Gender & Sexuality

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

A Queer Pilgrimage to Crema
Mikaella Clements goes to Crema, Italy, the setting of Luca Guadagnino’s lush film adaptation of André Aciman’s “Call Me by Your Name.”
Mikaella ClementsMay 17, 2018
- Around the World
- Gender & Sexuality
A Necessary Fiction: Photography and Self-Image in Lynne Tillman’s “Men and Apparitions”
In “Men and Apparitions,” she seesaws between an analysis of physical pictures and an examination of the ways we picture ourselves and others.
Evan MoffittMay 14, 2018
Handmade Feminism: Irene Lusztig’s “Yours in Sisterhood”
Megan Moodie interviews Irene Lusztig about her new movie, "Yours in Sisterhood."
Megan MoodieMay 11, 2018
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality
Canoodling with Junk Food: On Tommy Pico’s “Junk”
Jacquelyn Ardam on the ecstasy of detritus in Tommy Pico’s “Junk.”
Jacquelyn ArdamMay 10, 2018
- Gender & Sexuality
- Poetry
A Fundamentally Absurd Question: Talking with “Motherhood” Author Sheila Heti
Kate Wolf interviews “Motherhood” author Sheila Heti.
Kate WolfMay 7, 2018
- Fiction
- Gender & Sexuality
Of Fairylands, Borders, and Charmed Circles: On Julio Capó Jr.’s “Welcome to Fairyland: Queer Miami before 1940”
Carlos Ulises Decena finds a welcome, nuanced portrait of queer history in Julio Capó Jr.’s “Welcome to Fairyland: Queer Miami before 1940.”
Carlos Ulises DecenaMay 6, 2018
Why Kathy Acker Now?
Change the political genre, fight for something new, Acker’s work urges us, because conventional politics in the post-factual age is failing to evolve.
Ralph ClareMay 2, 2018
- Fiction
- Gender & Sexuality
Sharp but Narrow
Jacquelyn Ardam reviews Michelle Dean’s “Sharp: The Women Who Made an Art Out of Having an Opinion.”
Jacquelyn ArdamApr 19, 2018
Did Foucault Reinvent His History of Sexuality Through the Prism of Neoliberalism?
Daniel Zamora and Mitchell Dean draw parallels between Michel Foucault’s “History of Sexuality” and the rise of neoliberalism.
Daniel Zamora, Mitchell DeanApr 18, 2018
Gothic Camp: The Beales of East Hampton
Kelly Coyne revisits "Grey Gardens."
Kelly Marie CoyneApr 18, 2018
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality
Out of the Darkness: A Conversation with Winnie M. Li
Lauren Young talks to Winnie M. Li about her debut novel, “Dark Chapter,” and the aesthetic and political struggles of translating the nuances of recovery.
Lauren YoungApr 17, 2018
- Fiction
- Gender & Sexuality
After a Grim Year for LGBT Rights, the Way Forward
Graeme Reid, director of the LGBT Rights Program at the Human Rights Watch, on a grim year in LGBT civil rights and what it means for the path forward.
Graeme ReidApr 16, 2018