Gender and Sexuality

Men Still Explain Things to Me Men Still Explain Things to Me

Facts still don’t get in their way.

Aug 20, 2012 / Rebecca Solnit

The Danger of Laughing at Todd Akin

The Danger of Laughing at Todd Akin The Danger of Laughing at Todd Akin

Akin’s comments that a woman’s body will reject a pregnancy from rape would be laughable if they weren’t so dangerous.

Aug 20, 2012 / Ilyse Hogue

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/16/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/16/12)

Every week, Nation interns try to look beyond the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.

Aug 16, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

What the Affordable Care Act Means for Transgender People

What the Affordable Care Act Means for Transgender People What the Affordable Care Act Means for Transgender People

The healthcare law ushers in a new reality for transgender people, long subjected to outrageous discrimination and disrespect by medical providers.

Aug 14, 2012 / Marisa Carroll

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/9/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/9/12)

Every week, Nation interns try to look beyond the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.

Aug 9, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/1/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/1/12)

Every week, Nation interns try to look beyond the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.

Aug 2, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Pussy Riot and the Two Russias Pussy Riot and the Two Russias

Lost in the coverage of the group’s struggle is the sobering reality of the country’s deep divisions.

Aug 2, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

What a Dem Platform Endorsement of Marriage Equality Would Mean

What a Dem Platform Endorsement of Marriage Equality Would Mean What a Dem Platform Endorsement of Marriage Equality Would Mean

A major party’s support of LGBT rights is progress that ought not to be underestimated.

Jul 31, 2012 / John Nichols

Katha Pollitt: Women Aren’t Causing Inequality Katha Pollitt: Women Aren’t Causing Inequality

It’s time we retire the idea of single mothers as being the root of economic inequality, and marriage being some king of panacea for financial instability.

Jul 30, 2012 / Press Room

Having AIDS Is Not a Crime: A DC March Demands an End to Discriminatory Police Tactics Having AIDS Is Not a Crime: A DC March Demands an End to Discriminatory Police Tactics

Outside the International AIDS Conference in Washington, DC, thousands of activists took to the White House to call for an end to the laws that drive the epidemic.

Jul 27, 2012 / Melissa Gira Grant

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