Gender and Sexuality

A man protests Trump’s effort to strangle the Affordable Care Act in 2017.

The Battle to Protect Healthcare Will Define the Second Trump Era The Battle to Protect Healthcare Will Define the Second Trump Era

Behind the language of “spending offsets” lies a stark reality: over $3 trillion in cuts that would reshape Americans’ access to healthcare.

Feb 12, 2025 / Pat Dennis

Primary Suffragists, Secondary Recognition.

Primary Suffragists, Secondary Recognition. Primary Suffragists, Secondary Recognition.

Black leaders: Sarah Redmond Parker, Mary Ann Shadd Cary, Charlotte “Lottie” Rollin, Ida B. Wells, Sojourner Truth, Hallie Quinn Brown, and Mary Church Terrell.

Feb 11, 2025 / OppArt / Patricia Anderson Turner

Trans rights activists and President Trump supporters near the White House on January 20, 2025.

The Right to Pee Is Everything The Right to Pee Is Everything

Trans peoples' basic right to exist in the world is under assault. Bathrooms are at the heart of that fight.

Feb 3, 2025 / Grace Byron

A DC community organizer holds a sign for the Light Brigade for Reproductive Justice: Your Vote is Your Voice outside of the US Supreme Court on October 17, 2024.

Symbolic Legislation Will Not Get Us Free Symbolic Legislation Will Not Get Us Free

If the Democrats are truly serious about protecting reproductive freedom, they must rise above reactive politics.

Jan 31, 2025 / Larada Lee-Wallace

Still leaning left?: Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s nominee to be Director of National Intelligence, testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Senate Democrats Are Attacking Tulsi Gabbard for the Wrong Reasons Senate Democrats Are Attacking Tulsi Gabbard for the Wrong Reasons

Preferring to defend spy agencies and line up behind the hawkish consensus, the bipartisan elite ignores the director of national intelligence nominee’s rampant Islamophobia.

Jan 31, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Pete Hegseth’s Dangerous War on America

Pete Hegseth’s Dangerous War on America Pete Hegseth’s Dangerous War on America

Every one of Hegseth’s predecessors emphasized unity and a diverse military as key to national progress and defense.

Jan 28, 2025 / Michael T. Klare

Cecile Richards Saved the Day for Us

Cecile Richards Saved the Day for Us Cecile Richards Saved the Day for Us

The crusader for women’s and workers’ rights died Monday after a cruel illness. She inspires us to do the work ahead.

Jan 20, 2025 / Joan Walsh

President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office during the 60th Presidential Inauguration, in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025.

Trump’s Supposed Unity Message Is a Gloating Threat of MAGA Triumphant Trump’s Supposed Unity Message Is a Gloating Threat of MAGA Triumphant

The new president uses shock and awe to claim a mandate over demoralized Democrats.

Jan 20, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Hundreds of trans men and women, activists and supporters rally outside the Supreme Court Building in Washington, DC, on December 4, 2024.

Trans Healthcare Is Under Siege. These People Are Fighting Back. Trans Healthcare Is Under Siege. These People Are Fighting Back.

A nonprofit is trying to get the FDA to approve crucial methods of gender-affirming care. Its battle will be even more important in Trump’s second term.

Jan 17, 2025 / William Elisabeth Cuthbert

Kamala Harris Was Poised to Crush the Women’s Vote. What Went Wrong?

Kamala Harris Was Poised to Crush the Women’s Vote. What Went Wrong? Kamala Harris Was Poised to Crush the Women’s Vote. What Went Wrong?

Once Harris became the nominee, women voters surged behind her.
But on Election Day, she won a smaller share of them than Biden did. This is how it fell apart.

Jan 17, 2025 / Feature / Joan Walsh

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