Gender and Sexuality

Let’s call the whole thing off: Justin Trudeau shaking hands with Donald Trump at a NATO summit in London to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary in December 2019.

Justin Trudeau’s Fecklessness Made Him an Easy Target for MAGA Manifest Destiny Justin Trudeau’s Fecklessness Made Him an Easy Target for MAGA Manifest Destiny

The United States probably won’t annex Canada. But Trump’s imperial dreams are already destabilizing the world.

Jan 10, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Blake Lively at the UK gala screening of “It Ends With Us” last summer.

Blake Lively’s Suit Exposes the Twisted World of Hollywood Misogyny Blake Lively’s Suit Exposes the Twisted World of Hollywood Misogyny

The complaint revisits the same gaslighting tactics in the Amber Heard case, and has produced much the same social media fallout. 

Dec 31, 2024 / Ray Epstein

The Face of Courage and Dignity

The Face of Courage and Dignity The Face of Courage and Dignity

Gisèle Pelicot is a survivor of a horrific mass rape case in France. Fifty men were convicted, including her former husband, Dominique Pelicot, who received a 20-year sentence.

Dec 30, 2024 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Protesters wave light sticks during a demonstration demanding President Yoon Suk Yeol's resignation outside the National Assembly in Seoul on December 10, 2024.

Young Women Are Leading the “Light Stick Revolution” to Oust South Korea’s Antifeminist President Young Women Are Leading the “Light Stick Revolution” to Oust South Korea’s Antifeminist President

Yoon Suk Yeol rose to power by courting antifeminists. Now young women are going to be his downfall.

Dec 27, 2024 / Hawon Jung

The exterior of a Planned Parenthood Reproductive Health Services Center in St Louis, Missouri

The Supreme Court Prepares to Take Its First Shot at Contraception The Supreme Court Prepares to Take Its First Shot at Contraception

A case just added to the high court’s docket takes on the question of whether Medicaid can be used to pay for services at medical providers that also perform abortions.

Dec 24, 2024 / Elie Mystal

Healing LGBTQIA+

Healing LGBTQIA+ Healing LGBTQIA+

200+ skin-tone bandages: a whole community to heal.

Dec 19, 2024 / OppArt / Airco Caravan

An effigy of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol during a protest outside the National Assembly in Seoul following the second martial law impeachment vote on December 14, 2024.

South Korea's Autumn of the Patriarchy South Korea's Autumn of the Patriarchy

President Yoon Suk-yeol is the first of his country's leaders eager to be a stooge of both Washington and Tokyo. His impeachment is testimony to the strength of Korean democracy.

Dec 19, 2024 / Bruce Cumings

People hold signs outside the US Supreme Court Building on December 4, 2024, in Washington, DC, during oral arguments on whether states can ban certain medical treatments for young people.

Banning Trans Health Care Puts Young People at Risk of Harm Banning Trans Health Care Puts Young People at Risk of Harm

Contrary to what conservative lawmakers argue, the Supreme Court will increase risks by upholding state bans on gender-affirming care.

Dec 13, 2024 / Aziza Ahmed and Joanna Wuest

A transgender rights supporter takes part in a rally outside of the US Supreme Court Building as the high court hears arguments in a case on gender-affirming care on December 4, 2024.

The Supreme Court’s Hearing on Trans Rights Was Bigotry Masquerading as Law The Supreme Court’s Hearing on Trans Rights Was Bigotry Masquerading as Law

The conservative majority spent much of the oral arguments for US v. Skrmetti trying to erase the trans community.

Dec 5, 2024 / Elie Mystal

Activists for and against trans rights protest outside the Supreme Court Building before the start of the United States v. Skrmetti case on December 4, 2024.

Trans Medicine’s “Merchants of Doubt” Trans Medicine’s “Merchants of Doubt”

There is plenty of uncertainty involved in gender-affirming care—as in most aspects of medicine. But the groups behind the Tennessee ban aren’t driven by science—or patient care.

Dec 4, 2024 / Joanna Wuest

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