List of Sex and Gender articles
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A participant wearing a rainbow-colored wig holds up a sign reading, in English, “Queer rights are human rights” during a pride parade in Cyprus. Other participants mill about in the background against a sunny sky. Can the U.N. Protect Queer Rights?
The organization is struggling with a resurgence of global bigotry.
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Margot Robbie as Barbie and Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer stand in front of an apocalyptic pink and orange clouded desert landscape in a photo illustration for the two movies. Barbie wears her iconic black-and-white-striped swimsuit and sunglasses, and Oppenheimer a period hat and suit with cigarette in hand. ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ Have More in Common Than You Think
Both films attempt to atone for the complicated legacies of American icons. Only one succeeds.
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Nida Usman Chaudhary, a woman wearing a suit jacket and glasses, looks down at an open book in her hands as she stands in front of a large shelf of legal volumes. In Pakistan, the Legal Profession Remains an All Boys’ Club
An entrenched culture of misogyny is keeping the country’s female lawyers away from the corridors of power.
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Volunteers carry a huge rainbow flag during a parade as part of the Seoul Queer Culture Festival in Seoul, South Korea. In Seoul, Pride Strikes Back
South Korean LGBTQ+ groups fight for their rights as far-right politicians and religious groups attempt to block Pride parades.
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A woman casts her vote at a polling station in Freetown on March 31, 2018 during a country's general elections. Do Gender Quotas in Elections Work?
Sierra Leone is about to become the latest country to find out.
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A poster at a university in Kabul shows a woman wearing all-black clothes and a black hijab while carrying a purse, books, and a cellphone. The opening of her head scarf is blank, showing a plain white oval instead of her face. The Taliban’s Hatred of Women Is Fundamental to Their Hold on Power
Waiting for change in Afghanistan is like waiting for Godot.
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A photo illustration shows 10 Barbie dolls in an array of shapes and sizes against a glittery and shiny pink backdrop. It’s Not a Barbie World
Why the American doll never made it abroad.
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Four people wearing colorful outfits and face paint sit together beneath a large rainbow flag. The people are smiling and have their hands raised to keep the flag billowing above their head. Is Nepal Ready for Marriage Equality?
Same-sex marriage has been on the cards for years, but progress has been slow.
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A couple walk past a billboard calling for a stop to domestic violence in Beijing Chinese Courts Want Abused Women to Shut Up
Personal and political violence are intermixed in authoritarian societies.
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A man wears a mask depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin wearing makeup, during the 19th edition of the 'Belgian Pride' event, a gathering of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, on May 17, 2014 in Brussels. Homophobia Is Part of Putin’s War Plan
Why anti-gay propaganda has been part of Russia’s strategy against Ukraine from the start.
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Activists raise green headscarves during a demonstration demanding the legalization of abortion in San Salvador, El Salvador. When Abortion Bans Are Too Popular to Overturn
A court may soon rule against El Salvador’s anti-abortion law. But will that make a difference?
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An activist is seen through a rainbow flag during a Pride parade in Kyiv. Putin’s Homophobia Is Advancing LGBTQ Rights in Ukraine
Many have begun to associate anti-gay bigotry with imperial aggression.
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Members of the transgender and LGBTQ community light candles as they pay tribute to victims of hate crimes in Uganda and all over the world, in Kampala, Uganda, on Nov. 23, 2019. How U.S. Evangelicals Helped Homophobia Flourish in Africa
Anti-gay sentiment had previously existed on the continent, but white American religious groups have given it a boost.
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Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and Kai Wegner, the CDU’s top candidate in Berlin, depart after the end of a joint press conference in Berlin on Feb. 13, one day after the city-state’s elections. The campaign placard behind them reads “Celebrate Berlin. Fire the Council.” Germany’s Conservatives Are Ready for a Culture War
The Christian Democrats aren’t the center-right party of Angela Merkel anymore.
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A burqa-clad Afghan woman walks past as a U.S. soldier belonging to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) keeps watch during a patrol outside Bagram airbase, 50 kilometers north of Kabul on February 28, 2009. America Is Again Failing Afghanistan’s Women—and Itself
The deteriorating status of women under Taliban rule is a strategic disaster for Washington.
