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Masculinity

Masculinity, Rendered Lesbian

Managing Opinion Editor Caroline Flinn ’28 reflects on learning masculinity as a lesbian at Amherst, discussing both the limits of the college’s queer self‑image and the resilience of queer joy within it.
Caroline Flinn '28 Apr 15, 2026

On Life Among Queer Men at Amherst College

Staff Writer Shane Dillon ’26 unpacks life among queer men at Amherst, arguing that social pressures and secrecy constrain openness, revealing how even progressive campuses can reproduce broader societal silences.
Shane Dillon '26 Apr 8, 2026

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