Donald Trump did not just reinstate a pre-Obama ban on U.S. assistance to overseas groups that perform or even talk about abortion, he vastly expanded its reach.
Gender & Sexuality
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Hold the Mansplaining: The Resistance Is Being Led by Women
One beauty of Saturday’s march was the number of men who turned out for a march that was led by women.
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Turning the March Into a Movement
Reflections on Saturday’s protest
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It’s the Misogyny, Stupid
Trump’s election threw the long-standing sexism of white America into stark relief.
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Who’s Behind the Women’s March?
The four women who organized what’s shaping up to be a massive rally
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Women’s March, Like Many Before It, Struggles for Unity
The Women’s March on Washington planned for the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration has had its share of internal controversies, but this is nothing new in the history of demonstrations in the nation’s capital.
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No, Feminism Isn’t Over — But It Needs to Change
To counter Donald Trump’s victory, the very structure of liberal and progressive politics must be seized by women.
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North Carolina on the Brink: Repeal of Anti-Transgender Bill Falls Flat
In North Carolina, which has become ground zero in the fight over LGBTQ rights, a special legislative session to repeal the state’s House Bill 2 devolved into name-calling and hostile stalemate.
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Counter Protests Swamp KKK Celebration in North Carolina
A Ku Klux Klan gathering this weekend both recalled North Carolina’s racially troubled history, and demonstrated the strength and diversity of the state’s civil rights movement today.
