Gender and Sexuality

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani attends the New York City Pride March on June 29, 2025, in New York City.

New York City Hospitals Fold to Trump. Will Zohran Mamdani Defend Trans Care? New York City Hospitals Fold to Trump. Will Zohran Mamdani Defend Trans Care?

As a candidate, Zohran Mamdani made promises to New York City’s trans community. With two hospital systems ending trans youth care, he’s now facing his first test.

Mar 2, 2026 / Sophie Hurwitz

Federal agents detain a nine-months-pregnant woman after exiting a court hearing in immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, on Septeber 11, 2025.

ICE’s Detention of Pregnant People Continues a Disgraceful American Tradition ICE’s Detention of Pregnant People Continues a Disgraceful American Tradition

We are seeing yet another example of state-sanctioned violence against the reproductive futures of those deemed outside the national body.

Feb 26, 2026 / Ira Memaj

Raquel Willis, cofounder of the Gender Liberation Movement, is arrested along with two dozen other activists and parents outside of the Department of Health and Human Services headquarters on Tuesday.

We Must Raise Our Voices Against the Attacks on Trans Care We Must Raise Our Voices Against the Attacks on Trans Care

The Gender Liberation Movement’s Raquel Willis says trans youth “are our future” and that new HHS rules amount to a national ban on gender-affirming care for young people.

Feb 20, 2026 / Q&A / Regina Mahone

Femicides in Spain

Femicides in Spain Femicides in Spain

Femicide deaths in Spain spotlight persistent gender violence. Street posters, Malaga, Spain, 2026.

Feb 20, 2026 / OppArt / Jacqueline Loweree

The AI chatbot Grok has come under fire for sexualizing people in photos without their permission.

The Deep Harms of Deepfakes The Deep Harms of Deepfakes

AI porn is what happens when technology liberates misogyny from social constraints.

Feb 12, 2026 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Solidarity With the Iranian People

Solidarity With the Iranian People Solidarity With the Iranian People

Posters displayed at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, France.

Feb 10, 2026 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Supporters of abortion rights rallied outside the Supreme Court on April 2, 2025.

What the Pro-Choice Movement Can Learn From Those Who Overturned “Roe” What the Pro-Choice Movement Can Learn From Those Who Overturned “Roe”

The anti-abortion movement was methodical and radical at the same time. The abortion-rights movement must be too.

Feb 10, 2026 / Amy Littlefield

Portrait of a young woman.

“Going Natural” in the Age of Facial Optimization “Going Natural” in the Age of Facial Optimization

The medspa industry is moving more quickly than we can keep up with. Meanwhile, women are being told that if we don’t too, we will lose our cosmetic capital.

Feb 7, 2026 / Emmeline Clein

Is Samuel Alito Preparing to Disrobe?

Is Samuel Alito Preparing to Disrobe? Is Samuel Alito Preparing to Disrobe?

In this installment of Elie v. US, our justice correspondent explores the week’s big legal news, including a possible Alito retirement. Also, the anti-trans mob’s latest target: t...

Feb 6, 2026 / Elie Mystal

Melania Trump attends the premiere of “Melania” at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on January 29, 2026.

The Melania in “Melania” Likes Her Gilded Cage Just Fine The Melania in “Melania” Likes Her Gilded Cage Just Fine

The $45 million advertorial abounds in unintended ironies.

Feb 2, 2026 / Katha Pollitt

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