Gender and Sexuality

Despite the Harris-Walz campaign’s slogans, 2024 was marked by a precipitous drop in Democratic turnout.

The Democrats’ Lost Millions The Democrats’ Lost Millions

The people who really decided the 2024 election are the ones who didn’t vote at all—and they could hold the key to a Democratic comeback.

Apr 10, 2025 / Feature / Kali Holloway

DC: President Trump Departs White House for Mar-a-Lago

How Far Will 8 Years of Trump Set Back American Women? How Far Will 8 Years of Trump Set Back American Women?

The president and his cronies are committed to rolling progress back to the Stone Age. The effects could outlast his second term.

Apr 8, 2025 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Shanette Williams at the Abortion in America conference in February.

Abortion Bans Upended Their Lives—Now They’re Fighting Back, One Story at a Time Abortion Bans Upended Their Lives—Now They’re Fighting Back, One Story at a Time

Across the country, abortion storytellers are putting the struggle for reproductive freedom into powerful new words.

Apr 7, 2025 / Feature / Regina Mahone

A demonstrator holds a sign in front of the US Supreme Court as the Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic case is heard on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.

This Supreme Court Case Is About More Than “Defunding” Planned Parenthood This Supreme Court Case Is About More Than “Defunding” Planned Parenthood

If South Carolina succeeds, there will be almost no check on states that discriminate against healthcare providers for any reason.

Apr 3, 2025 / Rachel Rebouché

A screenshot of a story about Kentucky Republicans overriding a ban on conversion therapy.

How Trump Could Help Conversion Therapy Make a Comeback How Trump Could Help Conversion Therapy Make a Comeback

Trump's anti-queer terror campaign is providing the perfect environment for the dangerous practice to spread.

Mar 31, 2025 / Adam M. Rhodes

Women’s Rights, Worker’s Rights!

Women’s Rights, Worker’s Rights! Women’s Rights, Worker’s Rights!

The international fight for human rights.

Mar 28, 2025 / OppArt / URTARTE

Hundreds of Cardinal O’Connor Conference attendees gather in Georgetown University’s Gaston Hall to hear from anti-abortion activists.

Inside Washington, DC’s “Pro-Life Super Bowl” Inside Washington, DC’s “Pro-Life Super Bowl”

Days after Donald Trump’s inauguration, hundreds of young anti-abortion activists gathered at Georgetown University for the annual Cardinal O’Connor Conference.

Mar 27, 2025 / StudentNation / Katherine Wilkison

Feminism Against Itself

Feminism Against Itself Feminism Against Itself

Sophie Lewis grapples with the ways the feminist movement has harbored prejudices and abetted wrongdoing in Enemy Feminisims.

Mar 27, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Grace Byron

Project 2025’s Fascism Parallels

Project 2025’s Fascism Parallels Project 2025’s Fascism Parallels

Billboard, Grand Avenue, Phoenix, AZ, March 2025.

Mar 26, 2025 / OppArt / Karen Fiorito

Roxane Gay on What Feminism Can Do in This Moment

Roxane Gay on What Feminism Can Do in This Moment Roxane Gay on What Feminism Can Do in This Moment

An interview with the best-selling author about her latest project, The Portable Feminist Reader.

Mar 25, 2025 / Q&A / Sara Franklin

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