Tag: Gender and Sexuality

The Supreme Court recognizes the right of consenting adults to an erotic life free of state control. Given that, it shouldn't matter whether sex is your job.

Against the philosopher’s dying wish, the final volume of History of Sexuality has now been published. How should we approach it?

On the uncanny relationship between film and reality.

The sex wars of the 1980s were about much more than pornography.

My patients and I don’t use words like “choice” or “viability.”

Recent works depict the agonies and rage of being a low-wage housekeeper or nanny. But all fail to identify capitalism itself as the culprit.

Porn performers have a unique vision for labor justice and erotic fulfillment, but they face draconian regulation and exploitative work conditions.

On feminism, sex, and the ethics of desire.

Gender rarely lives up to our expectations, and a lot of what we think of as gender actually has more to do with race and money.

Amidst a boys’ club of ’70s-era comics, Shary Flenniken’s Trots and Bonnie was unique for its feminist depiction of the political and sexual awakening of young women.

A Sun Ra tribute concert by a member of the pathbreaking pop group Labelle leads to reflections on how Black women artists and scientists have often been at the vanguard of their disciplines—though most are still awaiting due recognition.

Yes-means-yes will not encourage good sex. It will not discourage good sex. It is irrelevant to good sex.

Lily Tomlin and Julia Garner in Grandma.

Without sexual liberation, sexual oppression and sexual violence will continue.

Trends in American Opinion

One report on purported elder abuse describes victims as dependent captives “in highly sexualized environments.”

“Dear Sir, I don’t like the way you crossed me out.”

Ever since the Indiana legislature passed its version of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, lawmakers there have been on the defensive.

During the exhaustive search for Etan, black children were disappearing in Atlanta.

One of the major changes in American life about 100-120 years ago was the domestication of public spaces.