AIDS Awareness Day
In honor of AIDS Awareness Day, I’m just going to post some facts and figures. One of the things that …
Author Archives: Dahlia Schweitzer
I Choose Olivia
One of my favorite things about the TV show Scandal is when it has its soapbox moments, when the show …
Nikki Sudden, The Coolest Man in the Room
[I was recently asked to write a short essay about Nikki Sudden for a book about him. So even though …
Why National Coming Out Day is Really No Big Deal
For the last few days, I’ve been telling myself that I should write something about National Coming Out Day, which …
What’s Really Missing in Gone Girl
[WARNING: SPOILERS BELOW IF YOU HAVE NOT READ OR SEEN GONE GIRL.] Judith Butler may have famously said that gender …
No, But Are You REALLY Gay?
In what would otherwise be a charming love story, Lauren Morelli, one of the writers from the TV show Orange …
He Wanted to Break Me — Or Why I Won’t Judge Janay Palmer
The typical response to public incidents of domestic violence, like the recent elevator one with Ray Rice and Janay Palmer …
On Being Queer and Jewish — And Why Neither Should Matter
I never thought of my Jewishness as a political statement. Until now. Honestly, I never thought much about my Jewishness …
Armour and Artifice
My essay on accessories and Office Killer is out in the current issue of FM magazine. Here are some screenshots …
Why the Movement to Boycott Israel Disgusts and Disappoints Me
I never intended to use this blog to post about politics, let alone about religion and politics. This blog originally began …
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