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20th Century Boy: In the 1930s, the Word “Transsexual” Didn't Exist in the English Language. So Laura Dillon Had to Label Herself.

a side-by-side black and white photo of a man wearing a sailor cap and a man with brown short hair
by Pagan Kennedy
November 20, 2018 at 9:57am
No literature at all existed to guide those female-bodied people who wished to become men.

Desert Hearts: In a New Crop of Romance Novels, It's Always Midnight at the Oasis

June 1, 2007 at 12:00am
The average romance-novel hero hasn't changed much since the genre's development in the late 19th century—he's dashing, arrogant, commanding, hopefully rich, possibly even a prince. But is he an Arab? More and more commonly, the answer is yes. It seems that an Arab man can now get on the cover of a... Read more »

Feminine Protection: An Interview with “Whipping Girl” author Julia Serano

by Debbie Rasmussen
June 1, 2007 at 12:00am
We should focus our energies on challenging the rather arbitrary meanings and values that get placed onto our sexed bodies, gender expressions, and sexualities. Read more »