Oklahoma Daughters
I remember Mama’s voice low that morning, in the early hours while she was getting ready for work. She pulled me close, her breath...
The Relentlessly Perfect Family
The Obamas as a Reflection of America Philosophers, pundits, and people today never tire of asking, “What does it mean to be American?” ...
Transforming Relationships
An Oral History of Transgender Experiences in Love and Romance From an early age we are taught that gender is an extension of anatomical...
Levitical Interpretation and the Homosexual Prohibitions
The book of Leviticus presents us with a paradox. On the one hand, Leviticus sits at the center of the Torah, literally the heart of the...
Red Petticoat
The tall, slender young woman is standing by her desk near the front of the empty classroom. The fact that her hair is pulled back...
Mural Manual Introduction
Americans are drowned in words—over the air, in directives on paper, in appeals through the mails. We’re also drowned in pictures—outdoor...
Transformations in Male Masculinity
Determinants of Race, Class, and Setting in the Mexican Literary and Film Representations of No Man’s Land, Amores Perros, and The Three...
The Twins’ Perfect Day on the Home Front
It was morning, and I was in bed. I thought about the prayer Kappy and I said every night before we went to bed . . . Now I lay me down...
Creativity and Choice
There is little question that the method of cognitive behavioral therapy developed by UCLA neuropsychiatrist Dr. Jeffery Schwartz has...