Gender & Sexuality

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

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  Tomboys Don’t Cry

  Edgar Gomez talks to Ivan Coyote about their new book, "Tomboy Survival Guide."

  Edgar GomezDec 7, 2016

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • Politics

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  On Emily Witt’s “Future Sex”

  Madeleine Watts tries to find out what we desire in Emily Witt's new book.

  Madeleine WattsDec 6, 2016

  • Cultural Studies

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • Memoir & Essay

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  There Are No Royalties in Porn: An Interview with Cindy Gallop, CEO of Make Love Not Porn

  Cindy Gallop, CEO of Make Love Not Porn, is pro-sex, pro-porn, and pro-knowing the difference.

  Sophie BrownerNov 15, 2016

  • Cultural Studies

  • Gender & Sexuality

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  When Being Counted Can Lead to Being Protected: Pakistan’s Transgender and Intersex Activists

  Kyle Knight argues for the right of Pakistan’s transgender and intersex activists to be counted, and heard.

  Kyle KnightNov 6, 2016

  • Around the World

  • Gender & Sexuality

• Tattoo of the Soul: An Interview with Shelley DeWees

  Aleksandra Kamila Krzywicka talks to Shelley DeWees about her new book "Not Just Jane," and the obstacles women still face today.

  Aleksandra Kamila KrzywickaNov 1, 2016

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • History

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  Vulgar and Unsightly: Adrian Nathan West’s J’accuse Against Extremely Degrading Pornography

  Houman Barekat delves into “The Aesthetics of Degradation” by Adrian Nathan West.

  Houman BarekatOct 17, 2016

  • Cultural Studies

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • Philosophy & Religion

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  The Apocalypse of Adulthood

  What happens when a '90s archetype grows up? Hugh Ryan reads "Black Wave" by Michelle Tea to find out.

  Hugh RyanOct 13, 2016

  • Fiction

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • Memoir & Essay

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  Flowers and All: Rockhaven Sanitarium and Women’s Mental Health

  Tiffancy Hearsey witnesses the "arrested decay" of Rockhaven Sanitarium in Glendale and reconsiders our approach to women’s mental health.

  Tiffany HearseySep 15, 2016

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • History

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  Žižek’s Trans/gender Trouble

  Che Gossett responds to Slavoj Žižek’s essay “The Sexual Is Political,” published in "The Philosophical Salon."

  Che GossettSep 13, 2016

  • Cultural Studies

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • Politics

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  Sermonizing in Pearls: Phyllis Schlafly and the Women’s History of the Religious Right

  Neil J. Young examines the role of Phyllis Schlafly in modeling the ecumenical potential of the Religious Right.

  Neil J. YoungSep 7, 2016

  • Cultural Studies

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • Politics

  • Religion

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  Imaginary Children: “The Art of Waiting: On Fertility, Medicine, and Motherhood”

  Ellen Wayland-Smith on Belle Boggs's "The Art of Waiting."

  Ellen Wayland-SmithSep 7, 2016

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • Memoir & Essay

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  Ursula Nordstrom and the Queer History of the Children’s Book

  An essay on pioneering children’s book editor Ursula Nordstrom.

  Kelly BlewettAug 28, 2016

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • Young Adult & Children’s Literature