Sex

Hulu’s ‘Shrill’ Is as Delightful as It Is Real About Fatphobia and Abortion

Kelsea McLain

The new series explores some of my identities, and I’m happy to report the show succeeded in the best possible ways.

‘One Day at a Time’ Was One of a Kind. And Netflix Screwed Up by Canceling It.

Julio Salgado

Where else have you seen a Latina mother's honest struggle to support her queer child—and a show with Latinx folks behind the camera?

Senate Democrats Call for Hearing on Trump’s Domestic ‘Gag Rule’

Katelyn Burns

Democrats on the HELP committee join a growing chorus of congressional criticism of the "gag rule," which is set to go into effect on May 3.

In Texas, a Quiet Effort to Protect ‘Conversion Therapy’ Is Underway

Alys Brooks

Texas Republicans' support for "conversion therapy" is at odds with a national trend that has seen lawmakers ban the harmful practice.

Trump Administration Fails to Roll Back Support for Landmark Women’s Rights Agreement at United Nations

Katelyn Burns

U.S. officials have reportedly been quietly building an international anti-choice coalition to oppose access to abortion care and reproductive health services worldwide during this week’s United Nations proceedings.

We Can’t Let the Trump Administration Dismantle Women’s Rights Around the World

Anu Kumar

Let’s be clear: Blocking universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, including safe abortion, is an attack on democracy.

Legislative Lowlights: Total Abortion Bans Are Flying Through State Legislatures

Brie Shea

Republicans' total abortion bans, supported by anti-choice Democratic lawmakers, keep running into legal roadblocks.

This Week in Sex: New Clue Into Why Some Birth Control Users Get Pregnant

Martha Kempner

Hint: It might not be their fault.

The Duggars Helped Overturn LGBTQ Civil Rights in Arkansas. They Still Have a TV Show.

Nico Lang

In late January, the Arkansas Supreme Court struck down a citywide ordinance in Fayetteville outlawing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in housing, employment, and public accommodations. It was just the latest blow for activists in a battle that began four years ago.

LGBTQI ‘Equality Act’ Enjoys Broad Support; There’s Just One Problem

Sunnivie Brydum

Though an estimated 70% of the overall population supports nondiscrimination protections for LGBT people, and a new survey shows that a majority of every religious group agrees, there remains at least one significant hurdle.