The fact that United Nations has long ceased to play the protective role assigned to it throws its ability to truly advocate for LGBT rights into question. 

When it comes to the distant past, there’s a lot we don’t know about what occurred sexually.

Why is the Vatican cracking down on the Leadership Conference of Women Religious? 

The president’s endorsement of same-sex marriage is a testament to the generations of activists who waged a brave and often lonely battle for gay rights.

Child-rearing fads aren’t really about children. They’re about regulating the behavior of women.

In The Conflict, the French intellectual takes American mothering to task.

Few new mothers get paid maternity leave. Those who take unpaid leave often go deep into debt to make ends meet.

The math doesn’t add up. It shouldn't cost Obama votes—and it won’t.

Once again President Barack Obama has come tantalizingly close to being terrific.