Serena Williams blames Steubenville rape survivor for “putting herself in that position”
UPDATE: Williams issues an apology for remarks blaming a 16-year-old girl for getting raped
Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 3:36 PM UTC 58steubenville rape case
Creepy pickup artist rakes in Kickstarter cash
Kickstarter campaigner Ken Hoinsky offers tips for overcoming women's "resistance"
steubenville rape case
Archbishop: “May a lesbian marry a gay man? My answer is ‘yes’”
A cleric says gay people can totally marry -- as long as they marry someone of the opposite sex
Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 2:42 PM UTCLGBT, Catholic Church
Brazil lawmakers vote to lift ban on gay “conversion therapy”
The "gay cure" measure passed a vote by Brazil's congressional human rights committee
Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 1:50 PM UTCBrazil, Gay, Gay Rights
John Horne Burns: The writer Hemingway and Vidal envied
"The Gallery" was among the first (and best) novels about gay life in the military. Its author has an amazing story
Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 12:00 AM UTCHistory, World War II, Gay Rights
NSA spying kills my faith in America
I thought privacy and the Fourth Amendment meant something. What do I tell my kids now?
Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 25Since You Asked, NSA
Five easy steps for becoming a rape apologist
James Taranto's editorial provides a handy guide for blaming the victim
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 10:07 PM UTC 41James Taranto
How Obamacare shortchanges low-wage workers
The Affordable Care Act will benefit millions of low-income employees -- except those working for big businesses
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 10:04 PM UTC 24Next New Deal, Obamacare
Texas councilwoman outraged over billboard featuring gay couple
Vonciel Jones Hill is upset that an HIV awareness billboard makes being gay seem "acceptable"
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 5:33 PM UTC 24HIV, Texas, sexual health
Guys worry about sex on the first date too
We assume men just want to have sex as early as possible. But the truth is more complex
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 5:05 PM UTC 45dating, Sex, Feminism
Miss Utah gives wonderfully succinct answer to question about women and work
Marissa Powell was nervous at Sunday's Miss USA pageant, which is why she flubbed her response, she says VIDEO
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 4:48 PM UTC 26Video, women and work, women
GOP lawmaker: Extreme abortion ban justified because of masturbating fetuses
Rep. Michael Burgess has seen fetuses with "their hands between their legs" as early as 15 weeks, he says VIDEO
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 4:30 PM UTC 142Video, Abortion, abortion ban
Samantha Bee faces down the gay lobby
The "Daily Show" correspondent exposes the intolerance of gay people working to secure basic rights in the U.S. VIDEO
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 3:55 PM UTC 21Video, Gay Rights, LGBT Rights
What “The Bling Ring” gets wrong about Valley girls
Their obsession with designer labels has a purpose: They want to feel equal to the rich and famous
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 3:43 PM UTCPentagon to begin training women for elite combat roles by 2015
The Pentagon will announce a schedule to begin the transition on Tuesday, according to reports
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 1:21 PM UTC 24women, women in combat, combat
From “Bling Ring” to Oprah, “The Secret” lives on
In this era of class immobility, the self-help book looks less relevant than ever -- but don't count it out yet VIDEO
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 71Video, Emma Watson
I’m still angry about the affair
Three years later, I'm furious. Why now?
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 58Since You Asked, Marriage
Looking to the mother I barely knew
My gay father raised me, but I felt a truer kinship with my mother
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 18Motherhood, Fatherhood
Chicago firefighters charged with attempted rape of an unconscious woman
One man attempted to assault the unconscious woman while another man acted as his "lookout," prosecutors say VIDEO
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 9:29 PM UTC 30Video, Rape, Sexual assault
No one understands how hard it is to be Glenn Beck, says Glenn Beck
Beck is practically ruining his life trying to "fundamentally transform the media" and save America, so back off VIDEO
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 8:14 PM UTC 40Video, Glenn Beck
Five major takeaways from Edward Snowden Q&A
The NSA whistle-blower took questions on what's already transpired and what's happening next
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 7:29 PM UTC 81snowden, NSA, National security
Bloomberg’s Siri joke slights female engineers
His comment that Stanford grads should come to New York to date girls leaves a lot of women out
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 6:56 PM UTC 10Bloomberg, Siri, Stanford
Women make up 50 percent of NASA’s incoming team of astronauts
The new batch of astronauts represents the highest percentage of female candidates ever selected by NASA
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 6:46 PM UTCNASA, Space, Space Travel
Why didn’t anyone help?
