Queerer Things

The Flip Side: Sexualized Spaces and the Privileging of Heterosexuality

There is an undeniable power…

Sunny Side Up: The Positive Profundity of Keith Haring

Is Makeup Really “One Size Fits All”?

In the past, many different people, including both men and women, used makeup. For example, the first people who indulged in a form of makeup were the ancient Egyptians. Most men and women wore makeup because they believed doing so would earn them the protection…

Defying the Norms of Makeup and Gender: Electra Snow’s Rainbow Eyes and Strive for Equality

When it comes to the topic of beauty and cosmetics, there are two opposing viewpoints that surround the purpose of makeup. The more traditional, conservative view has it that…

Rated “R” for Resistance

A Close Analysis of The Rocky Horror Picture Show’s Musical Number “Sweet…

Heteronormativity in the Home: Social Constructs Replicated on the Microscopic Level

Seeking Freedom: Analyzing the Use of Male Swans in Swan Lake

Closed in, trapped. This is what societal expectations make many of us feel. When trapped, we all seek to find freedom from those who place such restrictive expectations on us. This freedom may, for some, be found at Swan…

Rejecting Homonormative Ideals: an Analysis of the Introduction to “No Fats, No Femmes”

What it Means to be a Man: Athleticism and Queerness in the Artwork of Ryan James Caruthers