Gender & Sexuality

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

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
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
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
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
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
A Conversation Between Friends
"You know, I’ve always wondered if you like Beyoncé …"
Michael RobbinsJan 27, 2015
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
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
The Cozy in the Closet: Josh Lanyon’s Holmes and Moriarity Series
"Christopher Holmes himself, that detective who is not the detective you expect, is out of the closet — and yet still often in its shadow, both actually and metaphorically."
Noah BerlatskyDec 30, 2014
Gender, blah, blah, blah
The VIDA count makes obvious the problem; we have to fix it.
Katherine AngelDec 22, 2014
- Gender & Sexuality
Emotions Doesn’t Change Facts: Remembering Joseph Hansen
Surely no other major mystery writer has played such an important role in the maturation of another literary genre in a major American city.
Bill MohrDec 5, 2014