Gender and Sexuality

Virginity or Death! Virginity or Death!

Is the threat of cervical cancer at age 60 really keeping teenage girls virgins?

May 12, 2005 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Dr. Hager’s Family Values Dr. Hager’s Family Values

Should Dr. David Hager be advising President Bush on women's health?

May 12, 2005 / Feature / Ayelish McGarvey

Beyond the Pale Beyond the Pale

A closer look at sexual abuse cases makes the questions surrounding them even murkier.

May 5, 2005 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

The ‘Ick’ Factor: Villains, Veils and Vision The ‘Ick’ Factor: Villains, Veils and Vision

While Michael Jackson's 2005 trial was appalling, it was not the stuff of ordinary tabloid catharsis; there was not an unsullied soul within fifty miles of the courthouse.

Apr 21, 2005 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

GOP Gays and the ‘Finkelstein Phenomenon’ GOP Gays and the ‘Finkelstein Phenomenon’

Same-sex marriage is a civil rights issue.

Apr 20, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer

Debriefing Scalia Debriefing Scalia

An NYU law student asks a Supreme Court Justice, "Do you sodomize your wife?"

Apr 18, 2005 / The Nation

Andrea Dworkin, 1946-2005 Andrea Dworkin, 1946-2005

I never thought I would miss unfair, infuriating, over-the-top Andrea Dworkin.

Apr 14, 2005 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Shameless in Colorado Shameless in Colorado

Antichoice activists cross another line.

Feb 25, 2005 / Feature / Sharon Lerner

Sex & GOP ‘Values’ Sex & GOP ‘Values’

Mourning the loss of "moral values" voters, Democratic leaders have been softening the party's language on reproductive rights.

Feb 24, 2005 / The Editors

A Tabloid Reader Responds to Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Announcement That He’s Appealing the Decision Making Gay Marriage Legal in New York A Tabloid Reader Responds to Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Announcement That He’s Appealing the Decision Making Gay Marriage Legal in New York

Though Mike must do what he thinks right,
A lot of us think it's a pity,
Since we were hoping SpongeBob might
Decide to marry in the city.

Feb 10, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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