Gender & Sexuality

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

• Queer Blood

  "In Cold Blood" is a classic of queer literature, a book that can continue to teach us about the closet and the damage done.

  Ned Stuckey-FrenchMay 4, 2015

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • Nonfiction

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  Capsid: A Love Song

  How to live and love with AIDS.

  Joseph OsmundsonMar 23, 2015

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • Memoir & Essay

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  Feminist Artifacts: The Archive of Germaine Greer

  According to Greer, the woman of today is actually the eunuch herself — dehumanized and desexualized by an oppressive patriarchy that engulfs her autonomy and, thereby, her personhood, as well as her womanhood.

  Nathan SmithMar 21, 2015

  • Gender & Sexuality

• Brown Broads, White TV

  “I want to understand: why does abjection signify freedom for white people?"

  Kyla Wazana Tompkins, Rebecca WanzoMar 16, 2015

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • Television

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  Reading as Kissing, Sex with Ideas: “Lesbian” Barebacking?

  “In fact, if there were time, we could rehearse how the sign “lesbian” has functioned historically as a bold estranging force, breeding estrangements with every use: Who is a lesbian? What do they do? Can it be sex?”

  Kathryn Bond StocktonMar 8, 2015

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • Literary Criticism

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  Genderalizations

  Times Literary Supplement editor Toby Lichtig responds to Katherine Angel's essay on gender bias in the literary world.

  Toby LichtigFeb 24, 2015

  • Gender & Sexuality

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  The Subversive and Liberating World of G. Willow Wilson

  "Kamala, the product of Disney-owned Marvel, managed to be more than a gimmick."

  Molly HannonFeb 14, 2015

  • Comics

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • Humor

  • Memoir & Essay

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  Left to Her Own Devices

  In story after story, technology stands in as a focus for our fears for our daughters (as well as our desire to control them).

  Elizabeth YaleJan 27, 2015

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • Science & Technology

  • Young Adult & Children’s Literature

• A Conversation Between Friends

  "You know, I’ve always wondered if you like Beyoncé …"

  Michael RobbinsJan 27, 2015

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • Memoir & Essay

  • Poetry

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  A Portrait of the Young Girl: On the 60th Anniversary of "Lolita" Part II — An Interview Series

  An interview series dedicated to the imagery of Lolita and the young girl.

  Erik MorseJan 8, 2015

  • Fiction

  • Gender & Sexuality

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  A Portrait of the Young Girl: On the 60th Anniversary of "Lolita" Part I — An Interview Series

  An interview series dedicated to the imagery of Lolita and the young girl.

  Erik MorseJan 6, 2015

  • Fiction

  • Gender & Sexuality

• Becoming a Man: A Memoir of Sex, Gender, Trauma, and Transformation

  McBee shows us what it is to have earned a name, “Thomas,” as well as the pronoun “he.”

  Greg GlaznerJan 4, 2015

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • Memoir & Essay