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How Voter ID Laws Can Disenfranchise Transgender Folks

The new “Voting While Trans” guide spells out how hard it can be to update your ID. Read more »

New YA Novel "Wrecked" Grapples With Sexual Assault on Campus

The thoughtful novel by Maria Padian explores a dark reality many students face.  Read more »

You Should Never Have to Apologize for Getting an Abortion

NARAL President Ilyse Hogue talks about fighting shame and fear around abortion in the era of Trump.  Read more »

Pop Life: Candy Darling and the New York of Yesteryear

Candy Darling never gave up the fight to be the truest version of herself, even in the darkest moments of her life. Read more »

Popaganda: Breaking the Binary

It’s good to get complicated. On this episode, we rethink binary approaches to brain science, sexuality, gender, and disability. Featuring a moving story from stand-up comedian and #GoodMuslimBadMuslim co-host Zahra Noorbakhsh, who talks about her decision to come out as... Read more »

Journalism is Sometimes Messy: Sarah Glidden Talks About Her New Book “Rolling Blackouts”

“Rolling Blackouts” is an intimate, illustrated look at how news is made. Read more »

Trump, “Trolls,” and “Post-Factual” Media

I’d be willing to trade some of the important discussions with my kid about bigotry and equality for a less revolting Republican candidate—and for a media that doesn’t enable him. Read more »

The Honest Company's Anti-Political #TheySeeLove Campaign Is So Infuriating

The ads are all about not seeing politics, just love. Well, I am political because I love. I love my family, my friends, my country. Read more »

Ask Bear: My Boyfriend Hates Leaving the House

He likes to stay in. I like to go out. Will we just make eachother unhappy forever? Read more »

Donald Trump Is Clearly Running for Mansplainer in Chief

We’ve all dealt with dudes like Donald Trump in our own lives. Read more »

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The Forgotten History of the Women Who Shaped Modern Advertising

It's easy to dismiss advertising as an anti-feminist industry. Read more »

Oh Joy Sex Toy: How I Realized I'm Asexual

Artist Kiku H shares her personal experiences learning what it means to be asexual. Read more »

Black Girls Hunger for Heroes, Too: A Black Feminist Conversation on Fantasy Fiction for Teens

What happens when two great black women fiction writers get together to talk about race in young adult literature? That's exactly what happens... Read more »

Saying Goodbye to Maria and the End of a Sesame Street Era

Growing up, Sesame Street's Maria was one of the best Latina role models I had. Read more »