Tag Archives: masculinity

Mandingo in the Middle

Image from Epic Fail My current landlord offered me my new apartment on the spot. In fact, he showed me one that wasn’t even on the market yet. I was so confused, I didn’t even have all the paperwork ready. Why was he being so nice to me? “I’ve been doing this for thirty years [...]

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My Sex Is Mental

from Growing Up Lammy It’s time for some mind sex, we ain’t got to take our clothes off yet We can burn the incense, and just chat Relax, I got the good vibrations Before we make love let’s have a good conversation Dead Prez – Mind Sex Before we go any further, I have a [...]

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Spotlight: Beyond Masculinity

As fabulous as I am, it’s about time I introduce you to some other sex masters doing great work. Trevor Hoppe, a fellow critical masculinity scholar edited this really great anthology called Beyond Masculinity. It’s a wonderful collection of queer men’s essays on gender and politics. With a wide range of topics, experiences and decent [...]

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Spotlight: ilikejoaquin

In an effort to give you more of why you’re probably here; to explore the intersections of race and sexuality, we’re introducing this new category. I can’t think of a person I’d like to share more with my readers. I started watching Joaquin in 2008, in the heydays of YouTube. I was arbitrarily searching for [...]

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My Masculinity, My Femininity, My Androgyny

I don’t understand men. I don’t even understand what I don’t understand about them. They’re a most inscrutable bunch, really. Maureen Dowd – Are Men Necessary?: When Sexes Collide I don’t have any brothers. I had limited contact with my uncles growing up (most of whom are now dead). My father was never around (always [...]

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