“I’m not transphobic, but…”
A feminist case against the feminist case against trans inclusivity, by Lorna Finlayson, Katherine Jenkin, and Rosie Worsdale
Capitalism and the Organisation of Sex
An extract from Homosexuality: Power and Politics by The Gay Left Collective - an anthology combining the very best of their work from 1975 and 1980, exploring masculinity and workplace organising, counterculture and disco, the survivals of victorian morality and the onset of the HIV/AIDS crisis.
American Homo: Community and Perversity
In this excerpt from American Homo, Jeffrey Escoffier reflects on the impact of the 1960s and 70s on the generation that come of age, and came out, in conjunction with the social movements of that era.
Liberal Sex Education - More Subtle Oppression
How is sex taught in schools? How could it be taught? Isn’t there something rather odd about the whole idea? An excerpt from Come Together: The Years of Gay Liberation 1970-73 edited by Aubrey Walter
Peter Watkins: Filmmaking Against the Global Media Crisis
Gareth Evans joins Juliet Jacques on the Suite (212) podcast to discuss the radical filmmaker and media theorist Peter Watkins, whose critique of the 'monoform' exposed the authoritarian tendencies of Mass Audio-Visual Media.
Hegemony 2.0
Social media is not the neutral global community that it is often taken to be. In this article, Lewis Bassett argues that we are beginning to witness the growth of a tech monopoly capitalism that backs up US imperialism, and asks how, in the face of this, can we build a new left media.
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Where Freedom Starts: Sex Power Violence #MeToo
A free ebook featuring essays from Tarana Burke, Lauren Berlant, Tithi Bhattacharya, Estelle Freedman, Melissa Gira Grant, and more.
The Chest: an excerpt from Jenny Hval's Paradise Rot
An extract from the novel Paradise Rot, on the loneliness and absurdity of being in a foreign city as a young exchange student, plus dealing with the everyday effects of patriarchy.
Paradise Rot: A Novel by Jenny Hval
A lyrical debut novel from a musician and artist renowned for her sharp sexual and political imagery.
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