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Fealty, Fortune, and the Wives of #MeToo
Suzanne Leonard looks at how “House of Cards”’s last season frames our conflicting cultural expectations that surround the figure of the political wife.
Gender & Sexuality
"As far as I'm concerned, being any gender is a drag." — Patti Smith
Sexual Consent and the Social Contract
Steven Miller discusses the relationship between sexual and political consent.
Our Bodies, Our Business
Sascha Cohen reviews “Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight For Sex Workers’ Rights.”
Feminisms in Motion: A Conversation with Jessica Hoffmann and Daria Yudacufski
M. Buna speaks to Jessica Hoffmann and Daria Yudacufski, co-editors of “make/shift” magazine and of “Feminisms in Motion.”
Practicing Utopia: Recent Retrospectives on the Work of David Wojnarowicz
The powerful multimedia legacy of the late AIDS activist and artist.
Need You — Baby
Dave Mandl consults “Where to Score,” a collection of classified ads culled from the pages of the “San Francisco Oracle.”
The Hard-Earned Lessons of a Born Maverick
The highs and lows of the feminism movement, as seen through the eyes of one of its leaders.
Portrait of a Middle-Class Butch Academic
Alexis Clements reviews Esther Newton’s “My Butch Career,” a memoir of the early life and career of an important pioneer in the field of LGBTQ Studies.
After the Plague of Discourse
Ronnie Scott speaks to Dion Kagan about “Positive Images,” a new work that looks at how representation of HIV/AIDS has changed in the “post-crisis” culture.
Little Book with Big Ambitions: Rita Indiana’s “Tentacle”
Rita Indiana's "Tentacle" takes on environmental disaster, queer politics, race relations, and the legacy of empire in a brief 160 pages.
The Mixed Meanings of Missing Girls
Martha Cooley searches for the figure of the missing girl in contemporary fiction.
What Does Jill Soloway Want?
Meredith Maran takes a look at Jill Soloway’s new memoir, “She Wants It,” which delves into the noted director and writer’s political awakening.
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