Transgender and gender-nonconforming employees finally get some protection.
E.J. Graff
E.J. Graff writes on social-justice and human-rights issues, particularly discrimination and violence against women and children; marriage and family policy; and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender lives. She is a resident scholar at the Brandeis Women’s Studies Research Center and the author of What Is Marriage For? The Strange Social History of Our Most Intimate Institution (Beacon Press, 1999, 2004).
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
The Madwoman in the Attic
What happened to the former slaves and slaveowners after emancipation—British emancipation, that is?
Posted inArticle
The Dignity of Reproductive Choice
The repro rights movement was annoyed with my recent post. Here’s why.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Are We Equal Yet?
The wage gap means that, over your working lifetime, ladies, you will lose between $700,000 and $2 million.
Posted inEducation in America
Earth to Ann Romney: The Mommy Wars Are Over
The faux scandal over Hilary Rosen’s comments highlight the fact that for most women, the system has already destined you to be a working mother.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
What Does an Abortionist Look Like?
Even with the new regime of restrictive abortion laws, women will still get abortions. They’ll just be unsafe ones.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
November Dreaming
The White House is courting LGBT donors and volunteers. But is it doing enough?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Second-Degree Murder
George Zimmerman is finally in custody, and will face trial.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Zimmerman’s Fair Trial
Whether or not Treyvon Martin’s shooter is found guilty of second-degreee murder, at least the facts will be aired and evaluated in open court.
