Lisa Duggan

Lisa Duggan, professor of social and cultural analysis at New York University, is the author, most recently, of The Twilight of Equality: Neoliberalism, Cultural Politics and the Attack on Democracy.

LaborJanuary 7, 2016

What the Pathetic Case Against Rentboy.com Says About Sex Work

Without victims or allegations of trafficking or coercion, the case against Rentboy is particularly weak. It’s also drawn new groups into the movement to decriminalize sex work.

Lisa Duggan
Financial CrisisJuly 30, 2015

To Grexit or Not to Grexit

Amid accusations of “capitulation” and “left extremism,” panelists at the Democracy Rising conference heatedly debated what it would mean for Greece to stay in—or leave—the eurozone.

Lisa Duggan
FilmFebruary 7, 2014

Metanarrative and the Woody Allen Sex Abuse Case

For a lot of commentators on all sides, the stakes far exceed the truth of Dylan Farrow’s accusation itself.

Lisa Duggan
Gender and SexualityJune 27, 2013

What’s Next for the LGBT Movement?

With victory in the fight for marriage equality in sight, what should LGBT activists focus on now?

Urvashi Vaid , Lisa Duggan , Tamara Metz and Amber Hollibaugh
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Foreign PolicyFebruary 22, 2013

A New Consensus on Public Space and ‘Free’ Speech on Israel/Palestine in New York City

The LGBT Center and a host of high-profile New York City politicians have endorsed open debate of Israel-Palestine—only with ritual support for Israel’s policies.

Lisa Duggan
Gender and SexualityJune 24, 2009

What’s Right With Utah

In the nation’s reddest state, Salt Lake City queers are making big love.

Lisa Duggan
EconomyMarch 17, 2009

Imagine Otherwise

If we are to build a new world out of the ashes of the old, we need to imagine and organize in the most expansive and inclusive ways.

Lisa Duggan
PoliticsJuly 6, 2008

Jesse Helms, American Bigot

In death it’s easy to dismiss Jesse Helms as a colorful buffoon or a relic of the bad old days of segregation and sexism, but that doesn’t do his bigotry justice.

Lisa Duggan
Gender and SexualityJune 29, 2005

Beyond Gay Marriage

By engaging the marriage debate only in terms of "gay rights," progressives have put themselves in a losing position.

Richard Kim and Lisa Duggan
Gender and SexualityFebruary 26, 2004

Holy Matrimony!

As politicians square off on gay marriage, progressives must enter the debate.

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LaborJanuary 7, 2016

Without victims or allegations of trafficking or coercion, the case against Rentboy is particularly weak. It’s also drawn new groups into the movement to decriminalize sex work.

Financial CrisisJuly 30, 2015

Amid accusations of “capitulation” and “left extremism,” panelists at the Democracy Rising conference heatedly debated what it would mean for Greece to stay in—or leave—the eurozone.

FilmFebruary 7, 2014

For a lot of commentators on all sides, the stakes far exceed the truth of Dylan Farrow’s accusation itself.

Gender and SexualityJune 27, 2013

With victory in the fight for marriage equality in sight, what should LGBT activists focus on now?

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

Foreign PolicyFebruary 22, 2013

The LGBT Center and a host of high-profile New York City politicians have endorsed open debate of Israel-Palestine—only with ritual support for Israel’s policies.

Gender and SexualityJune 24, 2009

In the nation’s reddest state, Salt Lake City queers are making big love.

EconomyMarch 17, 2009

If we are to build a new world out of the ashes of the old, we need to imagine and organize in the most expansive and inclusive ways.

PoliticsJuly 6, 2008

In death it’s easy to dismiss Jesse Helms as a colorful buffoon or a relic of the bad old days of segregation and sexism, but that doesn’t do his bigotry justice.

Gender and SexualityJune 29, 2005

By engaging the marriage debate only in terms of "gay rights," progressives have put themselves in a losing position.

Gender and SexualityFebruary 26, 2004

As politicians square off on gay marriage, progressives must enter the debate.