Gender and Sexuality

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

As we mark the fortieth anniversary of Roe v. Wade, how far have we come? And how far do we have to go?

Feb 6, 2013 / Blog / Ilyse Hogue

Living Next Door to Mississippi’s Last Abortion Clinic Living Next Door to Mississippi’s Last Abortion Clinic

Regardless of politics, nobody wants to wake up to the sound of “baby killers!”

Feb 5, 2013 / Blog / Nona Willis Aronowitz

Michelle, Beyoncé and the Fruitless Politics of Respectability

Michelle, Beyoncé and the Fruitless Politics of Respectability Michelle, Beyoncé and the Fruitless Politics of Respectability

Kathryn Jean Lopez is disappointed that the first lady holds Beyoncé in such high regard. Even if she didn’t, that wouldn’t stop the racist and sexist attacks ai...

Feb 5, 2013 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith

To My Male Relatives on Facebook Who ‘Like’ Sexism

To My Male Relatives on Facebook Who ‘Like’ Sexism To My Male Relatives on Facebook Who ‘Like’ Sexism

Don’t click for misogyny!

Feb 4, 2013 / Blog / Jessica Valenti

Ten Things to End Rape Culture

Ten Things to End Rape Culture Ten Things to End Rape Culture

Rape culture exists because we don't believe it does. Here's how to empower men and women to change the status quo.

Feb 4, 2013 / The Nation

Ed Koch and the Cost of the Closet

Ed Koch and the Cost of the Closet Ed Koch and the Cost of the Closet

There is a special place reserved for the late New York City mayor in gay hell.

Feb 2, 2013 / Blog / Richard Kim

Meet Jason Rapert, the Koch-Backed Evangelical Steering Arkansas’s Radical Abortion-Restriction Effort

Meet Jason Rapert, the Koch-Backed Evangelical Steering Arkansas’s Radical Abortion-Restriction Effort Meet Jason Rapert, the Koch-Backed Evangelical Steering Arkansas’s Radical Abortion-Restriction Effort

Arkansas State Senator Jason Rapert, chief sponsor of potentially the most restrictive anti-abortion bill in the country, has friends in high places. 

Feb 1, 2013 / Blog / Lee Fang

Why Liz Lemon Mattered

Why Liz Lemon Mattered Why Liz Lemon Mattered

Liz Lemon wasn’t the perfect feminist role model, which made her perfect for The Way Women Are Now.

Jan 31, 2013 / Blog / Michelle Dean

‘Zero Dark Thirty’, Snuff Film

‘Zero Dark Thirty’, Snuff Film ‘Zero Dark Thirty’, Snuff Film

The film’s torture scenes do not excuse or glorify torture; they do something worse: draw the audience into accommodating it.

Jan 30, 2013 / Books & the Arts / JoAnn Wypijewski

ERA: Once More Unto the Breach?

ERA: Once More Unto the Breach? ERA: Once More Unto the Breach?

Now that women will be on the front lines in combat, maybe the country is finally ready to put gender equality in the Constitution.

Jan 30, 2013 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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