
"First: Sandra Day O’Connor" is the happy product of a rare publishing phenomenon: the marriage of a significant subject with a mature, empathetic writer.
Jonathan ShapiroApr 1, 2019
Patti Smith and Male Bias in Music Criticism
David Masciotra makes the case for a major critical reappraisal of Patti Smith.
David MasciotraMar 14, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Music
Pavement Nymphs and Roadside Flowers: Prostitutes in Paris After the Revolution
Victoria DaileyMar 1, 2019
- Around the World
- Gender & Sexuality
Thinking About the What-Ifs: A Conversation with Robin Marty About “Handbook for a Post-Roe America”
Eleanor J. Bader speaks to Robin Marty, author of “Handbook for a Post-Roe America.”
Eleanor J. BaderFeb 24, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Politics
I Embrace You All: Ronald M. Schernikau and the Queer Left
A look at the writing of Ronald M. Schernikau, a unique figure within the German left whose homosexuality inspired a Whitmanesque expansive politics.
Ben Miller, Nicholas CourtmanFeb 24, 2019
How Do You Solve a Problem Like the Western?
Krithika Varagur looks at two recent women-centric Westerns and attest to the quintessentially American genre’s enduring vitality abroad.
Krithika VaragurFeb 22, 2019
Popular Feminism: Male Victimhood
Despite the fact that misogyny has long existed as the norm, in the current moment there is an overt claim that masculinity and patriarchy are under threat.
Sarah Banet-WeiserFeb 22, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
Even This Review Is a Dildo: On Paul B. Preciado’s “Countersexual Manifesto”
RL Goldberg on Paul Preciado’s “Countersexual Manifesto” and the possibility that “all is dildo.”
RL GoldbergFeb 16, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality