Tag: sexuality
Feminism’s legacy sees college women embracing more diverse sexuality
Sean G. Massey, Binghamton University, State University of New York; Mei-Hsiu Chen, Binghamton University, State University of New York, and Sarah Young,...
How the gay party scene short-circuited and became a moneymaking bonanza
Christopher T. Conner, University of Missouri-Columbia
When coronavirus restrictions threatened the White Party, an annual circuit party held in...
The Supreme Court decision to grant protections to LGBT workers is...
Julie Manning Magid, IUPUI
No federal law barring discrimination against LGBT workers in hiring, promoting and firing existed in this country until this week.
Although some...
The 1950s queer black performers who inspired Little Richard
Ben Saunders, University of Oregon
Since Little Richard died on May 9, he’s been rightly celebrated as one of the most exciting and influential performers...
Was that joke funny or offensive? Who’s telling it matters
Michael Thai, The University of Queensland and Alex Borgella, Fort Lewis College
In September, before the start of its 45th season, “Saturday Night Live” brought...
What is sex really for?
Richard Gunderman, Indiana University
Few topics arouse as much interest and controversy as sex. This is hardly surprising. The biological continuance of the species hinges...
Stop calling it a choice: Biological factors drive homosexuality
Bill Sullivan, Indiana University
Across cultures, 2% to 10% of people report having same-sex relations. In the U.S., 1% to 2.2% of women and men,...
23% of young black women now identify as bisexual
Tristan Bridges, University of California, Santa Barbara and Mignon R. Moore, Barnard College
Since 1972, social scientists have studied the General Social Survey to chart...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
