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‘Because Mourning Sickness is a Staple in My Country’ by Ain’t I A Woman?

Book:

‘Because Mourning Sickness is a Staple in My Country’ by Ain’t I A Woman?

‘The Gentrification of the Mind’ by Sarah Schulman

Book excerpt:

‘The Gentrification of the Mind’ by Sarah Schulman

What if, in the end, Lawrence v. Texas was a whodidn’t?

What if, in the end, Lawrence v. Texas was a whodidn’t?

Skillful Performance

Skillful Performance

‘Music and Feelings’ by Ruiyan Xu

Short story:

‘Music and Feelings’ by Ruiyan Xu

Madhavi Menon: Queering the Bard

Madhavi Menon: Queering the Bard

‘The New York hustler was both homosexual object-choice and heterosexual subject par excellence’

‘The New York hustler was both homosexual object-choice and heterosexual subject par excellence’

Uncloseting Drama and Fag Hags: Berfrois Interviews Nick Salvato

Russell Bennetts

Uncloseting Drama and Fag Hags: Berfrois Interviews Nick Salvato

Playing it Straight

Lesbian bed death is a myth

He’s the only gay in Riverdale

‘Goblin Market’ by Christina Rossetti
Poem: ‘Goblin Market’ by Christina Rossetti
‘Kushinagar’ by Joe Sacco
Graphic novel excerpt: ‘Kushinagar’ by Joe Sacco
An Art Critic in Africa
Photo essay: An Art Critic in Africa
‘The Spoiler’ by Annalena McAfee
Book excerpt: ‘The Spoiler’ by Annalena McAfee
‘The Medicine and the Meat’ and ‘A. Square’s Advice for Three Dimensional Shapes’ by John Freeman
Poems: ‘The Medicine and the Meat’ and ‘A. Square’s Advice for Three Dimensional Shapes’ by John Freeman
Early Torture in the Americas
Image gallery: Early Torture in the Americas