Harry Styles Is Canceling Out The Transgressive Values Of His Own Art May 5, 2021 Harry Styles, charming as ever, is using his fame to make a point about sex and gender, incorporating commentaries on the matter into much of his public-facing life. This is hardly new for male pop stars, and hardly new for Styles himself, but there’s something different about what he’s up to now. Staff Editor Madeline Osburn and Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky discuss the situation below. Emily Jashinsky: Gender bending isn’t exactly without precedent for male pop stars, but Harry Styles is up to something very different and very reflective of the New Left’s defining characteristic. Unlike the drag queens of yore, Styles isn’t reveling in being