Gender and Sexuality

Mexico City’s first female mayor will dissolve anti-protest police force

Actress Amber Brenner is suing director/producer Salim Akil for breach of contract & domestic violence

Trans woman immigrant who died in ICE custody was abused, family says

“Home is the most dangerous place for women” worldwide, says UN. And in the US, Black women are most likely to killed by partners

Serial killer says he killed 90 women. It is possible because they were all sex workers and women of color

ER doctor killed by ex-fiancé in shooting at Mercy Hospital in Chicago that left three dead

Ahead of upcoming HBO documentary on Sandra Bland, her sisters reveal new details of the case

Stacey Abrams & Andrew Gillum officially withdraw from historic races shaped by voter suppression, racism

Stormy Daniels’ lawyer Michael Avenatti arrested on domestic abuse charges in Los Angelos

Indigenous women sue Canada & its health authorities over forced sterilizations as recent as 2017

How my mother made me a liar and forced me into the closet

Alyssa Milano demands Women’s March leaders condemn Farrakhan—or step down

How anti-Blackness fuels my eating disorder

Google employees stage mass walkout over sexual harassment and other workplace issues

On being too queer and not queer enough: Finding space for my asexuality

New recording seems to show XXXTentacion admitting to battery charges against pregnant girlfriend

In response to Trump administration’s memo define gender to exclude transgender people, organizers, activists say we #WontBeErased

Florida International University right wing student group under fire over racist messages and rape jokes

The story of Black queer women imprisoned for defending themselves to reminds us this criminal system cannot save us

Trump’s first executive order denying aid to abortion-related foreign organizations is costing women across the globe

Queer sex freed me from the shame and discomfort of compulsory heteronormative sex

Queer isn’t who you are, it’s how you reclaim freedom. And even the gayest of us sometimes fail at it

Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo accused of sexual assault by two women

Time’s Up hires WNBA President Lisa Borders as its first president and CEO

Marches in NY, D.C. call for emphasis on the rights of Black women to overturn status quo

#MeToo era sees surge in colleges tackling toxic masculinity on campus

Men’s lack of respect for women’s sexual boundaries is informed by our lack of care for their sexual pleasure

Judge indicates Bill Cosby likely to get less than 3 years in jail for sexual assault conviction

#MeToo is not just for Hollywood: McDonald’s workers strike in 10 U.S. cities to protest sexual harassment

More role models for Black boys in school won’t fix anything if we continue to overlook Black girls

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