In a nation founded on a premise of religious freedom, politicians are struggling with a new dimension of faith: atheism. The United...

On August 28, the California State Senate took a step to clear up convoluted college rape policy. Over the past few months, colleges...

The physical evolution of Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft. Recently, the release of Assassin’s Creed: Unity by Ubisoft has again sparked...

In 2005, a woman identified in court documents only as “A-R-C-G-” fled from her abusive husband to the United States. She had endured...

This year at the 66th annual Primetime Emmys, three of the shows which seemed to dominate the award ceremony had significant LGBTQ...

On August 5, former WBNA star Becky Hammon was appointed as a full-time assistant coach to the San Antonio Spurs, making her the first...

Magdaleno Rose-Ávila, a revered hero in many Latino communities, former CNN hero of the year and a tireless civil-rights activist, was...

In Pennsylvania, during the spring of 2008, Hillary Clinton’s campaign faced a notable problem: white women.  While Clinton courted the...

The White House has officially donned its white hat. The highly anticipated First Report of the White House Task Force to Protect...

Among Havana’s 1950s cars, bikes and motorcycle sidecars, one occasionally hears the roll and smash of skateboards, a mix of Cuban and...

“Hey shawty,” the recently-shaven, well-dressed, clearly-older-than-me man said as I crossed 34th street and made my way to Penn station....

Last week, an ad campaign from women’s hair removal brand Veet aired during ABC’s Dancing With the Stars, showcasing the tagline “Don’t...

According to former Liberal Democratic Party minister Hakuo Yanagisawa, if Japan’s “baby making machines” stayed at home, they would...

Hillary Clinton’s 2008 primary run took a bite out of the expectation that she would receive a substantial chunk of the female vote:...

Like a funhouse mirror for American society, Fred Phelps reflected and distorted American ideals in ways that were uncomfortable and even...

The idea of religious liberty has enjoyed many roles in American society — throughout our nation’s history it has been the object of...

A few weeks ago, the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) wrote to the Department of Justice’s White House Task Force to...

One would like to assume that if we, as a society, are going to inundate a child’s mind with a stimulus, such a stimulus would be...

When I first caught wind of the Duke porn star story, I was snapping my fingers in praise. She is an intelligent, liberated, sex-positive...

These days it seems the Big Apple is on a tear. In the last several weeks, we have seen New York City go from strength to strength. It...