Gender and Sexuality

A Is for Anti-Woman A Is for Anti-Woman

What's at stake for women if Samuel Alito is confirmed to the US Supreme Court? Reproductive rights are only the tip of the iceberg.

Jan 19, 2006 / Sharon Lerner

Is Fear the Best Way to Fight AIDS? Is Fear the Best Way to Fight AIDS?

Thanks to the fear tactics advocated by the Bush Administration and abetted by many health activists, gay and bisexual men have been engaged in a one-sided conversation about safe ...

Jan 6, 2006 / Kai Wright

Of Queers and Kong Of Queers and Kong

From Brokeback Mountain's closeted cowboys to King Kong's embrace of Anne Darrow, Hollywood has queered cherished icons of masculinity. But the two films paint a bleak picture: Lov...

Jan 5, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Richard Goldstein

Ho-Ho-Holiday Donations, Early Edition Ho-Ho-Holiday Donations, Early Edition

Tsunami. Hurricane. Earthquake. War. Poverty. Injustice. It's been a tough year, but here's a list of extraordinary groups who deserve a place on your holiday gift list.

Nov 23, 2005 / Column / Katha Pollitt

What Would Alito Do? What Would Alito Do?

If Samuel Alito is confirmed to the US Supreme Court, his impact on limiting reproductive rights would be certain and swift, due to his record and to two key abortion rights cases ...

Nov 10, 2005 / Feature / Sharon Lerner

Sheryl Swoopes: Out of the Closet–and Ignored Sheryl Swoopes: Out of the Closet–and Ignored

WNBA star Sheryl Swoopes has just come out of the closet. But why didn't anyone care?

Nov 4, 2005 / Dave Zirin

Genes, Genius, Genies Genes, Genius, Genies

The right has ushered in a moment of cult celebrity for the pre-born. But let's not be seduced by this idea of personhood. Remember the poor and not-so-perfect post-born children ...

Nov 3, 2005 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Serious Questions for Samuel A. Alito Jr. Serious Questions for Samuel A. Alito Jr.

Questions for Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr.: What are the rights of an individual before the law? Are these rights any different from what Alito views as the rights of ...

Nov 1, 2005 / Morton Mintz

Good Vibrations Good Vibrations

Orgasms used to be a secret, then they became a right. Now they're a duty. It's time to explode the myths.

Sep 1, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Cristina Nehring

Feminists for (Fetal) Life Feminists for (Fetal) Life

Feminists for Life fails to acknowledge women as moral agents. And in that sense, they aren't feminists at all.

Aug 11, 2005 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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