What to Wear?
Feminist scholars aren’t yet liberated from restrictive clothing norms, but at least they think about why they’re wearing what they’re wearing.
Why Circumcise Perfectly Healthy Penises?
There are better ways to protect against the transmission of STDs, and other common sense arguments against some of the most common reasons parents give for circumcising their children.
When Is a Kinky Interest Really Sick?
Of kinks, crimes, and kinds: A look behind the scenes at how the American Psychiatric Association's Paraphilias Sub-Work Group proposed revisions to the DSM for all manner of things relating to sexual arousal brought about by atypical objects, situations, or individuals.
Do You Have to Pee Standing Up to Be a Real Man?
This simple idea, encouraged by medical texts of the past that taught deviation from the norm would lead to confused sexuality and gender identity issues, has put a surprising number of babies under the knife.
Born With Unusual Bodies
The families of individuals born with socially challenging bodies don't see them as they're portrayed in the medical literature.
Born With Ambiguous Genitalia
The biggest issue is not surgery, nor hormonal treatments, nor even the criminal lack of psychological support. The biggest issue is shame, and how no one deals with it in a way that lets people know there is nothing to be ashamed of.
Should We Be Allowed to Choose the Sexual Orientation of Our Children?
Imagine a prenatal test that, like the one for trisomy 21 (Down's syndrome), could show a predisposition to gayness.
The Other Problem With Sex at the Office
Speaking from personal experience, Northwestern University Professor Alice Dreger reminds us that sexual harassment isn't the only issue we should be concerned about.
What Would It Take to Get the Government to Worry Less About Our Genders?
We don’t need the state to adjudicate who is who, do we?