Fight Transphobia and Move the Damn 2017 Super Bowl Fight Transphobia and Move the Damn 2017 Super Bowl
The idea that the Super Bowl must never be affected by politics flies in the face of the game’s own history.
Nov 5, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Feminism Needs More Thinkers Who Aren’t Right 100 Percent of the Time Feminism Needs More Thinkers Who Aren’t Right 100 Percent of the Time
Feminists like Germaine Greer should be valued for what they get right, rather than banned for what they get wrong.
Nov 5, 2015 / Column / Katha Pollitt
John Cameron Mitchell’s Journey From Reaganite to Punk Queen John Cameron Mitchell’s Journey From Reaganite to Punk Queen
As Hedwig prepares a national tour, its creator talks with our editors about the show’s genesis, ’90s New York, and socialist project management.
Oct 22, 2015 / Kai Wright and Lizzy Ratner
Kim Davis Is Not an LGBT Southerner’s Only Problem Kim Davis Is Not an LGBT Southerner’s Only Problem
The organizing project Southerners on New Ground takes on police profiling and deportations in its fight for LGBTQ liberation.
Oct 9, 2015 / Dani McClain
15 Youth Movements to Dismantle White Supremacy Rising This Summer 15 Youth Movements to Dismantle White Supremacy Rising This Summer
Amid a nationwide struggle against racism, a generation grows.
Aug 7, 2015 / StudentNation / StudentNation
In Indiana, Employers Can Fire Workers for Being Gay or Trans—and They Do, All the Time In Indiana, Employers Can Fire Workers for Being Gay or Trans—and They Do, All the Time
LGBT Americans now have the freedom to marry—but what about freedom from discrimination at work? That’ll take a new movement.
Jul 21, 2015 / Investigation / Tim Murphy
Trans Sex Workers Seek Comfort and Vengeance in Sean Baker’s ‘Tangerine’ Trans Sex Workers Seek Comfort and Vengeance in Sean Baker’s ‘Tangerine’
Sin-Dee and Alexandra find little solace on the LA streets except in each other.
Jul 16, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
The Olympic Bravery of Caitlyn Jenner The Olympic Bravery of Caitlyn Jenner
Gender is self-determination, and Caitlyn Jenner’s seizing that self-determination in such a public fashion will save lives.
Jun 2, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Does Talking About ‘Women’ Exclude Transgender People From the Fight for Abortion Rights? Does Talking About ‘Women’ Exclude Transgender People From the Fight for Abortion Rights?
Abortion fund activists respond to Katha Pollitt’s opposition to gender-neutral language.
Apr 22, 2015 / Our Readers and Katha Pollitt
What Can Be Done to Stop the Brutal Targeting of Trans Women? What Can Be Done to Stop the Brutal Targeting of Trans Women?
At least six transgender women have been killed in the United States since January. A new partnership wants to help stem the tide of violence.
Feb 19, 2015 / Dani McClain