Yasmin Nair

Yes Means Yes! Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World without Rape

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date July 30, 2010

It fails to ask a critical question: how do we counter the prevailing message that someone who is not in a relationship does not count?

On Books and Publishing

Kage Alan: School daze

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date July 30, 2010

“What does this mean to you? If it doesn’t mean any of these things, why are you here?”

On Books and Publishing

Nathaniel Frank in the line of “Fire”

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date July 30, 2010

“Now, when I talk of Enlightenment ideals: there is also a connection between Enlightenment and Imperialism, and I’m not trying to endorse imperialism.”

On Books and Publishing

Eddie Sarfaty’s Mental: Funny in the Head

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date July 30, 2010

Sarfaty is fearless about recounting his sex life and it’s a resolutely and unapologetic gay sex life.

On Books and Publishing

Melissa Hart’s Gringa: A Contradictory Childhood

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date July 30, 2010

“My mother and I pretended allegiance to their Tupperware parties, to their Brownie troops, to their Sunday morning services at the Presbyterian Church.”

On Books and Publishing

When everything changed for Kairol Rosenthal

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date July 30, 2010

“We know how to take care of our own.”

Everything Changes: The Insider's Guide to Cancer in Your 20's and 30's by [Rosenthal, Kairol]

Capitalism, Class, Inequality On Books and Publishing

Hillary Carlip’s À la Cart: The Secret Lives of Grocery Shoppers

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date July 30, 2010

What and whom are we laughing at, exactly?

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On Books and Publishing

Julia Serano forum focuses on trans community and sexism

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date July 30, 2010

Gay Marriage Immigration

Gay marriage and queer immigration: Laboring over love

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date July 30, 2010

Queers are more than the sum of their romantic relationships.

Chicago Chronicles Feminism Queer Politics, Culture, and History Race, Sex, Gender, and Sexuality Reporting

Partner violence among forum topics

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date July 30, 2010

Violence is usually discussed within the context of heterosexual families and social groups. It’s widely assumed that people in same-sex households, communities, and relationships are either incapable of causing harm to each other, or that their needs can’t be met by mainstream anti-violence groups. As a result, significant issues like intimate partner violence or the particular needs of transgender youth seeking shelter from abusive homes are not addressed. This leaves portions of the LGBTQ community without the conventional resources available to heterosexuals who seek relief from abuse.