Remember a while back when I said that I was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award? Well, I won a GLAAD Media Award for my Splinter piece “Why Bisexual Men Are Still Fighting to Convince Us They Exist.” I can’t believe it! The award was hugely validating, and affirming, and also heavy: I left it with … Continue reading
I’m thrilled to share that I was nominated for “Outstanding Digital Journalism Article” by the LGBT media advocacy group GLAAD for my January 2017 Splinter article “Why Bisexual Men Are Still Fighting to Convince Us They Exist.” This article, for me, was a labor of love. Blessed with an editor who gave me ample time … Continue reading
Here’s an interview I did with the excellent blog TransEthics about coming out as transgender, transphobia within the academy, my career as an LGBT reporter, and what it will take for us to see full acceptance of transgender people in our society. Read more at the link below: https://transethics.wordpress.com/2017/06/15/trans-education-samantha-allen-on-gender-career-and-acceptance/ Continue reading
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
On February 10th, 2015, I went on MSNBC to talk to Joy-Ann Reid about the conspiracy theories surrounding Hillary Clinton’s health during the 2016 presidential campaign. To watch the interview, follow the link below: http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/junk-medicine-746995267649 Continue reading
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
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
