The administration’s UN officials are objecting to the word “gender” in international resolutions and documents.
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For decades, the default feminist position on hysterectomy has been skepticism—and with good reason: The history of gynecology is replete with stories of unethical doctors and gruesome experimentation, of deeply ingrained misogyny and horrific racism. But when Hunter College medical sociologist Andréa Becker started doing research on hysterectomies in 2019, she discovered that many women […]
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The Surgery That Reveals Everything That’s Wrong With Women’s Health Care Read Post »
For powerful lessons about organizing and queer community, let’s look beneath our feet.
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Queer as Fungi: What Mushrooms Can Teach Us About Resistance and Community Read Post »
This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to its newsletter. The email came last fall while James Harter was on vacation with his husband in Quebec City, Canada. He was checking his computer in their RV when he read the no-nonsense subject […]
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An ACLU spokesperson said the ruling was a win against “efforts to drive transgender people out of public life.”
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Trans, Nonbinary People Win Key Court Victory on Passport Rights Read Post »
Three years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, allowing states to ban abortion, the justices have decided to let states ban another politically controversial form of health care—this time, gender-affirming medical treatments for minors. In a major ruling on Wednesday, the Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law banning transgender kids, but not cisgender […]
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Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Ban on Gender Affirming Care for Minors Read Post »
Three years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, allowing states to ban abortion, the justices have decided to let states ban another politically controversial form of health care—this time, gender-affirming medical treatments for minors. In a major ruling on Wednesday, the Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law banning transgender kids, but not cisgender […]
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Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors Read Post »
In late March, the US Department of Education put state education officials on notice: No longer would the federal government tolerate what the agency described in a Dear Colleague Letter as the widespread infringement on parents’ rights to direct the schooling of their kids. “By natural right and moral authority, parents are the primary protectors […]
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Parental Rights Is a Movement With Deep Roots. It’s Spreading Nationwide. Read Post »
In early May, the small city of Banning, California, hosted the Palm Springs Hot Rodeo. The competition, which has occurred most years for the past 50, salutes the homoeroticism of rodeo culture. The four-day event—an official stop on the International Gay Rodeo Association circuit—features traditional rodeo events like steer wrestling and calf roping, along with […]
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Inside Palm Springs’ Queer Rodeo Read Post »
The law is an “egregiously unconstitutional attempt to censor” free speech, the lawyer for the plaintiffs said.
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Appellate Court Says Florida’s Drag Show Ban Is Likely Unconstitutional Read Post »
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to end future funding for research projects focused on vaccine hesitancy and the Covid pandemic, as well as gender-affirming care, climate change, and diversity, equity, and inclusion, among other areas, according to a new draft guidance memo reviewed by Mother Jones. The internal memo, which has not been […]
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Leaked Memo Reveals Details About Trump’s War on Science at the NIH Read Post »
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to end future funding for research projects focused on vaccine hesitancy and the Covid pandemic, as well as gender-affirming care, climate change, and diversity, equity, and inclusion, among other areas, according to a new draft guidance memo reviewed by Mother Jones. The internal memo, which has not been […]
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