For my debut under Fusion’s Sex+Life vertical, I wrote a 2,500-word essay about learning how to achieve orgasm again after sex reassignment surgery. Please read it below and share it on Facebook, Twitter, or your blog if you’re feeling generous: How I Learned to Orgasm After Sex Reassignment Surgery This is a piece that has … Continue reading
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Samantha Allen interview on MSNBC: “Junk Medicine”
My February 10th, 2015 MSNBC interview with Joy-Ann Reid on the conspiracy theories surrounding Hillary Clinton’s health. To watch: http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/junk-medicine-746995267649 Continue reading
The Mormon Church’s Anti-Gay Handbook Change is the Beginning of the End
It shouldn’t have hit me as hard as it did. But as soon as I read the Mormon Church’s recent handbook change on same-sex marriage, I felt it in my gut. In short, the church’s new policy, which John Dehlin leaked two weeks ago, now directly defines same-sex marriage as an act of apostasy and requires children of same-sex … Continue reading
Dissertation featured by Emory University
My dissertation “Feeling Fetishes: Toward an Affective Theory of Sexuality” was showcased by Emory University as part of their 2015 commencement coverage. Read more about my project and its place in the field of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies here. Continue reading
Samantha Allen on HuffPost Live: “Bitch, I’m Madonna”
My April 14th, 2015 appearance on HuffPost Live talking about ageist reactions to Madonna’s Coachella stunt. Continue reading
Don’t Boycott Indiana, Boycott Bigots
I learned firsthand that love comes from unexpected places when I fell in love in Indiana. Two years ago, my partner and I had a perfect meet-cute in the elevator at the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction in Bloomington. I was the John Money Fellow at the time, she was a … Continue reading
OUT on Campus: Samantha Allen 15G
My February 26, 2015 interview with Lilly Correa of GALA: Emory LGBT Alumni. Continue reading
