She came up with the term as the title of a 1990 conference but saw its later popularity as a little superficial.

When people ask “What does the Q stand for in LGBTQ?” some people think its stands for “questioning” (as in someone who is questioning their own sexuality), but it actually stands for “queer,” a ...

Generally, queer is an umbrella term that encompasses any identity that isn't straight. Previously, queer was a pejorative term, something used to degrade LGBTQ people. But after reclaiming the word, ...

W as AIDS activism fueled by male “entitlement?” Does the American government try to prevent gay suicides in order to sustain capitalism? Does “coming out of the closet” turn gay men into oppressors ...

T hese are bad times for literary studies. The catastrophically constricted job market for English Ph.D.s conveys the culture’s contempt for professional literary scholarship in the clearest terms.