Gays and the Gaze: Notes from a Gay American Exchange Student in Paris
An American exchange student in Paris describes his experiences as a gay Pakistani male in Paris. This is an original work included in anthology of qu...
Beyond Masculinity
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Beyond Masculinity is a collection of 20 original essays written and recorded by a diverse group of queer male writers and thinkers. Topics include: gender and sexual identities, race and ethnicity, religion, feminism, and politics. Log on to our website to comment on these essays, download written versions of them, or to find more essays like these.
Back Into the Future: Transphobia is My Issue Too!
In this impassioned plea for a broader vision of LGBT politics, Warren Blumenfeld links homophobia and transgender rights in his telling of his experi...
Queer Liberation? No Thanks, We'll Pass
Is gay male culture like high school all over again? Brent Calderwood dissects masculinity and gay male desire in this essay. This is an original work...
Tarheels and Transfags: On Not Identifying as a Man
Can you be a transsexual who doesn't identify as a man or woman? Joshua Bastian Cole shares his experiences transitioning for female to male, and fina...
A Single Problem (Or, How to Love the Single Life)
Jason Dilts dishes about his experiences looking for companionship in the gay world -- and finding comfort and pride in being single. This is an origi...
Shaking Our Shells: Cherokee Two-Spirits Rebalancing the World
Native American scholar Qwo-Li Driskill eloquently speaks of the need for Two-Spirit identified Native Americans to reclaim their history and to promo...
On Being a Queer Man: Feminism and the Need to be an Ally
How can queer men be allies to women? In this impassioned essay, Michael Faris implores queer men to find strategies in their lives to become feminist...
Exposing Masculinities: My Journey as a Queer Artist
What does it mean to create queer art? Sean Gyshen Fennell recounts his journey of development as a queer male artist, and his quest to disrupt gender...
The Making of a Southern Faggot: Growing up Queer in the South
Where do sissies come from? Trevor Hoppe shares his story of growing up queer in the South. This is an original work included in anthology of queer me...
Stripping Towards Equality: Stripping as Empowerment
Can stripping empower you? Eric Jost dishes on his experiences stripping for gay men, and on the need to advocate for sex workers in the LGBT movement...