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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
For Students, the Fight Against ‘Bathroom Bills’ Is About Far More Than Bathrooms For Students, the Fight Against ‘Bathroom Bills’ Is About Far More Than Bathrooms
The movement for trans justice is—or can be—a movement for racial justice.
May 9, 2016 / StudentNation / Theodore Santos, Bailey McDaniel, June Beshea, and Monique Garcia
Why Bernie Didn’t Get My Vote Why Bernie Didn’t Get My Vote
It’s not his focus on the economy—it’s that he doesn’t seem to understand that the economy is structured by gender and race.
May 4, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt
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
Why Doesn’t the First Amendment Count for Students? Why Doesn’t the First Amendment Count for Students?
This year, a generation is erupting. The easiest response? Trying to keep it in the ground.
Apr 6, 2016 / StudentNation / StudentNation
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
Transgender People Are More Visible Than Ever. So Why Is There More Anti-Trans Legislation Than Ever, Too? Transgender People Are More Visible Than Ever. So Why Is There More Anti-Trans Legislation Than Ever, Too?
Maybe “visibility” is not enough.
Mar 4, 2016 / Jos Truitt