Eve Tushnet

Eve Tushnet is the author of two nonfiction books, most recently Tenderness: A Gay Christian’s Guide to Unlearning Rejection and Experiencing God’s Extravagant Love, as well as two novels, Amends and Punishment: A Love Story.

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An Alternative History of Gay Liberation

Gay communities have been havens for expressions of love, selflessness, covenant, and care that were in danger of being lost in the modern world.

By Eve Tushnet

October 24, 2024

Commonweal Centennial

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O Blessed Bus!

“Nobody loves the bus because nobody chooses the bus, not if they have other options. But this is precisely how it brings people together.”

By Eve Tushnet

January 21, 2023

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Why They Call Us

When we talk about abortion in America, we must talk about the suffering, shame, and guilt caused by the belief that it’s wrong to have a baby when you’re poor.

By Eve Tushnet

September 24, 2022

Article

Who’s It For?

The question “What makes a story ‘good writing’?” can’t be answered until you know who the story is for.

By Eve Tushnet

August 7, 2022

Higher Education

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Velvet & Pus

“To encounter the Catholic Church is to touch and smell and taste; to shiver. So too in the queer world.”

By Eve Tushnet

August 2, 2021

U.S. Catholicism

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Is Everyone Female?

Andrea Long Chu’s chapbook, Females, raises questions of definition, submission, and power.

By Eve Tushnet

February 7, 2020

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100 Years of Christmas

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