Gender and Sexuality

Birth Control Coverage: It’s the Misogyny, Stupid

Birth Control Coverage: It’s the Misogyny, Stupid Birth Control Coverage: It’s the Misogyny, Stupid

These cases are not about religious freedom or employer’s rights. They’re about misogyny.

Nov 26, 2013 / Blog / Jessica Valenti

How Do We Stop Anti-LGBTQ Bullying?

How Do We Stop Anti-LGBTQ Bullying? How Do We Stop Anti-LGBTQ Bullying?

Message of support to LGBTQ youth are a beautiful sign of solidarity, but alone they are inadequate to deal with the depth and scale of the crisis at hand.

Nov 20, 2013 / StudentNation / Keegan O’Brien and StudentNation

Here Comes Everybody

Here Comes Everybody Here Comes Everybody

Women writers are far outnumbered by men in magazines and book reviews, but why? Part of the answer lies in book publishing.

Nov 19, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Miriam Markowitz

Alec Baldwin Is an Embarrassment

Alec Baldwin Is an Embarrassment Alec Baldwin Is an Embarrassment

The actor and MSNBC host has a history of unhinged homophobia. So why does he keep getting a pass?

Nov 15, 2013 / Blog / Michelle Goldberg

‘We Had One Enemy; Now We Have Three’—A Conversation With Malalai Joya of Afghanistan

‘We Had One Enemy; Now We Have Three’—A Conversation With Malalai Joya of Afghanistan ‘We Had One Enemy; Now We Have Three’—A Conversation With Malalai Joya of Afghanistan

US forces used the plight of Afghan women to justify war—but twelve years later, women are still suffering.

Nov 13, 2013 / Editorial / Dani McClain

Demand Justice for Renisha McBride

Demand Justice for Renisha McBride Demand Justice for Renisha McBride

Join ColorofChange.org in calling for a full investigation into the 19-year-old’s death. 

Nov 11, 2013 / Take Action / NationAction

Twice Betrayed, Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma Face Discrimination at the VA

Twice Betrayed, Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma Face Discrimination at the VA Twice Betrayed, Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma Face Discrimination at the VA

In trying to obtain VA benefits for the mental health effects of military sexual trauma, many survivors face bureaucratic hurdles, long delays and ultimately, rejection. 

Nov 11, 2013 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter

Again, We Wait for Answers: Justice for Renisha McBride

Again, We Wait for Answers: Justice for Renisha McBride Again, We Wait for Answers: Justice for Renisha McBride

The teenager’s death sets off a familiar refrain when thinking about the history of race in the United States. 

Nov 11, 2013 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith

Black Voters, Not the ‘Gender Gap,’ Won Virginia for McAuliffe

Black Voters, Not the ‘Gender Gap,’ Won Virginia for McAuliffe Black Voters, Not the ‘Gender Gap,’ Won Virginia for McAuliffe

Women of color are the “gender gap.”

Nov 7, 2013 / Zerlina Maxwell

Labor Rights for All: The Fight Against Modern-Day Slavery

Labor Rights for All: The Fight Against Modern-Day Slavery Labor Rights for All: The Fight Against Modern-Day Slavery

The domestic workers’ rights movement offers powerful lessons for the broader fight against forced labor, trafficking and servitude.

Nov 7, 2013 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Nisha Varia and Foreign Policy In Focus

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