Do the Writers of ‘The L Word’ Know Actual Lesbians?
Inspired by the sudden influx of queer films, characters, and directors in 1992, film scholar and general badass B. Ruby …
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Danger, Danger! Red Flags Ahead!
When you start dating someone, everyone always warns you about red flags. Watch out for the red flags, they say, …
Hey Guys, Carpe That Fucking Diem Already
Want to know what’s wrong with dating in LA? Well, here’s one of the things that’s wrong with dating in …
Tom of Finland and the Politics of Sex(uality)
Tom of Finland, Untitled, 1962, ToFF Cat. #62.27, Collection of Volker Morlock, © 1962 Tom of Finland Foundation There is a …
Miss Longsuffering, Mr. Douchebag, and the Tale We’ve Heard a Million Times Before
I recently received an email from a reader sharing the story of the worst breakup of her life. Her story …
Queen of Hearts: A Novel by Dahlia Schweitzer (excerpt)
Have you bought your copy of QUEEN OF HEARTS yet…? I was as mesmerized by the seeming impossibility of the …
Waiting for Hefner
[Another one from the archives.] Unless you had a VIP ticket, everyone was instructed, via email, to park in a …
Honesty in Dating, R.I.P.
In my Critical Thinking class, I routinely assign an essay about Herman Rosenblat. (For those who haven’t heard about him, …
Slut-Shaming: The Gift that Keeps on Giving
I’ve received several responses to one of my recent blog posts that accuse me of slut-shaming. I’ve received enough of …
On “Real” Men
There has been a conversation on my Twitter feed about my use of the phrase “real men” in my “keeping …
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