Gender and Sexuality

Abortion Rights Activists

How to Protect Yourself When Abortion Is Illegal: A Q&A With Robin Marty How to Protect Yourself When Abortion Is Illegal: A Q&A With Robin Marty

In her new book Handbook for a Post-Roe America, Robin Marty provides a blueprint for accessing reproductive-health care and fighting for your rights in a country where abortion ha...

Jan 22, 2019 / Q&A / Glyn Peterson

Women's March, Washington DC

Turning the Women’s March Into a Mass Movement Was Never Going to Be Simple Turning the Women’s March Into a Mass Movement Was Never Going to Be Simple

The reason goes to the heart of inclusive, democratic movement building.

Jan 18, 2019 / Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

A Vital, Vulnerable Conversation With the Leaders of the Women’s March

A Vital, Vulnerable Conversation With the Leaders of the Women’s March A Vital, Vulnerable Conversation With the Leaders of the Women’s March

It’s time to fracture the white lens through which people have framed, and attacked, the co-chairs.

Jan 18, 2019 / Nylah Burton

Women's March

There’s a Good Reason Many Jewish Women Will Be Joining the Women’s March There’s a Good Reason Many Jewish Women Will Be Joining the Women’s March

We feel it’s where we belong.

Jan 17, 2019 / Sarah M. Seltzer

Governor of South Dakota Kristi Noem

South Dakota’s Cruel Attack on Trans High School Athletes South Dakota’s Cruel Attack on Trans High School Athletes

South Dakota’s Senate Bill 49 is a transparent attack on the most vulnerable of high-school students. 

Jan 16, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Andy Murray 2016 Wimbledon

Andy Murray: As He Leaves Tennis, May His Example Be Followed Andy Murray: As He Leaves Tennis, May His Example Be Followed

Andy Murray’s retirement should be a moment to celebrate his consistent support for women’s rights inside and outside his sport.

Jan 11, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Pelosi Ocasio-Cortez Hug

The End of Likability Politics The End of Likability Politics

The nasty women of America are delivering on their promises—and they don’t care what their conservative male colleagues think. 

Jan 10, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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Letters From the January 14-21, 2019, Issue Letters From the January 14-21, 2019, Issue

Beyond family… Fox lite… One more lesson… No nukes are good nukes… Laying waste…

Dec 20, 2018 / Our Readers

Transgender Rights Are Under Siege in Trump’s America

Transgender Rights Are Under Siege in Trump’s America Transgender Rights Are Under Siege in Trump’s America

Transgender people are facing attacks on their health care, employment, and more.

Dec 19, 2018 / Michelle Chen

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The State Where Black Women Are Twice as Likely to Die of Cervical Cancer as White Women The State Where Black Women Are Twice as Likely to Die of Cervical Cancer as White Women

Alabama’s painful racial legacy lives on in health-care inequality. 

Dec 17, 2018 / Michelle Chen

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