Forget the Guns—Ban Swimming Pools! Forget the Guns—Ban Swimming Pools!
Guns are not to blame in accidental shooting deaths of toddlers.
Jun 7, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow
Top of the Agenda Top of the Agenda
What issue’s in the forefront now In Paris, Rome, or Bonn? Could those folks also be obsessed With who can use which john?…
May 19, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Prince of Sex The Prince of Sex
When Reagan was president, and sex was death, it was a Prince song that turned me inside out.
Apr 21, 2016 / Richard Kim
North Carolina’s Anti-LGBT Law Is Not the Way to Keep Women Safe North Carolina’s Anti-LGBT Law Is Not the Way to Keep Women Safe
The threats to women’s safety are posed by men, not trans women. So why should trans women suffer for those sins?
Apr 21, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Steph Curry on North Carolina’s HB 2: ‘No One Should be Discriminated Against’ Steph Curry on North Carolina’s HB 2: ‘No One Should be Discriminated Against’
Despite corporate, religious, and hometown pressure, Steph Curry spoke out against the homophobic legislation.
Apr 13, 2016 / Dave Zirin
If I Knew You Were Coming, I’d’ve Baked a Cake If I Knew You Were Coming, I’d’ve Baked a Cake
(North Carolina Wedding-Cake Bakers’ Version) If I know that you’re gay, I will not bake a cake, Bake a cake, bake a cake. ’Cause I’m staying true to Jesus—that I won’t forsake. S…
Apr 7, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Ugly Fantasy at the Heart of Anti–Trans Bathroom Bills The Ugly Fantasy at the Heart of Anti–Trans Bathroom Bills
Do supporters of so-called “bathroom bills” want trans people to cease to exist altogether?
Mar 25, 2016 / Tobias Barrington Wolff
Can Religious Groups Ignore All Laws They Don’t Like? Can Religious Groups Ignore All Laws They Don’t Like?
Or just those related to women’s health?
Mar 24, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
The NBA Needs to Move the 2017 All-Star Game From Charlotte. Now. The NBA Needs to Move the 2017 All-Star Game From Charlotte. Now.
Commissioner Adam Silver has a chance to lead on challenging an ugly piece of discriminatory legislation. Judging by his own words, it’s past time for him to do so.
Mar 24, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Gay Men Feel Hillary Clinton’s Pain—but Does She Feel Ours? Gay Men Feel Hillary Clinton’s Pain—but Does She Feel Ours?
Clinton’s apology, which doesn’t acknowledge the righteous pain caused by her remarks, reveals a social distance that gay men might want to take a closer look at.
Mar 11, 2016 / Richard Kim