Gender and Sexuality

Choosing Comfort Over Truth: What It Means to Defend Woody Allen

Choosing Comfort Over Truth: What It Means to Defend Woody Allen Choosing Comfort Over Truth: What It Means to Defend Woody Allen

Our culture will bend over backwards to inject doubt into Dylan Farrow’s harrowing open letter about being sexually assaulted by Allen.

Feb 3, 2014 / Jessica Valenti

Janet Mock: A Trans Activist’s Journey

Janet Mock: A Trans Activist’s Journey Janet Mock: A Trans Activist’s Journey

Trans activist Janet Mock appears on MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry show to discuss her memoir, Redefining Realness.

Feb 3, 2014 / Melissa Harris-Perry

Feminism’s Toxic Twitter Wars

Feminism’s Toxic Twitter Wars Feminism’s Toxic Twitter Wars

Empowered by social media, feminists are calling one another out for ideological offenses. Is it good for the movement? And whose movement is it?

Jan 29, 2014 / Feature / Michelle Goldberg

New Law Could Force All of Louisiana’s Abortion Clinics to Close

New Law Could Force All of Louisiana’s Abortion Clinics to Close New Law Could Force All of Louisiana’s Abortion Clinics to Close

The state is moving forward with a secretive overhaul of licensing requirements that place exceptional burdens on women and providers. 

Jan 27, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

What Rand Paul Said About Women Yesterday Was Even Worse Than You Think

What Rand Paul Said About Women Yesterday Was Even Worse Than You Think What Rand Paul Said About Women Yesterday Was Even Worse Than You Think

Does Rand Paul realize that the majority of American women are not related to him?

Jan 27, 2014 / Annie Shields

No, Ross Douthat, Restricting Abortion Won’t Shore Up Marriage

No, Ross Douthat, Restricting Abortion Won’t Shore Up Marriage No, Ross Douthat, Restricting Abortion Won’t Shore Up Marriage

The conservative Times columnist thinks liberals should agree to restrict abortion in order to fight family inequality. He’s wrong—and he probably knows it. 

Jan 27, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg

Mike Huckabee Actually Said This About Women Today

Mike Huckabee Actually Said This About Women Today Mike Huckabee Actually Said This About Women Today

“The Republicans don’t have a war on women. They have a war for women.”

Jan 23, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

Spoiler Alert: The GOP Won’t Budge on Its Anti-Choice Platform

Spoiler Alert: The GOP Won’t Budge on Its Anti-Choice Platform Spoiler Alert: The GOP Won’t Budge on Its Anti-Choice Platform

Because the “War on Women” worked so well last time.

Jan 23, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

The LGBT Movement Takes Aim at Sochi

The LGBT Movement Takes Aim at Sochi The LGBT Movement Takes Aim at Sochi

The Russian government’s anti-gay scapegoating diverts attention from what appears to be the most corrupt Olympics in history.

Jan 22, 2014 / Feature / Dave Zirin

A People’s History of LGBTI Olympians

A People’s History of LGBTI Olympians A People’s History of LGBTI Olympians

They’ve been competing for decades—but now they’re proudly and publicly out.

Jan 22, 2014 / Feature / Cyd Zeigler

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