What/If references the celebrated steamy genre of the 80s and 90s, but lacks its guts. Why can’t any of the new neo-noirs go all the way?
sexuality
Posted inEditor's Pick
Barely There
In this personal essay, Jennifer Baker considers the ways in which hair removal rituals, begun in her tween years, have helped her achieve body acceptance and connect with her own desire.
Posted inCurrent Events, Feature, Story
Faith and Reproductive Justice Are Not in Opposition
Black women face outsized threats if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
To Be Clean
A tender relationship with a fellow exotic dancer shows Natassja Schiel how to love her sister, a recovering addict.
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Semi-Fluid States: The Rigid Line of Straightness
In the fourth installment of her series on #Dating_While_Woke, Minda Honey interrogates her sexuality and questions the future of straight-by-default.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Semi-Fluid States: The Rigid Line of Straightness
Minda Honey interrogates her sexuality and questions the future of straight-by-default.
Posted inArts & Culture, Culture, Current Events, Story
Listening for a Way Out
Growing up, Niya Marie sought refuge in Whitney Houston’s ethereal notes; as an adult, Marie found recognition in her silences.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Muscle Memory: A Case History
While healing from a back injury, Mariam I. Williams learns to let go of the ways she has been taught to mistrust her body.
Posted inCurrent Events, Quotes, Unapologetic Women
Welcome to the Jungle
As Caitlin Moran explains, there are Bad Men, and then there are Badly Educated Men.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Twenty-five Years After Breaking Brandon Teena’s Story: An Apology
Journalist Donna Minkowitz realizes 25 years later she was victim to her own internalized homophobia and ignorance on trans issues when she broke the story of Brandon Teena, subject of Boys Don’t Cry.