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The Queer Politics of Drugs

We live in a world in which the pharmaceutical industry produces and markets drugs, not merely to treat disease and restore health, but increasingly for purposes of enhancement: simply to make life better.  One only need think of the lucrative markets in sexual and mood-enhancing pharmaceuticals, which surely blur the distinction between the

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Getting it on with . . . Michael Jacoby

Bonnie interviews filmmaker Michael Jacoby and takes a peek inside the lives of LGBT seniors in his acclaimed documentary 'Ten More Good Years'. If you missed it at 2007's Frameline's SF International LGBT Film Festival, you can still watch it on the Sundance Channel and on Logo.              

Risky Lessons

It's been called "passionate", "engaging", and "intellectually thrilling". Jessica Fields' book Risky Lessons: Sex Education and Social Inequality has just been released by Rutgers University Press.

Queer Filmmakers of Color

Searching late one night, I was on cyber hunt for “Asian” and “lesbian”. I was led to a montage of images—writhing, flaunting, fucking—women erotic for the camera and the pleasure of men. I wondered. Are these representations of Asian lesbians the only ones out there? And who's creating them?

Frameline: Join Us at the Movies

American Sexuality magazine, in conjunction with the National Sexuality Resource Center, is proud to bring you news and views of Frameline's 2008 San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival. Celebrating its 32nd anniversary, the 2008 festival runs June 19 to 29. Stay tuned for in-depth interviews with film organizers and participants,

California's Marriage Equality

Click here to see Gil Herdt talking about 'Gay Marriage Acceptance' with ABC7 News!  

Out Ranks

What is the history of "don't ask, don't tell"? An exhibit by San Francisco's GLBT Historical Society unveils the stories about, and policies concerning, gays in the military. Guest curated by Steve Estes, "Out Ranks" will be on display until June, 657 Mission Street, #300, San Francisco. For more information: www.glbthistory.org. Click here for audio slide show.  

What Do Gay Men Want?

What is the queerest space of all? I say it’s the space of subjectivity. What’s our inner world like? How do we describe our own interiority? What do we mean when we try to speak about what goes on inside our minds, inside our souls, inside ourselves? Where is that queer “inside” located, exactly? How is it laid

On Intimacy with Dogs

Sensuality, pleasure, comfort, loyality, and love outside the norms of heterosexual relationships

Who's What on Ugly Betty?

In the fall of 2007 ABC’s Ugly Betty hit primetime TV with a cast full of hilarious characters that helped the show receive a Golden Globe Award. Salma Hayek, the executive producer, based this comedy on the groundbreaking Colombian telenovela Yo Soy Betty La Fea, which sparked an international phenomenon. Ugly Betty