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Why National Coming Out Day is Really No Big Deal

by | Oct 11, 2014 | Journal

For the last few days, I’ve been telling myself that I should write something about National Coming Out Day, which is, after all, today. I figured I should write something personal and timely and maybe a little emotional. After all, it is National Coming Out Day...

What’s Really Missing in Gone Girl

by | Oct 4, 2014 | Journal

[WARNING: SPOILERS BELOW IF YOU HAVE NOT READ OR SEEN GONE GIRL.] Judith Butler may have famously said that gender is performed, but what Gone Girl tackles so emphatically is that, these days, almost everything is performed, but most especially and most oppressively,...

No, But Are You REALLY Gay?

by | Sep 23, 2014 | Journal

In what would otherwise be a charming love story, Lauren Morelli, one of the writers from the TV show Orange is the New Black, fell in love with one of the stars of the show, Samira Wiley. One of the reasons why the situation is not exactly perfect is that Lauren had...

On Being Queer and Jewish — And Why Neither Should Matter

by | Aug 22, 2014 | Journal

I never thought of my Jewishness as a political statement. Until now.Honestly, I never thought much about my Jewishness at all. Until now.I went to a private Hebrew school for two years as a kid, but that was mainly because my mother also taught there. I also went to...

Armour and Artifice

by | Aug 20, 2014 | Special Features

My essay on accessories and Office Killer is out in the current issue of FM magazine. Here are some screenshots if you’re curious! You can find the book here.