When Pleasure Becomes a Protest: The Fight Over Who Gets to Enjoy Sex
"It is precisely at times such as these, when we live with the possibility of unthinkable destruction, that people are likely to become dangerously crazy about [...]
The Groundbreaking 1980s Sex Ed Advertising That Helped Save Lives
In 1980, when Dr. Paul Benson opened his LGBTQ-affirming Be Well Medical Center in Berkley, advertising featuring LGBTQ+ imagery was still considered taboo [...]
Sex as Resistance: How Nonconformity Challenges Systems of Control
One of my clearest memories of school was being taken out of sex education classes. I remember feeling … relieved? Relieved I didn’t have to [...]
From Messy Chaos to Domestic Bliss: The Simple Fix That Changed Everything
This past fall, my wife and I were soon to host my family at our new apartment in Chicago, but our sink was full of dishes, our laundry hamper overflowed, and [...]
Reclaiming Valentine's Day as a Queer Person
Even before I came out as bisexual, I never liked Valentine’s Day. I grew up seeing couples giving each other boxes of chocolates, dollar store balloons [...]
Is #MeToo Lacking a Queer, Racially Diverse Focus? These Essayists Say Yes.
The #MeToo era was a turning point in a larger, much-needed conversation about consent, but a new book is challenging some of the basic assumptions around that [...]