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Universal Pictures The Perma-Pump: Jurassic World's Silliest Character
The latest reboot of the dino-themed franchise stars not only sinewy humans and slobbery dinosaurs, but also a pair of stilettos.
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AP / Atlantic Ayn Rand: In Love, Be Selfish
The objectivist philosopher once defended supporting her husband financially because, as she saw it, the benefits accrued to her.
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Eduardo Munoz / Reuters A Humanitarian Mission Becomes a Disaster
A forthcoming report documents United Nations workers exchanging relief goods for sex.
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Wolfgang Rattay / Reuters 'Trouble With Girls': The Enduring Sexism in Science
Nobel Laureate Tim Hunt resigned over inappropriate comments, but such blatant instances of bias are only the most publicized examples of a more pervasive problem.
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USA TODAY Sports Images Why Aren't Women's Sports as Big as Men's? Your Thoughts
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Wikimedia Barnard's Admission of Transgender Students
The women’s college becomes the last of the Seven Sisters to welcome applicants “who consistently live and identify as women.”
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E! Entertainment The Real Christian Debate on Transgender Identity
Some conservatives have made mocking remarks about Caitlyn Jenner, but their attitudes obscure deep, meaningful questions about the meaning of gender.
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Reuters ‘Pele With a Skirt’: The Unequal Fortunes of Brazil's Soccer Stars
One of the nation’s best players makes $15 million a year. The other can’t find a team to sign her.
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E! Entertainment America in Transition: Your Thoughts
Readers grapple with the mainstreaming of transgender identity punctuated this week by Vanity Fair’s profile of Caitlyn Jenner.
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Lauren Giordano / The Atlantic Can Sexuality Be Changed?
A trial in New Jersey this week will determine whether telling gay people that they can become straight constitutes consumer fraud. The ruling might mean the end of so-called “conversion therapies” for good.
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Mladen Antonov / AFP / Getty Images The Paradigm Lag: Why It's (Still) Awkward to Talk About Caitlyn Jenner
Cultural conventions, when it comes to talking about transgender people, haven’t caught up to cultural realities. That will change, and quickly.
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Vanity Fair 'Call Me Caitlyn': The Radical Simplicity of Vanity Fair's Cover
The woman once known as Bruce Jenner is embracing her role as a public figure. But it’s impossible to forget that hers is a personal struggle, too.
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Nadine Ajaka / The Atlantic Don't Let Them See Your Tampons
What’s behind the urge to keep feminine products hidden?
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SASIMOTO / Shutterstock / Kara Gordon / The … The Tampon: A History
The cultural, political, and technological roots of a fraught piece of cotton
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David K. Wheeler A Little Life: The Great Gay Novel Might Be Here
Hanya Yanagihara’s novel is an astonishing and ambitious chronicle of queer life in America.
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Rich Fury / AP Action Bronson and Hip-Hop's Never-Ending Misogyny Debate
A song from 2011 is causing controversy now, proving how slowly the genre’s attitudes about women are evolving.
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William Philpott / Reuters Waiting Periods and the Rising Price of Abortion
Several states have recently enacted laws that require a delay between abortion counseling and the procedure itself. In some cases, this can drive up the cost by hundreds of dollars.
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Mario Anzuoni / Reuters Equality in Marriage May Not Bring Equality in Adoption
For gay couples, winning the battle for legal rights would be just the first step toward securing full recognition for their families.
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Tim Sharp / Reuters The End of the Boy Scout Ban on Gay Adults?
On Thursday, Boy Scouts of America President Bob Gates said “the status quo in our movement’s membership standards cannot be sustained.”
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Cathal McNaughton / Reuters Why One of the World's Most Catholic Countries Might Approve Gay Marriage
Ireland’s gay-rights movement has rejected the Church’s authority, even while embracing its values.
