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Gender and SexualityDecember 14, 2022
Reading Judith Butler’s “Gender Trouble” in the Age of Ron DeSantis
More than 30 years after it was published, the seminal queer theory text still has some things to say.
Naomi Gordon-Loebl
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Gender and SexualitySeptember 1, 2022
Where Solidarity, Abolition, and Queer History Meet
Hugh Ryan’s The Women’s House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison makes a compelling case for abolition as a central part of queer politics.
Naomi Gordon-Loebl
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Autobiography and MemoirMay 10, 2021
What ‘Girlhood’ Means in 2021
A conversation with Melissa Febos about her radical essays on youth and gender.
Naomi Gordon-Loebl
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TelevisionFebruary 12, 2020
‘The L Word: Generation Q’ Is a Queer Soap Opera and There’s Nothing Wrong With That
Talking, laughing, loving, breathing, fighting, fucking, crying, drinking—but not much in terms of politics.
Naomi Gordon-Loebl
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MusicNovember 6, 2019
The Queerness of Bruce Springsteen
The Boss’s songs of self-discovery and longing find an unexpected home with queer people.
Naomi Gordon-Loebl
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TelevisionSeptember 27, 2019
With a Confusing Musical Finale, ‘Transparent’ Ends on a Low Note
The show’s campy and chaotic end reflects its many fitful evolutions across its five seasons.
Naomi Gordon-Loebl
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LGBTQ ActivismJuly 2, 2019
How Stonewall Veteran Jay Toole’s Life Has Changed Since the Riots—and How It Hasn’t
Toole sees Stonewall as a turning point for the LGBTQ movement, but not for everyone in it.
Naomi Gordon-Loebl
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ActivismJune 27, 2019
How Did South Dakota Become a Factory for Anti-Trans Legislation?
The state’s legislature has fielded 16 anti-trans measures in recent years—and shows few signs of stopping.
Naomi Gordon-Loebl
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CitiesApril 26, 2019
What’s It Like to Be Young, Queer, and the Mayor?
Over tea, Samantha Paradis discusses the challenges of running a small town in rural Maine.
Naomi Gordon-Loebl
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Transgender RightsNovember 9, 2018
Trump’s War on Trans Rights: A Q&A With Chase Strangio
The ACLU lawyer describes how governments change definitions to exclude people.
Naomi Gordon-Loebl