Gender and Sexuality

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Stand Up for the Sanctity of Unborn Life… Stand Up for the Sanctity of Unborn Life…

...and slut-shame all the full-grown women!

Aug 21, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow

The News in Motherhood: the Good, the Bad, the WTF

The News in Motherhood: the Good, the Bad, the WTF The News in Motherhood: the Good, the Bad, the WTF

All around the world, mothers and pregnant women are undervalued, discriminated against, and punished. 

Aug 20, 2018 / Katha Pollitt

Southerners on New Ground

The Next Generation of Southern Organizing The Next Generation of Southern Organizing

By providing a playbook for young organizers, Southerners on New Ground encourages college students not simply to stay involved, but to see themselves as leaders in the fight for a...

Aug 17, 2018 / StudentNation / Robin Happel

Christine Hallquist Isn’t Just the First Transgender Candidate for Governor—She’s Also a Visionary Progressive

Christine Hallquist Isn’t Just the First Transgender Candidate for Governor—She’s Also a Visionary Progressive Christine Hallquist Isn’t Just the First Transgender Candidate for Governor—She’s Also a Visionary Progressive

The history-making candidate says that Vermonters will elect her because of her platform.

Aug 15, 2018 / John Nichols

France Protest Racism

Breaking France’s Race Taboo Breaking France’s Race Taboo

A new generation of activists is trying to change the way France conceives of race.

Aug 10, 2018 / Karina Piser

Pro-choice rally

Why Women Are Sharing Their Abortion Stories Why Women Are Sharing Their Abortion Stories

Even though abortion is technically legal, it can still come with shame, stigma, and fear.

Aug 3, 2018 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Gay Pride New York

Let’s Not Talk About Sex Let’s Not Talk About Sex

A survey says millennials embrace diversity, see bias, but have hang-ups about “homosexuality.”

Aug 2, 2018 / Joshua Holland

White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Bill Shine

Where’s the Outrage Over Bill Shine? Where’s the Outrage Over Bill Shine?

The man accused of enabling Roger Ailes’s abuse of female staffers is now Trump’s communications chief.

Aug 1, 2018 / Joan Walsh

In Tony Kushner’s America

In Tony Kushner’s America In Tony Kushner’s America

When it first debuted, Angels in America helped mark the rising fortunes of the gay-rights movement in the 1990s and early 2000s. What does it tell us about today?

Aug 1, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Benjamin Serby

What’s Next for #MeToo?

What’s Next for #MeToo? What’s Next for #MeToo?

Women who’ve worked a decade to get to this “moment” say more is needed to change attitudes about sexual harassment and assault.

Aug 1, 2018 / Bryce Covert

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