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Intersex, and Proud
She was raised as a boy. After a doctor discovered a half-formed ovary, Tatenda decided to live as a young woman.
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The 23-Year-Old Woman Who Pioneered Investigative Journalism
In the Victorian era, the audacious Nellie Bly went undercover in a mental asylum.
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The Skeletons in Abusers’ Closets
In a series of emotionally charged group therapy sessions, convicted batterers reflect on the beliefs and attitudes that underlie their behavior.
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Intimacy in the Early Days of Online Dating
In the halcyon days of internet romance, before there was Tinder, a young couple met and fell in love.
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Men Are Socialized to ‘Act Inhumanely’
A trans man offers a unique perspective on the internalization of masculinity.
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Ted Horowitz / Corbis / Getty Are Male and Female Brains Biologically Different?
The scientific debate around this question keeps raging, but one neuroscientist says we’re more alike than we think.
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'It's Difficult for Trans People to Enter Public Spaces'
A swimming pool becomes a haven for a marginalized community, for whom donning a swimsuit in public can feel unsafe.
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The Problem With #MeToo’s Agenda
Caitlin Flanagan argues that the #MeToo movement is becoming big enough to be rendered meaningless.
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In 100 Texts, the Story of Love, Heartbreak, and an Unplanned Baby
What remains of a boy’s absentee father is a discarded paternity test and 100 texts archived in a Nokia phone.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters America's Deep Rift on Gender Issues
New polling reveals how partisanship affects people’s views of the roles of men and women.
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Greg Smith / AP Down the Rabbit Hole: The Surprising Tale of the Bunny Suit
Like Hugh Hefner himself, Playboy’s iconic costume was a blend of provocative and old-fashioned.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters Stephen Florida Reveals the Dark Toll of Athletic Greatness
Gabe Habash’s impressive debut novel delves into the mind of a college wrestler determined to win a championship no matter the cost.
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Reuters / Toby Melville Why Don’t More People Consider Competitive Cheerleading a Sport?
The rigorous activity is dominated by female athletes—and is growing in legitimacy and popularity.
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Jordan Strauss / AP Should Acting Prizes Be Gender-Neutral?
The MTV Movie & TV Awards will no longer hand out separate trophies for best male and female performers. Will bigger ceremonies follow suit?
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Not Wanting to Be a Token in Tech
Two readers are very wary of hiring practices in Silicon Valley that strongly take gender into account. Here’s Sally: …
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Becoming ‘Everyone’s Little Sister’ to Deal With Sexism
A reader with a Ph.D. in physics has been working in the tech industry for many years, but she’s…
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Expensive / venusty888 / shutterstock / Katie Martin ... Why Female Cannibals Frighten and Fascinate
The danger and appeal of the insatiable woman in Raw, Santa Clarita Diet, and The Lure
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Thomas Lohnes / Getty In Germany, Parents Can Sue the Government for Failing to Provide Child Care
A judge has ruled that mothers and fathers can try to recover wages they lost from staying home to take care of their kids.
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Philip Gould / Corbis via Getty How Wall-Mounted Changing Tables Enabled Moms to Leave the House
Where parenting norms have gone, the availability of infant-friendly facilities has followed.
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PeopleImages / Getty Women Know When Negotiating Isn't Worth It
Telling women to “always negotiate” might be bad advice, a new paper suggests.
