Sotomayor Says Roe Is “Settled Law,” Still Gets GOP Props Sotomayor Says Roe Is “Settled Law,” Still Gets GOP Props
The second day of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearing proceeded as smoothly as the first, even as the judge placed herself firmly in the camp of those who ...
Jul 14, 2009 / John Nichols
Bill Clinton Backs Same-Sex Marriage Bill Clinton Backs Same-Sex Marriage
The former president's reversal is the highest-profile one to date. It may also have political implications for the future of the Defense of Marriage Act.
Jul 14, 2009 / Feature / Michael Tracey
Triangles Triangles
The latest political sex scandal isn't a scandal at all but a circumstance as old and common as time.
Jul 1, 2009 / JoAnn Wypijewski
Progressives and the LGBT Movement Progressives and the LGBT Movement
The Nation's Richard Kim participates in a panel discussion on the role of LGBT politics within the progressive movement.
Jul 1, 2009 / GRITtv
Gay Rights Beyond Marriage and the Military Gay Rights Beyond Marriage and the Military
Nation contributor Lisa Duggan reflects on the state of the gay rights movement, forty years after Stonewall.
Jun 29, 2009 / Press Room
Obama’s Stonewall Obama’s Stonewall
Since Obama traced his dazzling arc to the presidency, his stance on gay rights has become murkier, and more Clintonian.
Jun 24, 2009 / Richard Kim
What’s Right With Utah What’s Right With Utah
In the nation's reddest state, Salt Lake City queers are making big love.
Jun 24, 2009 / Feature / Lisa Duggan
The Virginity Movement, Rebranded The Virginity Movement, Rebranded
It might sound milder, and appear hipper, but it traffics in the same old sexism.
Jun 17, 2009 / Feature / Jessica Valenti
Dr. George Tiller, 1941-2009 Dr. George Tiller, 1941-2009
The abortion provider and hero knew enough to trust women. The same can't be said for the male pundits who are dominating the debate.
Jun 10, 2009 / Column / Katha Pollitt
A Culture War Casualty A Culture War Casualty
Barnett Slepian was the last abortion provider to be gunned down in America, in 1998--until George Tiller.
Jun 3, 2009 / Eyal Press