Gender and Sexuality

Red Scare, Black Scare Red Scare, Black Scare

The birthers, the anticommunist crazies, the "Obama as Witch Doctor" caricatures: they're all of a piece, welded to sex.

Nov 19, 2009 / JoAnn Wypijewski

Whose Team Is It, Anyway? Whose Team Is It, Anyway?

Prochoicers have been taking one for the team for too long now. Enough already.

Nov 11, 2009 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Detroit Elects Openly Gay City Council President Detroit Elects Openly Gay City Council President

Charles Pugh's sexual orientation took a back seat to Detroit voters' concerns about the economy and unemployment.

Nov 6, 2009 / Feature / Matthew Wolfe

Stonewall 2.0 Stonewall 2.0

Since California's Prop 8, gay activists of a new generation have jumped into the fray.

Nov 4, 2009 / Feature / Christopher Lisotta

Marriage in Maine in Dead Heat Marriage in Maine in Dead Heat

On November 3, Mainers will decide whether to keep a law that made Maine the fifth state to legalize same-sex marriage. Polls predict a nail-biting finish.

Nov 2, 2009 / Feature / Daniel Chandler

The Right to Remain Naked? The Right to Remain Naked?

Obsessions over sex have little to do with sexual behavior and everything to do with policing.

Oct 28, 2009 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Slide Show: Gay Rights Now

Slide Show: Gay Rights Now Slide Show: Gay Rights Now

Following the disappointing Clinton and hostile Bush years, LGBT Americans are hopeful that President Obama’s administration will herald a new age of equality. But to date, p…

Oct 15, 2009 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Facebookers, Unite! Help MADRE Win the Causes Challenge Facebookers, Unite! Help MADRE Win the Causes Challenge

MADRE, the women's rights organization, has joined a contest to raise funds for its work protecting women's rights workers in Afghanistan, where as I'm sure you know many have be...

Oct 15, 2009 / Katha Pollitt

Gay Activists Split on Obama Gay Activists Split on Obama

At this past weekend's National Equality March, fury, or at least frustration, with the president trumped hope. On four key gay rights reforms, the administration's support is deci...

Oct 14, 2009 / Feature / Eric Naing

Don’t Ask, Don’t Get Don’t Ask, Don’t Get

A grassroots group for LGBT activism, born at last weekend's National Equality March, plans to push Obama harder than established gay rights groups will.

Oct 13, 2009 / Feature / Daniel Chandler

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