Sexes

Straight Shooters: Meet the Gay Gun-Rights Activists

It's not just macho Bible thumpers who treasure their Second Amendment rights.

• Marin Cogan and National Journal
• August 6, 2014

Hedge Funds Run by Women Outperform Those Run by Men

Is it because women are more averse to risk?

• Joe Pinsker
• August 4, 2014

The Dilemma of the Depressed Mother-to-Be

For pregnant women taking antidepressants, balancing mental health and fetal health can lead to difficult choices.

• Lia Grainger
• August 4, 2014

A Single Mother Prepares for War

A reminder of the challenges low-income women face when they're deployed

• Helen Thorpe
• August 3, 2014

Democrats Are Ready to Declare Victory in the 'War on Women'

The party plans to keep talking about the pay gap and reproductive freedom. But the martial metaphor just isn't working.

• Emily Schultheis and National Journal
• August 2, 2014

Can the Female Condom Go Mainstream?

Despite its success in developing countries, the female condom has long suffered from a PR problem in the U.S. What would it take to salvage its image?

• Cari Romm
• July 30, 2014

'Even If You Don't Like It, You're Supposed to Appear That You Do'

Writer and activist Feminista Jones talks about street harassment against black women and the #YouOKsis campaign.

• Noah Berlatsky
• July 28, 2014

Scarlett Johansson's Vanishing Act

Lucy, Under the Skin, and Her seem like strange choices for the star. But maybe there's a reason she keeps picking roles in which she makes part of herself disappear.

• Noah Gittell
• July 28, 2014

How to Get a Job in the '60s: Have Your Husband Incorporate You

A tale of pregnancy, bureaucracy, and an extremely literal instance of corporate personhood

• Rebecca J. Rosen
• July 25, 2014

50 Shades of Grey's Trailer: Genius

The dull sexual document of our age becomes a lot more interesting once Beyoncé's involved.

• Noah Berlatsky
• July 24, 2014

Why So Many People Care So Much About Others' Sex Lives

A new study looks at the evolutionary psychology behind ideas of sexual morality.

• Cari Romm
• July 22, 2014

Multiple Lovers, Without Jealousy

Polyamorous people still face plenty of stigmas, but some studies suggest they handle certain relationship challenges better than monogamous people do.

• Olga Khazan
• July 21, 2014

The Female Thor and the Female Comic-Book Reader

The stereotype that only men want to read superhero stories is wrong—but just how wrong?

• Noah Berlatsky
• July 21, 2014

The Myth of the Beyoncé Voter

All the single ladies… aren’t the same.

• Tanya Basu
• July 18, 2014

The Myth of Wealthy Men and Beautiful Women

Similarity and companionship are the currency of attraction, for better or worse.

• James Hamblin
• July 15, 2014

'It's Not a Contradiction for Men to Discriminate Against Other Men'

A scholar of gender studies on reconciling feminism with the reality of gender bias against men

• Noah Berlatsky
• July 14, 2014

First Comes Skype, Then Comes Marriage

Technology brought us together—but it takes an offline connection to keep us that way.

• Julie Wilson
• July 14, 2014

Speed-Dating in the Time of Tinder

Even as apps and websites have taken over, some prefer an analog courtship ritual

• ​Georgina Parfitt
• July 10, 2014

When Harry Met eHarmony

Online dating! Delayed marriages! Hollywood hasn't caught up to the way we love now.

• Megan Garber
• July 9, 2014

Should We 'Fix' Intersex Children?

Standard medical practice is often to operate to "normalize" genitals, but some families are fighting back.

• ​Charlotte Greenfield
• July 8, 2014