Gender and Sexuality

Last Night, Rachel Maddow Perfectly Captured What Bernie’s Win Means for the Left

Last Night, Rachel Maddow Perfectly Captured What Bernie’s Win Means for the Left Last Night, Rachel Maddow Perfectly Captured What Bernie’s Win Means for the Left

The Democratic Party—and all of American politics—really have changed.

Feb 10, 2016 / Emily Douglas

Garth Greenwell.

Human Nature Shines Through Human Nature Shines Through

Garth Greenwell’s exquisite first novel outlines the shape of desire by filling in everything around it.

Feb 10, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Damon Galgut

Gloria Steinem

What Gloria Steinem Got—Almost—Right What Gloria Steinem Got—Almost—Right

In real life, our political preferences are shaped by all sorts of social and psychological factors, including our sense of what other people think.

Feb 9, 2016 / Katha Pollitt

Presidential candidates Jeb Bush, Donald Trump, and Marco Rubio

Republicans Suddenly Realize Anti-Choice Politics Can Be Toxic Republicans Suddenly Realize Anti-Choice Politics Can Be Toxic

After a year of over-the-top campaigning against Planned Parenthood by Republicans, Bush, and Christie now decry Rubio’s extreme anti-choice stances.

Feb 8, 2016 / John Nichols

Maria Hurtado

The Film ‘No Más Bebés’ Gives Reproductive-Justice Advocates Fuel for Today’s Fights The Film ‘No Más Bebés’ Gives Reproductive-Justice Advocates Fuel for Today’s Fights

The forced sterilizations depicted in the movie are anything but ancient history.

Feb 5, 2016 / Dani McClain

Hillary Clinton

Why Have I (Almost) Always Voted for the Male Candidate? Why Have I (Almost) Always Voted for the Male Candidate?

I’ve had many chances to cast a ballot for a woman in primary races. I had plenty of reasons why I shouldn’t.

Feb 4, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Asking for a Friend: How to Tell if You’re Sexist in Bed

Asking for a Friend: How to Tell if You’re Sexist in Bed Asking for a Friend: How to Tell if You’re Sexist in Bed

Liza answers a maybe-benighted male, and a woman whose politics are clashing with her dating life.

Feb 4, 2016 / Asking for a Friend / Liza Featherstone

LGBT community rally participants encounter a policeman

Transgender Russians Struggle to Take Their Movement Out of the Shadows Transgender Russians Struggle to Take Their Movement Out of the Shadows

As the country grows more conservative on gender and sexuality, transgender Russians are fighting for their lives under great threat.

Feb 3, 2016 / Ilaria Parogni

Troy Newman

Ted Cruz Announces a Terrifying New Supporter Ted Cruz Announces a Terrifying New Supporter

The Texas senator is embracing a man with repeated connections to acts of anti-choice violence.

Jan 28, 2016 / George Zornick

A Group of Mexican Immigrant Women Were Sterilized Without Their Consent. Can a New Film Bring Justice?

A Group of Mexican Immigrant Women Were Sterilized Without Their Consent. Can a New Film Bring Justice? A Group of Mexican Immigrant Women Were Sterilized Without Their Consent. Can a New Film Bring Justice?

No Más Bebés brings dignity and a sense of power to the mothers the law ignored.

Jan 27, 2016 / Claudia Dreifus

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