Gender and Sexuality

Where Solidarity, Abolition, and Queer History Meet

Where Solidarity, Abolition, and Queer History Meet Where Solidarity, Abolition, and Queer History Meet

Hugh Ryan’s The Women’s House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison makes a compelling case for abolition as a central part of queer politics.

Sep 1, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Naomi Gordon-Loebl

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell answers questions during the closing press conference at the 2018 NFL Annual Meetings in Orlando.

The NFL Disrespects Women. What Else Is New? The NFL Disrespects Women. What Else Is New?

Anyone who finds sexual violence repugnant again finds themselves at odds with the league.

Aug 31, 2022 / Dave Zirin

What Constitutes a Family? Don’t Ask Conservatives.

What Constitutes a Family? Don’t Ask Conservatives. What Constitutes a Family? Don’t Ask Conservatives.

Conservatives are developing legislation around “the basic social building block of the family.” The right to kinship in whatever form it takes is on the line.

Aug 30, 2022 / Tyler Bradway and Elizabeth Freeman

Val Demings’s Abortion Rights Advocacy Just May Sink Marco Rubio

Val Demings’s Abortion Rights Advocacy Just May Sink Marco Rubio Val Demings’s Abortion Rights Advocacy Just May Sink Marco Rubio

Demings has distinguished herself from the incumbent on a range of issues, most notably on abortion rights.

Aug 25, 2022 / John Nichols

Heads of Sakira Cook, left; Andrea James, right.

Without “Roe,” Who Is Holding Prosecutors to Account? Without “Roe,” Who Is Holding Prosecutors to Account?

A conversation with Andrea James, the executive director of the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, and Sakira Cook, the co–interim vice pr...

Aug 18, 2022 / Q&A / Laura Flanders

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Democrats Are Holding Up a Bill to Protect Pregnant Workers Democrats Are Holding Up a Bill to Protect Pregnant Workers

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act has enough votes to pass if brought to the floor and would bring meaningful relief for thousands of pregnant workers.

Aug 16, 2022 / Bryce Covert

A woman wears a mask in reference to Texas Governor that says

How One Progressive City Is Fighting to Decriminalize Abortion How One Progressive City Is Fighting to Decriminalize Abortion

As part of a growing movement, municipalities like Austin are finding ways to protect their most vulnerable citizens in a post-Roe world.

Aug 15, 2022 / Mary Tuma

Capitol Building in Washington, DC

Why Is There More Republican Support for Gay Marriage Than for Abortion Rights? Why Is There More Republican Support for Gay Marriage Than for Abortion Rights?

There’s not much of a public opinion gap between abortion rights and marriage equality among Republican voters. So why does abortion have almost no support from elected Republicans...

Aug 11, 2022 / Moira Donegan

Steven Thrasher on “The Viral Underclass”

Steven Thrasher on “The Viral Underclass” Steven Thrasher on “The Viral Underclass”

The Nation spoke with Thrasher about who makes up the viral underclass—the subject of his new book—and what we should do to confront the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

Aug 11, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Charlotte Rosen

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Letters From the August 22/29, 2022, Issue Letters From the August 22/29, 2022, Issue

Gay liberation… Hooded justice… 

Aug 9, 2022 / Our Readers

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