Gender and Sexuality

Martina Navratilova

Martina Navratilova Is Expelled From an LGBTQ Advocacy Group Over Transphobia Accusations Martina Navratilova Is Expelled From an LGBTQ Advocacy Group Over Transphobia Accusations

The tennis legend’s Sunday Times column saying that trans women should not be allowed in women’s sports provoked her expulsion.

Feb 25, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Help! I’m Infatuated With Another Professor. Can I Ask Her Out Without Being a Jerk?

Help! I’m Infatuated With Another Professor. Can I Ask Her Out Without Being a Jerk? Help! I’m Infatuated With Another Professor. Can I Ask Her Out Without Being a Jerk?

Another reader asks if he should discourage his wife from air travel to reduce emissions.

Feb 22, 2019 / Liza Featherstone

Little girl at child care rally CA

Childcare for All Belongs on the Progressive Agenda Childcare for All Belongs on the Progressive Agenda

Katha Pollitt on universal child care, plus David Klion on Bernie’s foreign policy adviser, and Antony Loewenstein on Afghanistan.

Feb 14, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Freeland and Mogherini at the Women Foreign Ministers Meeting

Canada’s ‘Feminist’ Foreign Aid Is a Fraud Canada’s ‘Feminist’ Foreign Aid Is a Fraud

Women’s empowerment is never just an economic issue; it’s always a political issue, too.

Feb 11, 2019 / Rafia Zakaria

Brett Kavanaugh Is Already Done Pretending He Respects Abortion Rights

Brett Kavanaugh Is Already Done Pretending He Respects Abortion Rights Brett Kavanaugh Is Already Done Pretending He Respects Abortion Rights

And Susan Collins is to blame.

Feb 8, 2019 / Elie Mystal

AOC at the SOTU

She’s With Stupid She’s With Stupid

 Sure, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slips up sometimes–but have you listened to her Republican colleagues?

Feb 7, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Take Action Now: Say NO to the Trans Service Ban

Take Action Now: Say NO to the Trans Service Ban Take Action Now: Say NO to the Trans Service Ban

Protect trans rights by calling your senators and attending allyship courses.

Jan 29, 2019 / NationAction

Kamala Harris Deserves Better Than Sexist Criticism About Her Personal Life

Kamala Harris Deserves Better Than Sexist Criticism About Her Personal Life Kamala Harris Deserves Better Than Sexist Criticism About Her Personal Life

The 2020 presidential candidate has faced down creepy gossip about a past relationship for 20 years. It should stop—now.

Jan 28, 2019 / Joan Walsh

Marcher at the Women's March

A Tale of Two Marches A Tale of Two Marches

The streets of Washington were full of priests, pussy hats, and everything in between.

Jan 23, 2019 / Katha Pollitt

Neomi Rao

Take Action: Stop Kavanaugh’s Replacement Take Action: Stop Kavanaugh’s Replacement

Plus, help Native American communities and food-insecure families affected by the government shutdown.

Jan 23, 2019 / NationAction

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