Archive - Gender Mystique

Creepers and Rompers: the Quiet Revolution

How little girls got to wear pants, some with pockets!

May 21 •

April 2025

The recent history of the gender binary, part 2

The mystery in the index

Apr 15 •

March 2025

The recent history of the gender binary, part 1

The Little Boy Book, 1986

Mar 25 •

February 2025

Gender affirmation

(Channeling my inner Emily Litella)

Feb 21 •

January 2025

Let's talk about "biological truth"

About that stupid Executive Order

Jan 21 •

The problem with “what’s your gender” quizzes

Hint: it starts with a B and ends with Y.

Jan 13 •

December 2024

November 2024

The Flawed Gospel of Binary Sex

But what do I know? I'm only the fashion historian who wrote the book on pink and blue.

Nov 23, 2024 •

Now what? A re-introduction

A window, a door, a reflection

Nov 5, 2024 •

October 2024

What's next for Gender Mystique?

Oct 15, 2024 •

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