When Nigella Lawson's husband had his hand around her throat, how come no one stepped in?
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 6:31 PM UTC 192nigella lawson
How our brains separate empathy from disgust
An injured rat, and our responses to it, offers clues to the adaptive nature of human behavior
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 5:39 PM UTCScientific American, rats
Poland’s first openly gay MP assaulted during pride event
MP Robert Biedron was harassed, spat on and kicked in the stomach at Warsaw's gay pride march
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 4:55 PM UTCGay Rights, LGBT Rights, Poland
Carl Hart: Drugs don’t turn people into criminals
The "High Price" author argues drugs have become an easy scapegoat for deeper problems related to poverty and race
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 4:20 PM UTC 19AlterNet, Carl Hart, High Price
Miss Utah bombs while answering question about gender wage gap
A rambling response about how to "create education better" from Marissa Powell is making the Internet rounds VIDEO
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 3:52 PM UTC 39Video, miss usa, Gender
What looming DOMA ruling means for immigration reform
A SCOTUS ruling against DOMA may render a Senate decision to exclude gay couples from immigration reform moot
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 3:28 PM UTCDoMA, Gay Marriage, prop 8, SCOTUS
TSA agent allegedly tells teenage girl to “cover herself”
And the girl's dad, Boing Boing editor Mark Frauenfelder, fights back
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 2:33 PM UTC 95Study: Media coverage favors legalizing gay marriage
A new study from the Pew Research Center found coverage in support of gay marriage outweighed negative coverage
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 1:05 PM UTCGay Marriage, Marriage, DoMA
About that braggart on the train: What she should have done
Before posting his photo on Facebook, our commuter train heroine might have considered more intriguing options
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 49Since You Didn't Ask
Can a show about murdering women actually be feminist?
On TV, we seem to find violence against women endlessly entertaining -- but "The Fall" challenges us to do better
Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 7:45 PM UTC 30TV, Television, Editor's Picks
Colum McCann spins out
The leaden "Transatlantic" suggests he's exhausted the themes that made "Let the Great World Spin" so readable
Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 7:00 PM UTCLA Review of Books, Books, Novels
I failed a Mensa test — twice
I tried to become a member of the exclusive society, and all I got was a lousy number 2 pencil
Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 6:00 PM UTC 33Pacific Standard, mensa, essays
My first Father’s Day without my father
I take some solace in the idea that my parents are "reunited." But that doesn't make this holiday any easier
Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 5:00 PM UTCProPublica, Father's Day
To my daughter on Father’s Day: Sorry I used to be a sexist
I was the guy who didn’t even notice all of society’s subtle sexist behaviors -- until I had a girl
Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 2:00 PM UTC 101Father's Day, dads, daughters
What being an unmarried mom taught me about fatherhood
Just because single moms can make it on their own doesn't mean we shouldn't be grateful for dads who stick around
Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 1:00 PM UTCFather's Day, Fathers, Parenting
Top 5 investigative videos of the week: World’s worst charities exposed
From the slums of Mexico to the skyscrapers of Singapore, a sampling of the finest docs YouTube has to offer VIDEO
Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 1:00 PM UTCVideo, The I Files
Grandpa is a criminal
My father served his time. But what kind of a relationship should he have with my daughters?
Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 16Real Families, Life stories
Confessions of a Playgirl editor
A former insider dishes on the magazine's unmentionable gay fans, absurd photoshoots and bizarre reader mail
Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 12:00 AM UTCSex, Pornography, Love and Sex
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