Gender and Sexuality

Will Huckabee Defend Akin in His RNC Speech? Will Huckabee Defend Akin in His RNC Speech?

Some religious-right figures are rallying around Todd Akin in the wake of his controversial comments on rape. And one of them, Mike Huckabee, is addressing the RNC in prime time.&n...

Aug 24, 2012 / Ben Adler

GOP Convention Will Formally Endorse the Todd Akin Platform GOP Convention Will Formally Endorse the Todd Akin Platform

Will Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan distance themselves from the new Republican platform, as they have from Akin?

Aug 22, 2012 / John Nichols

Does It Matter Why Women Have Abortions? Does It Matter Why Women Have Abortions?

Yes, it does. Let’s talk about the context in which women seek abortion care—not to sort the deserving from the unworthy but to create better public policy for all.

Aug 21, 2012 / Emily Douglas

How the Body Reacts to Sexual Assault How the Body Reacts to Sexual Assault

Senate candidate Todd Akin claimed yesterday that “legitimate rape” somehow turns off the female body’s reproductive capabilities. That is absurd.

Aug 20, 2012 / Dana Goldstein

Men Still Explain Things to Me Men Still Explain Things to Me

Facts still don’t get in their way.

Aug 20, 2012 / Rebecca Solnit

The Danger of Laughing at Todd Akin

The Danger of Laughing at Todd Akin The Danger of Laughing at Todd Akin

Akin’s comments that a woman’s body will reject a pregnancy from rape would be laughable if they weren’t so dangerous.

Aug 20, 2012 / Ilyse Hogue

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/16/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/16/12)

Every week, Nation interns try to look beyond the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.

Aug 16, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

What the Affordable Care Act Means for Transgender People

What the Affordable Care Act Means for Transgender People What the Affordable Care Act Means for Transgender People

The healthcare law ushers in a new reality for transgender people, long subjected to outrageous discrimination and disrespect by medical providers.

Aug 14, 2012 / Marisa Carroll

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/9/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/9/12)

Every week, Nation interns try to look beyond the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.

Aug 9, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/1/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/1/12)

Every week, Nation interns try to look beyond the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.

Aug 2, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

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