The Depressing Truth About How Sexism Changes Us The Depressing Truth About How Sexism Changes Us
In Sex Object, Jessica Valenti asks “Who would I be if I didn’t live in a world that hated women?”
Jun 24, 2016 / Lauren Duca
What I Learned at an Orlando Gun Show What I Learned at an Orlando Gun Show
The queer fight against guns must be broader than background checks and no-fly lists. We need a culture war on violence.
Jun 24, 2016 / Kung Li
If Black Men Want to Heal Racism’s Wounds, We Can’t Pretend to Be Strong All the Time If Black Men Want to Heal Racism’s Wounds, We Can’t Pretend to Be Strong All the Time
We’re proud that we’ve survived. But we should be honest about the costs.
Jun 23, 2016 / Feature / Mychal Denzel Smith
I Would Have Told Him to Love Himself I Would Have Told Him to Love Himself
Thoughts on being queer and Muslim in the wake of Omar Mateen’s massacre.
Jun 20, 2016 / HXA
Shrewd Taming Shrewd Taming
Despite its all-female cast, a new production of The Taming of the Shrew is still a man’s story.
Jun 16, 2016 / Carey Purcell
Let’s Make Gun Control a Gay Issue Let’s Make Gun Control a Gay Issue
It’s time to glitter bomb the NRA. Who’s in?
Jun 16, 2016 / Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum
Targeting Queer People of Color in the Name of ‘National Security’ Targeting Queer People of Color in the Name of ‘National Security’
Too many queer communities of color are trapped between vigilante violence on the one hand and state oppression on the other.
Jun 16, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Life and Death in Gay Orlando Life and Death in Gay Orlando
Nadine Smith on Gay Orlando before, and after, Saturday’s attack; plus Harold Meyerson on what’s next for Hillary and Bernie, and Adam Hochschild on the Spanish Civil War.
Jun 16, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
VIDEO: Abortion Providers Know Who Suffers Most When Their Clinics Are Forced to Close VIDEO: Abortion Providers Know Who Suffers Most When Their Clinics Are Forced to Close
Laws across the country are increasingly restricting access to abortion. Now the Supreme Court will decide whether those laws are constitutional.
Jun 15, 2016 / The Nation
Gay Pride, Ramadan, and Solidarity After Orlando Gay Pride, Ramadan, and Solidarity After Orlando
Those of us who join both celebrations know the promise—and the challenge—of a shared struggle.
Jun 14, 2016 / Muneer I. Ahmad