Women at the world’s top sporting event are shaking off pressure to be feminine in the public eye.
Gender & Sexuality
Posted inLaw and Justice
Pro-Life Sentences
Republican-controlled state legislatures are passing a wave of restrictions on abortion. Now the courts are backing them up.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
The Graceful Ghetto of Women’s Sports
We’ve become accustomed to seeing female athletes compete in events like gymnastics and swimming, but we’re far less comfortable when they play “men’s sports.”
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Don’t Fil-A the First Amendment
Supporters of the gay community can make their case without violating their opponents’ right to free speech.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Sally Ride’s Right to Remain Silent
Respecting diversity means being okay with the astronaut’s decision not to out herself earlier.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Let’s Not Make Sally Ride a Gay Icon
Let’s remember her for what she cared about most—women in the sciences.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
RIP, Sally Ride
In her obituary, the pioneering astronaut smashes yet another barrier.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
This American Darkness
When it comes to the strange disease of mass killings, our normal analyses are of limited use.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
More on the Boy Scouts
A round-up of commentary on the decision to exclude the gay folks … and another reminder that the Girl Scouts win a merit badge for openness.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Merit Badge for Silence
As with the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, the Boy Scouts’ position on homosexuality denies gay people the basic right to self-definition.
