Category Archives: Sexuality

On Monifah and White Construction of Sexuality

My thoughts on an AfterEllen interview of Monifah.
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Conflating ‘Gay’ and ‘the DL’: Omari Hardwick on Playing Carl in ‘For Colored Girls’

My thoughts on Omari Hardwick’s comments on playing Carl in “For Colored Girls.”
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The Strange Retrogressive Nature of Murs’ ‘Animal Style’ Video

It frustrates me that people are running around saying that Murs' new video is progressive and a "gay rights" video.     I don't think it is. I think it's about as retrogressive as a video can be. It is … Continue reading

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Reviewing Patrik-Ian Polk’s ‘The Skinny’

My thoughts about Patrik-Ian Polk’s new film, “The Skinny.”
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On Frank Ocean and “Coming Out”

I think there’s something kind of genius about Frank Ocean’s original decision to talk about his sexuality via his new album liner notes. Liner notes are about as intimate as the musician/fan relationship can get, at least traditionally speaking. Frank … Continue reading

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