Why LGBT-rights supporters may have to sit this one out if reform is to succeed.
Gender & Sexuality
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FDA’s Plan B on Plan B Is Still Not Good Enough
The Obama administration modified its Plan B policy yet again, making over-the-counter emergency contraceptives available for all women over age 15. But the age limit—even if lower—remains completely irrational.
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Are Gay Guys Checking You Out in the Locker Room?
NBA player Jason Collins’s decision to come out has homophobes in a panic. Here’s why straight dudes need to chill out.
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Equality’s Nor’easter
What does it mean now that the country’s most socially tolerant region is locked in for marriage?
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The Scouts Ask: Gay or Nay?
In which the organization announces its intention to stay firmly behind the times
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Rhode Island’s Bipartisan Gay-Marriage Coup
The state is expected to legalize marriage equality today with unanimous support from the GOP.
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Coming Out of the Locker Room
There are hints we might soon see the first openly gay major league sports player. But are the fans ready?
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Five Lessons from the Gosnell Abortion-Clinic Controversy
Despite what you’ve heard from conservatives, the solution to unsafe abortion clinics is not eroding access.
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Thinking Outside the (X)Box
There was soul-searching to spare at the Game Developers Conference, as attendees had some warranted stress over diversity—but they should be sure to remember to work on improving the world outside the industry too.
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On Abortion, the GOP Tacks Right
Will anti-abortion laws in states like North Dakota and Kansas spread?
