Gender & Sexuality

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

The Queerness of It All: An Interview with Jeffrey Kripal
"Are you suggesting that Jesus was gay?" "That’s an anachronistic question. The safest thing to say is that he was anything but straight."
Steve PaulsonAug 6, 2018
A Burdensome Memory: Rebecca Makkai’s “The Great Believers”
Dan Lopez on the central concern of Rebecca Makkai’s “The Great Believers,” arguing for the urgency of the history for those marginalized in their time.
Dan LópezAug 4, 2018
- Fiction
- Gender & Sexuality
When Women Dared to Talk About Sex
Jennifer Keishin Armstrong discusses the legacy of “Sex and the City.”
Heather Wood RudulphAug 1, 2018
- Gender & Sexuality
- Television
The Final “Final Foucault”?
Joseph Tanke reviews “Confessions of the Flesh” by Michel Foucault, unearthing the famous thinker’s later ideas.
Joseph TankeAug 1, 2018
Popular Feminism: Gendered Mass Violence
This is the fourth installment in a bi-monthly column that will explore some of the different cultural facets of popular feminism.
Sarah Banet-WeiserJul 27, 2018
- Gender & Sexuality
Time to Take Sexism in Post-Secondary Education Seriously
Sarah Boon looks at “Sexism Ed,” a new collection of essays from Kelly J. Baker that looks at how gender discrimination impacts women’s lives in academia.
Sarah BoonJul 27, 2018
- Education
- Gender & Sexuality
Seeing Both Sides of the Shield: On Rebecca Harding Davis
"When we look for meaning in the lives of historical figures, what we’re often looking for is the reflected image of our own ideas and beliefs."
Arielle ZibrakJul 21, 2018
Liking Andy Warhol: An Interview with Jonathan Flatley
Felix Bernstein interviews Jonathan Flatley about his new book, “Like Andy Warhol,” a study that reframes how we think about Warhol’s affect and queerness.
Felix BernsteinJul 20, 2018
- Art & Architecture
- Gender & Sexuality
From Hystorians to Bolex Dudes: The Many Descendants of Barbara Hammer
In a series of interviews with the filmmakers influenced by Barbara Hammer, Sarah Fonseca considers how the pioneering lesbian filmmaker broke new ground.
Sarah FonsecaJul 18, 2018
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality
Fear of the Deeps: On Alain Guiraudie’s “Now the Night Begins”
Alain Guiraudie’s novel is perhaps more disturbing than his films, but Alex Wermer-Colan finds the queer cross-generational love story at its center.
Alex Wermer-ColanJul 13, 2018
Justice Among the Jell-O Recipes: The Feminist History of Food Journalism
Suzanne Cope rescues the true history of food journalism from erasure.
Suzanne CopeJul 9, 2018
On Motherhood and Murder: A Conversation with Nancy Rommelmann
“Our obligation as journalists is to follow the hard stories where they want to go, to construct the story with the care it demands.”
Heather John FogartyJul 8, 2018
- Gender & Sexuality
- Nonfiction