gender The weirdly conservative story of a famous American drag artist from the 1910s Thom Dunn

News NFL kicker tells young women to be homemakers — but his own mom is a scientist Mark Frauenfelder

politics Trump's little Johnson announces new Congressional potty policy Jason Weisberger

We strongly recommend you vote for Kamala Harris today Rob Beschizza

transgender rights "How does it feel?": Trans man silences Ben Shapiro in explosive exchange Ellsworth Toohey

COVID-19 Japan study shows positive mental health effects from owning video games Thom Dunn

movies From Million Dollar Baby to Requiem for a Dream: the most depressing mainstream films Ellsworth Toohey

Two great bigots that go great together JD Vance joins JK Rowling in Olympic anti-trans bigotry Jason Weisberger

Entertainment Universal's new Ministry of Magic theme park (video) Ruben Bolling

1950s "Sex and the College Girl" is a fascinating read 65 years later Yoy Luadha

politics New doctors avoiding states with abortion bans Rob Beschizza

rowling J.K. Rowling claims Nazis didn't burn trans books, issues lawsuit threat when called a holocaust denier Rob Beschizza

MAGA propaganda Andrew Giuliani worries about imagined gender classes in school, rather than his own sick mind (video) Carla Sinclair

climate change Smash Mouth wrote "All Star" to warn us about climate change & anti-intellectualism and we turned it into a meme Thom Dunn

politics Canada issues travel warning about U.S. states with new anti-LGBTQ+ laws Rob Beschizza

marvel Watch the new trailer for Ms. Marvel's comic book return, co-written by MCU actress Iman Vellani Thom Dunn

Barbie Barbie's commitment to diversity and inclusion has come a long way since 1959 Jennifer Sandlin

Barbie movie Evangelicals rail against Barbie, demand Americans not take children to see film Jennifer Sandlin

crime Come for the opportunity, leave because of the poor healthcare, education and culture wars: Texas and Florida slump in livability rankings Rob Beschizza

LGBTQ+ Hair salon refuses service to transgender and queer patrons, suggests they go to "pet groomer" instead David Pescovitz