Gender and Sexuality

Students Make the Case for Gender Fluidity

Students Make the Case for Gender Fluidity Students Make the Case for Gender Fluidity

Colleges around the country are considering adding a third gender option to their student rosters. 

Mar 4, 2015 / StudentNation / Nikhilesh De and StudentNation

There’s Only One Thing That Could Actually Get Bill O’Reilly in Trouble, and It’s Not Lying

There’s Only One Thing That Could Actually Get Bill O’Reilly in Trouble, and It’s Not Lying There’s Only One Thing That Could Actually Get Bill O’Reilly in Trouble, and It’s Not Lying

Magical thinking may forever protect him.

Feb 27, 2015 / Blog / Leslie Savan

Fifty Shades of Basic

Fifty Shades of Basic Fifty Shades of Basic

The romance in the film isn’t perverse—and that’s the problem.

Feb 25, 2015 / Column / Katha Pollitt

The Furor Over Campus Rape Is More Than a Moral Panic

The Furor Over Campus Rape Is More Than a Moral Panic The Furor Over Campus Rape Is More Than a Moral Panic

The new documentary The Hunting Ground is a reminder that the campus rape crisis is real.

Feb 25, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Goldberg

Can Less Confidentiality Mean More Fairness in Campus Sexual Assault Cases?

Can Less Confidentiality Mean More Fairness in Campus Sexual Assault Cases? Can Less Confidentiality Mean More Fairness in Campus Sexual Assault Cases?

Without knowing why disciplinary committees do what they do, we’re in the dark.

Feb 23, 2015 / Judith Resnik, Alexandra Brodsky, and Claire Simonich

Patricia Arquette’s Equal Pay Message Needs a Drastic Rewrite

Patricia Arquette’s Equal Pay Message Needs a Drastic Rewrite Patricia Arquette’s Equal Pay Message Needs a Drastic Rewrite

For people who truly care about this issue, there's more to do than glory in Ms. Arquette's acceptance speech.

Feb 23, 2015 / Blog / Dave Zirin

What Can Be Done to Stop the Brutal Targeting of Trans Women?

What Can Be Done to Stop the Brutal Targeting of Trans Women? What Can Be Done to Stop the Brutal Targeting of Trans Women?

At least six transgender women have been killed in the United States since January. A new partnership wants to help stem the tide of violence.

Feb 19, 2015 / Blog / Dani McClain

Women in New York State Prisons Don’t Have Enough Sanitary Pads, Not to Mention Other Daily Indignities

Women in New York State Prisons Don’t Have Enough Sanitary Pads, Not to Mention Other Daily Indignities Women in New York State Prisons Don’t Have Enough Sanitary Pads, Not to Mention Other Daily Indignities

A new report offers the most extensive study of reproductive healthcare in a state prison system to date.

Feb 13, 2015 / Blog / Dani McClain

When Hollywood Wasn’t So Male

When Hollywood Wasn’t So Male When Hollywood Wasn’t So Male

In the early part of the twentieth century, women’s creative talent was far more widely recognized and valued in the filmmaking community.

Feb 11, 2015 / Editorial / Peter Davis

Will 2016 GOP Candidates Do What Alabama’s Chief Justice Did on Gay Marriage if Elected President?

Will 2016 GOP Candidates Do What Alabama’s Chief Justice Did on Gay Marriage if Elected President? Will 2016 GOP Candidates Do What Alabama’s Chief Justice Did on Gay Marriage if Elected President?

They should declare themselves now. Before it is too late.

Feb 11, 2015 / Blog / William Greider

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