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Trump's Shameful, Cruel Ban on People Like Me

Trump's Shameful, Cruel Ban on People Like Me

His Presidency Can Never Be Normalized, But My Shame Has Been

By Gabrielle Bellot | July 28, 2017

Baldwin vs. Buckley: A Debate We Shouldn't Need, As Important As Ever

Baldwin vs. Buckley: A Debate We Shouldn't Need, As Important As Ever

Gabrielle Bellot on America's Foundational Divide

By Gabrielle Bellot | July 20, 2017

The Queer Literary Origins of Wonder Woman

The Queer Literary Origins of Wonder Woman

From Homer and Sappho to Charlotte Perkins Gilman

By Gabrielle Bellot | June 1, 2017

The Political Murakami on Life in a Dark Timeline

The Political Murakami on Life in a Dark Timeline

Gabrielle Bellot on the Unreality of the Real World, Post-9/11

By Gabrielle Bellot | May 10, 2017

On the Dark(er) Side of the Perpetually Dark Edward Gorey

On the Dark(er) Side of the Perpetually Dark Edward Gorey

From Wittgenstein to The Golden Girls, a Man of Varied Interests

By Gabrielle Bellot | May 3, 2017

Some of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Best Characters Were Dead People

Some of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Best Characters Were Dead People

On Love, Death, and Life in the Work of a Master

By Gabrielle Bellot | April 17, 2017

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By Gabrielle Bellot | April 5, 2017

Derek Walcott: Poet of Twilight, Poet of the Caribbean

By Gabrielle Bellot | March 20, 2017

Transhumanism: More Nightmare Than Dream?

By Gabrielle Bellot | February 27, 2017

M*lo Might Be Done, But His Transphobia Lingers

M*lo Might Be Done, But His Transphobia Lingers

Gabrielle Bellot on the Normalization of Hate

By Gabrielle Bellot | February 22, 2017

We See What We Want: On the Ever-Widening Political Divide

We See What We Want: On the Ever-Widening Political Divide

Marco Polo Thought He Saw Unicorns—He Was Wrong

By Gabrielle Bellot | January 19, 2017

Kurt Vonnegut's Atheist Marvels, Just in Time For Christmas

Kurt Vonnegut's Atheist Marvels, Just in Time For Christmas

How the Famous Humanist Achieved Transcendence Without God

By Gabrielle Bellot | December 23, 2016

The Best Children's Books Appeal to All Ages

The Best Children's Books Appeal to All Ages

On Elena Ferrante, Anonymity, and Writing Across Generations

By Gabrielle Bellot | December 16, 2016

What Counts As Transgender Literature?

What Counts As Transgender Literature?

On the Writing(s) of Kai Cheng Thom, and the Elusiveness of Categories

By Gabrielle Bellot | December 9, 2016

Finding Empathy in the Face of Hate

Finding Empathy in the Face of Hate

Gabrielle Bellot Grapples with Deep American Divisions and Fascism Ascendent

By Gabrielle Bellot | November 30, 2016

A Young Woman Called Death...

A Young Woman Called Death...

On Neil Gaiman, the Sandman Series, and the Way We Gender the Grim Reaper

By Gabrielle Bellot | November 1, 2016

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