The Networked Animita: Transgender Remembrance on Social Media
Tomorrow, November 20th, the world will commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day to collectively mourn and remember those who have died …
PrEP in Thailand in the time of COVID-19
In 2012, the first PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) drugs came onto the market, poised to revolutionize the field of HIV prevention. ‘The Pill’ …
Homosexuell in einer chinesischen Familie – Der schwierige Weg zu sich selbst
Während die Gesellschaft in China Homosexuelle weder offen ablehnt noch offen toleriert, ist die Akzeptanz innerhalb der Familie selten gegeben. Ob man sich …
Top Articles of 2019
Another year almost done! Sit back, relax, and read some of the most-clicked articles on the website in 2019. With thanks to …
Anti-Queer Violence, Bearing Witness, and Thinking with Algorithms on Social Media
(Nota: Esta publicación está disponible en español aquí.) In early June 2019, news began to break concerning the death of a Salvadoran …
Happy Pride Month!
A proposed redesign of the original pride flag, centering the inclusion of marginalized communities within the queer community. Design by Daniel Quasar. …
Unapologetically Inaccurate
Rami Malek claims “we’re longing for stories like” the one he won an Oscar for. Are we? On Sunday, Rami Malek won …
Pride in Resistance
In the wake of Donald Trump’s inauguration, Pride marches and parades are taking place against a backdrop where taking to the streets …
Bolivia Prioritizes Transgender and Transsexual Human Rights
“People don’t die because they can’t have marriage” On 19 May 2016, the Chamber of Deputies of The Plurinational State of Bolivia …
“Orlando”
Shaka McGlotten is Associate Professor of media, society and the arts at Purchase College-SUNY and Co-Chair of the Association for Queer Anthropology. …
Tinderbox: Building an ingenuity machine
Several weeks ago, Mark Bernstein announced the latest Tinderbox, the “tool for notes.” I almost always sign up for these updates. I …
The Queer Political is Geopolitical
This month, major cities throughout the U.S. will hold annual gay pride events: parades followed by parties throughout the night and weekend. …
Religionswissenschaft & Gender Studies: Selbstbestimmungsrechte und Theorie
Dieser Essay ist vielfach motiviert: Die neue Meta-Diskussion, die Prof. Christoph Kleine kürzlich eröffnete, gehört dazu (auf dieses Interview werden alsbald weitere …
Empire’s “Mimic Men”
Imperialism by Invitation or Imitation? US efforts in remaking the international system according to an image reflecting the US are not usually …
Eight Questions and Seven Theses about Force Multipliers
“Force multipliers: Machines which allow a small effort to move a larger load are called force multipliers. Some examples of force multipliers …
Our Report for 2014
This year has seen an almost frenzied escalation of US intervention around the globe, ranging from the determined provocations and threats against …