To the American Right, Trump Can Do No Wrong
Right-wing audiences got a deeply distorted view of the verdict against Donald Trump in E. Jean Carroll’s defamation suit. Media Matters’ Courtney Hagle explains why and what to do about it.
Body Politics
The Internet Has Always Been Trans
As early adopters—and innovators—of the internet, transgender people carved out enduring, invaluable safe spaces to find community, support, and themselves online.
Learning to Love What Nourishes My Son
For this California mom, supporting her medically complex son’s relationship with food meant relinquishing control and embracing what worked.
The Tenderness of Eldercare
How aging caregivers are putting their self-care first.
Menopause Matters
The end of menstruation has been stigmatized and misunderstood. The “menopausal multiverse” can change that.
Better With Age
Sex may evolve over the years, but pleasure is timeless.
There’s No Justification for Destroying Gaza’s Health Infrastructure
In this op-ed—which the Journal of the American Medical Association rejected—three doctors say the medical establishment should be morally unambiguous on bombing hospitals.
Lessons From Ohio’s Abortion Ballot Measure
Voters in Republican-led Ohio elected to enshrine reproductive freedom into the state constitution. Here's what that could mean for the 2024 election.
California Shouldn’t Ration Care for Disabled Kids
What good is a waiver program intended to help families access in-home care for medically fragile children if the program is full?
Divorcing Love and Marriage from Organized Religion
Religious ideals such as "'Til Death Do Us Part" are hindering intimate relationships from flourishing. Here's one clinical psychologist's secular guide to long-term love.
The Power of Parents Supporting Parents
Parents of disabled children are increasingly connecting with each other to help navigate the complex medical, social, and support systems they must access to care for their kids.
Healing From Purity Culture
How can we transform our relationship with pleasure after religious trauma?
Not What They Expected: Grandparents As Day Care
Expanded federal funding for child care ended Oct. 1, and in many cases, extended families, including grandparents, will shoulder the burden.
Eros and the Revolution: Why Activism Needs Pleasure
Punishing ourselves through the deprivation of rest and pleasure won’t get us free.
California Offers a Lifeline for Children With Long-Term Health Conditions
California’s Enhanced Care Management program, offered through Medi-Cal, could help parents who are caring for children with complex physical, behavioral, and social needs.
Making Medicare Drugs Affordable
Medicare can finally use its purchasing power to negotiate lower drug prices—but Big Pharma is pushing back.
Surviving Birth
Birth workers are helping Black parents navigate overlapping crises.
The Heavy Weight of Body Image
From a young age, boys are expected to bulk up at the expense of their emotional and mental health.
Making Legal Abortion Accessible in India
Rural healthcare workers in India are fighting to overcome stigma and systemic shortcomings to help patients.
Children With Complex Medical Needs Belong at Home
We could do more to allow these children to stay at home, instead of being forced into institutionalized care.
Strippers Join Servers and Baristas in New Labor Movement
The LA-based Star Garden Topless Dive Bar just voted in favor of joining the Actors’ Equity Association, making it the first unionized strip club since the now-defunct Lusty Lady in San Francisco and Seattle.
For the Colonized Body, Tattoos Are Reclamation
There is something medicinal in choosing the kinds of scars that mark us.
The Trans Joy Missing From Media Coverage and Legislation
Strong family bonds help transgender people embrace joy even amid legislative attacks and reductive media portrayals.
FDA’s Blood Ban Reversal for Gay Men, Explained
The FDA’s latest move represents a seismic shift for gay and bisexual men as well as for the critically low U.S. blood supply.
Afghan Women Use Art to Resist the Taliban
As public spaces for women continue to diminish each day, some Afghan women have transformed a corner of their own homes into a battleground to resist the Taliban’s oppressive rule.
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