Solving Desire
Why does “female Viagra” target women’s minds when men’s treatments for sexual dysfunction target their physical performance?
The Bod of the Father
The dad bod dad is not so much a person as an organizational principle of patriarchy
The Mirror Stage
A classic graphic novel expresses a contradiction at the heart of sexuality
The Soft Boys
Elizabeth Peyton’s painting uses the tropes of amateur fan art to tame the fluidity of queer desire
Choose Your Own Adventure
Racialized sexual fantasies imagine desire as an array of exciting ice cream flavors, but the consumer is always assumed to be vanilla.