This Trans-Owned Co-op Builds Community and Economic Stability
The trans and undocumented Latinas who started the Mirror Beauty Cooperative want it to be a model for equal pay and worker-ownership.
Body Politics
Meet the Abortion Clinic Escorts Shielding Patients From Harassment
The parking lot of a North Carolina abortion clinic is at the center of a battle between anti-abortion protesters and clinic escorts.
I Turned My Child Marriage Trauma into Activism
Between 2000 and 2010, nearly 250,000 minors were married in the U.S.
How a Stock Photography Project Is Confronting Fat Bias
The co-working office Rebecca Alexander has chosen for her latest collection has all the hallmarks of good stock photography鈥攎inimalist space, clean lines, lack of bold colors. On this Saturday, she
5 Tips for Surviving the Holidays With an Eating Disorder
For years, when I would go home for Christmas, I would have the exact same conversation with my grandmother. 鈥淗ave you lost weight?鈥� she would ask, jubilantly. I almost never
Taking the Shame Out of Fat-Shaming
Recently at dinner, my neighbor鈥檚 5-year-old grandson Taylor watched me sit down and said to his grandpa, at full volume, 鈥淗a-ha, she鈥檚 even fatter than me! She鈥檚 fat.鈥� He finished
Can We Build a Better Man?
Could a mindful masculinity, freed from toxic notions of 鈥渕anhood,鈥� end the gender wars?
Black Trans Women Are Being Killed. Could Paying Them Help Stop This?
A little more financial security could make the difference between life and death for these women, who are often relegated to the margins of society.
The Fear of Fat: Our Last Acceptable Bias
A sexist, racist history of anti-fatness and a for-profit 鈥渉ealth鈥� industry has left the U.S. with a weight problem鈥攂ut not in the way you might think.
Call Katie Hill鈥檚 鈥淪candal鈥� What It Is: Sexual Assault
The Congresswoman resigned after having an affair with a campaign aide, but she鈥檚 also a crime victim, and those two facts don鈥檛 cancel each other out.
Ending Domestic Violence Requires Working With Those Who Harm, Too
The Alliance for Boys and Men of Color鈥檚 Healing Together Campaign aims to end intimate partner violence by advocating for policy changes鈥攁nd seeking healing for both survivors and the people who harm them.
While Supreme Court Waffles, Cities Stand Up for LGBT Workers鈥� Rights
No ruling, even from the highest court in the land, will invalidate state and city-level protections.
Why Aren鈥檛 Fossil Fuel Companies Held Accountable for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women?
Resource extraction takes a toll on more than just the economy and the environment.
LGBTQ Migrants Find Community at Mexico鈥檚 鈥淗ouse of Women鈥�
After traveling thousands of miles fleeing violence and discrimination, LGBTQ women find safety and support in Tapachula, Mexico.
Why Women鈥檚 Climate Leadership Is Vital
Women鈥檚 leadership won鈥檛 be a panacea for the overwhelming whiteness of climate leadership, but it鈥檚 a starting place.
What Abortion Bans and Easy Gun Access Have in Common
Where gun access gets easier and abortion access gets harder, women pay the price.
How I Overcame Military Sexual Trauma
Being a woman veteran is complicated. Being a survivor of military sexual trauma is even more so.
It鈥檚 Not a Woman鈥檚 Job to Protect a Man鈥檚 Virtue
The Mississippi gubernatorial candidate who wouldn鈥檛 allow a female reporter to cover his campaign without a male chaperone is recycling centuries of misogynistic mythology.
Dear Fellow Men, It鈥檚 Time We Break Our Silence
Speaking out when we see misogyny in action isn鈥檛 an affront to other men. It鈥檚 an invitation to do better.
As Fathers, We Must Commit to Dismantling the Patriarchy
White men, many of us fathers, have viciously held on to power but neglected to use it to make things better for other parents and children.
Queer History: The Gender-Free Revolutionary of 1776
The story of a young visionary who cast off gender and started a successful American movement for freedom, tolerance, and love.
Stonewall Was a Riot. The Rebellion Came Next.
It wasn鈥檛 the first time queer folks fought back, but it was a rallying cry for the next wave of gay liberation.
Here鈥檚 What Fat Acceptance Is鈥攁nd Isn鈥檛
Sizeism is everywhere in our culture, from the workplace to the playground. It鈥檚 time to change that.
Pulse Wasn鈥檛 About Me. But Covering It Changed Me
As one of the few out queer journalists covering the tragedy on the ground, I learned that my identity served my work, not hindered it.
What the Gun Control Movement Can Learn From Marriage Equality
Clear goals, consistent strategy, and a sense of personal connection can change public opinion鈥攁nd the law.
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