Gender and Sexuality

The Politics of Abortion Is Entering a New Era

The Politics of Abortion Is Entering a New Era The Politics of Abortion Is Entering a New Era

The Supreme Court won’t protect abortion access anymore. But thousands of activists will.

Dec 3, 2019 / Emily Douglas

The Grassroots Abortion-Access Movement: An Interactive Map

The Grassroots Abortion-Access Movement: An Interactive Map The Grassroots Abortion-Access Movement: An Interactive Map

There’s a nationwide movement of abortion clinics, abortion funds, doula networks, and organizing efforts fighting to close the gap between the right to an abortion, and access to ...

Dec 3, 2019 / The Nation

LGBTQ Pride

These LGBTQ Students Say Their School Treats Them Like Second-Class Citizens These LGBTQ Students Say Their School Treats Them Like Second-Class Citizens

For years, students say they’ve faced harassment for their sexuality. At the very least, they want their club for LGBTQ students to have official status on campus.

Dec 2, 2019 / StudentNation / Mary Retta

Caesarian section

Fetal Personhood Is Maternal Punishment Fetal Personhood Is Maternal Punishment

When society values the life of a fetus over that of a living person, women pay the steepest price.

Dec 2, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt

IVF Genetic testing

France Debates Single Women’s and Lesbians’ Access to IVF France Debates Single Women’s and Lesbians’ Access to IVF

This is not just a fight about individual rights. It is a challenge to the patriarchal conception of the family unit.

Nov 28, 2019 / Isabel Kaplan

61 Percent of Women Are Ready to Impeach and Remove Trump

61 Percent of Women Are Ready to Impeach and Remove Trump 61 Percent of Women Are Ready to Impeach and Remove Trump

A new CNN poll finds a 21 percent gender gap, as women form the vanguard for presidential accountability.

Nov 27, 2019 / John Nichols

Abortion access

Don’t Forget Trump’s Devastating Impact on Reproductive Freedom Don’t Forget Trump’s Devastating Impact on Reproductive Freedom

The assault on reproductive freedom has reinvigorated the pro-choice movement and mobilized grassroots activists across the country.

Nov 26, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

What a Debate Run by Women Looks Like

What a Debate Run by Women Looks Like What a Debate Run by Women Looks Like

Last night’s moderators showed us what American political life would look like if women’s concerns were routinely at the center of the conversation.

Nov 21, 2019 / Joan Walsh

When It Comes to Being Gay-Friendly, Women’s Sports Are Ahead of the Game

When It Comes to Being Gay-Friendly, Women’s Sports Are Ahead of the Game When It Comes to Being Gay-Friendly, Women’s Sports Are Ahead of the Game

Women’s leagues have become much safer spaces for queerness, while men’s sports are still trapped in a culture of repression.

Nov 20, 2019 / Payal Dhar

Surviving Indonesia’s Antigay Clampdown

Surviving Indonesia’s Antigay Clampdown Surviving Indonesia’s Antigay Clampdown

They met, fell in love, and were nearly torn apart in a country where LGBTQ people are increasingly persecuted.

Nov 19, 2019 / Feature / Nicole Einbinder and Gabriela Bhaskar

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