Gender and Sexuality

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks in front of a podium, with a tractor and American flag behind him

Harris-Walz Must Reclaim Progressivism for Workers, Farmers, and Rural Communities Harris-Walz Must Reclaim Progressivism for Workers, Farmers, and Rural Communities

To win in 2024, Harris and Walz must wholeheartedly commit to a populist vision that makes people’s economic self-determination every bit as important as control of our own bodies...

Oct 31, 2024 / Anthony Flaccavento

Gisele Pelicot

Abusers Aren’t Always Powerful Men. Some of Them Are Regular Guys. Abusers Aren’t Always Powerful Men. Some of Them Are Regular Guys.

Even in an age when feminist rhetoric is familiar, 
violence against women is all too common.

Oct 31, 2024 / Column / Katha Pollitt

The Perfect, Smiling Wives of the Christian Right

The Perfect, Smiling Wives of the Christian Right The Perfect, Smiling Wives of the Christian Right

Far from being an immutable fact of Christianity, evangelical antifeminism is recent, virulent, and gaining traction every day.

Oct 31, 2024 / Feature / Talia Lavin

Governor Jared Polis speaking after the Colorado legislature passed a measure to repeal the ban on same-sex marriage currently in the state Constitution.

Why Marriage Equality Is Back on the Ballot Why Marriage Equality Is Back on the Ballot

A second Trump presidency could bring same-sex marriage bans back into effect. In November, California, Colorado, and Hawaii will ask voters to secure marriage equality into state...

Oct 31, 2024 / StudentNation / Liam Beran

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks at a Biden-Harris campaign and DNC press conference on July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Project 2025 in the Original German Project 2025 in the Original German

How Nazi family policies seem to be the model for Trump’s abortion playbook.

Oct 30, 2024 / Rebecca Donner

On the Front Lines of Florida’s Abortion Wars

On the Front Lines of Florida’s Abortion Wars On the Front Lines of Florida’s Abortion Wars

With reproductive rights on the ballot, tensions are higher than ever in abortion-clinic parking lots.

Oct 30, 2024 / Photo Essay / Simon Petite and Cristina De Middel

In the foreground, a “Vote Here” sign with small American flags flying above it; in the background, a white woman walks toward a polling place.

Peering Into the Minds of the Moderate White Women Who Might Just Save Us From Trump Peering Into the Minds of the Moderate White Women Who Might Just Save Us From Trump

Once Kamala Harris became the nominee, a significant number of white women shifted their support to her. Can she close the deal?

Oct 29, 2024 / Amy Littlefield

Former first lady Michelle Obama at a podium, speaking and holding up her hand in a gesture.

Michelle Obama Is Finally Ready to “Go Low” Against Donald Trump Michelle Obama Is Finally Ready to “Go Low” Against Donald Trump

The former first lady’s incandescent speech on Saturday night in Michigan centered women’s bodies and excoriated the man who gropes but won’t protect them.

Oct 28, 2024 / Joan Walsh

Who’s the daddy? Tucker Carlson and Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

Tucker Carlson’s Weird Spanking Fantasy Is Designed to Stir Up MAGA Misogyny Tucker Carlson’s Weird Spanking Fantasy Is Designed to Stir Up MAGA Misogyny

By extolling Trump as “Daddy” meting out corporal punishment, the disgraced TV host is pitching authoritarian patriarchy.

Oct 25, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Abortion-rights demonstrators protest outside the Bob Casey Federal Courthouse on June, 24, 2022, in Houston, after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Texas Is Fighting to Access Out-of-State Abortion Medical Records Texas Is Fighting to Access Out-of-State Abortion Medical Records

State officials are suing the federal government over a Biden administration policy meant to protect patients and providers.

Oct 24, 2024 / Mary Tuma

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