Gender and Sexuality

Shocking Revelation: It Was Newt, Not His Wife, Who Wanted to Have an Open Relationship! Shocking Revelation: It Was Newt, Not His Wife, Who Wanted to Have an Open Relationship!

Had I been married, to Newt, I would have been more than happy to let other women have him.

Jan 19, 2012 / Blog / Katie Halper

The Religious Right Roars Back in South Carolina The Religious Right Roars Back in South Carolina

Faith, morality and “family values” are back now that the Republican primary has moved south. 

Jan 19, 2012 / Blog / Ben Adler

Rick Santorum Substitutes Faith for Policy in South Carolina Rick Santorum Substitutes Faith for Policy in South Carolina

Making a bid for the state's conservative vote, Santorum speaks about political issues as matters of theology.

Jan 17, 2012 / Blog / Ben Adler

Mexico’s Anti-Abortion Backlash

Mexico’s Anti-Abortion Backlash Mexico’s Anti-Abortion Backlash

In just two years, half the country’s states have passed extreme fetal-rights amendments.

Jan 4, 2012 / Feature / Mary Cuddehe

Beyond Pink vs. Blue Beyond Pink vs. Blue

Why gendered toys really matter: they influence the careers kids choose later on.

Dec 30, 2011 / Blog / Dana Goldstein

Does Romney Oppose Discrimination Against Gays? Does Romney Oppose Discrimination Against Gays?

Gov. Mitt Romney claims to have consistently opposed anti-gay discrimination throughout his career, but his past statements contradict him. 

Dec 19, 2011 / Blog / Ben Adler

HHS: Let’s Treat ALL Women Like Children HHS: Let’s Treat ALL Women Like Children

Did you assume the politicization of science was gone with the Bush administration and the reality-based community was back in charge? Think again.

Dec 8, 2011 / Blog / Katha Pollitt

‘As a Father of Two Daughters,’ Obama Embraces Politics Over Science on Emergency Contraception ‘As a Father of Two Daughters,’ Obama Embraces Politics Over Science on Emergency Contraception

The FDA made the right decision on EC—and Obama rejected it.

Dec 8, 2011 / Blog / Emily Douglas

Republican Ads Get Personal Republican Ads Get Personal

New TV ads from Rick Perry and Mitt Romney have tossed aside any policy discussion in favor of touting their personal religiosity.

Dec 8, 2011 / Blog / Ben Adler

Newt Gingrich (Serial Adulterer) Rises as Herman Cain (Alleged Adulterer) Falls

Newt Gingrich (Serial Adulterer) Rises as Herman Cain (Alleged Adulterer) Falls Newt Gingrich (Serial Adulterer) Rises as Herman Cain (Alleged Adulterer) Falls

It’s insane that an affair—and not his cockamamie ideas—finished Cain.

Dec 7, 2011 / Editorial / JoAnn Wypijewski

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