Gender and Sexuality

People With Problems People With Problems

Music, the mail, and the personal and political of gays in the military.

Sep 23, 2010 / Blog / Eric Alterman

LGBT Students Debate Coming Out for Advantage in On-Campus Recruitment LGBT Students Debate Coming Out for Advantage in On-Campus Recruitment

With companies' increased focus on diversity, being LGBT can be an asset.

Sep 21, 2010 / StudentNation / Anjali Tsui

Melissa Harris-Lacewell on the GOP’s War Against Women’s Rights Melissa Harris-Lacewell on the GOP’s War Against Women’s Rights

Five Republican Senate nominees recently announced that they do not support a woman's right to an abortion even in the case of rape or incest.

Sep 17, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Melissa Harris-Lacewell on the GOP’s War Against Women’s Rights Melissa Harris-Lacewell on the GOP’s War Against Women’s Rights

Five Republican Senate nominees recently announced that they do not support a woman's right to an abortion even in the case of rape or incest.

Sep 17, 2010 / Video / The Rachel Maddow Show

Franzenfreude, Continued

Franzenfreude, Continued Franzenfreude, Continued

Literary taste-making can't be the one place in America where gendered expectations play no role.

Sep 15, 2010 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Who’s to Blame for Sarah Palin?

Who’s to Blame for Sarah Palin? Who’s to Blame for Sarah Palin?

The first and most ferocious Mama Grizzly rose up in response to a desire for right-wing female leadership.

Aug 30, 2010 / The Notion / Betsy Reed

On ‘Friday Night Lights’, Abortion Stigma Goes Primetime On ‘Friday Night Lights’, Abortion Stigma Goes Primetime

Manipulating information women who are seeking abortion receive is a staple of antichoice politics. A recent episode of Friday Night Lights reveals how damaging that strategy is.

Aug 26, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Nancy Northup

America Hates Children America Hates Children

The right-wing "owns" sex—it's always taught to children on their terms.

Aug 26, 2010 / Editorial / JoAnn Wypijewski

Crossing the Line

Crossing the Line Crossing the Line

Women on the US-Mexico border seek alternatives to embattled abortion clinics.

Aug 26, 2010 / Feature / Laura Tillman

Katha Pollitt Wins ‘Lifetime Achievement’ American Book Award Katha Pollitt Wins ‘Lifetime Achievement’ American Book Award

The Nation's Katha Pollitt has been awarded the thirty-first annual American Book Award's prestigious "Lifetime Achievement" prize, celebrating her contributions both as an essayist and a poet. This is Pollitt's first American Book Award; she will be honored on September 19 at the awards ceremony in San Francisco. Pollitt is the author of several collections of essays; her most recent books include Learning to Drive and Other Life Stories(2007) and her second collection of poetry, The Mind-Body Problem (2009). Other ABA winners this year include Amiri Baraka, Dave Eggers and Pamela Ushuk.  Pollitt has written for The Nation since 1980, and her regular column, "Subject to Debate" has run since 1995. You can read more about the awards here. The ceremony is open to the public. Pollitt's recent columns can be found here, and information and links for all of Pollitt's books can be found on her website. 

Aug 25, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Press Room

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