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Here's why Trump's win is turning some straight women to political lesbianism

After a tsunami of misogyny, transphobia, and orange hair, some straight women are considering a more sapphic political point of view.

Bruce LaBruce Critiques Radical Feminism in The Misandrists

The director's film about feminist revolutionaries is laced with campy humor and a critique of trans exclusion.

History Shows Radical Feminism Was Trans-Inclusive

The Conversations Project's groundbreaking historical investigations shine light on the decades-old ideas of pioneering, trans-affirming radical feminists.

Woman Enough

The attack by self-identified radical feminists on trans people's participation in feminism and the LGBT movement has never been a response to any bad behavior by trans women or trans men.

Op-ed: An Open Letter to The New Yorker

When The New Yorker took a look at the tension between transgender women and radical feminists, one writer says the examination was unfair.

Fear of Flying... To the White House

In the heady first years of feminism, lesbians crashed the party, forever bonding the two movements. To win the presidency, Hillary Clinton must reckon with both.

IRS Awards Tax Exempt Status to Transphobic Lesbian-Run 'Pussy Church'

The cisgender women-only faith requires adherents to provide "evidence of a consistent lesbian life" to join.

How Conservatives Are Using ‘Feminism’ to Fight Against LGBTQ Equality

A calculated alliance based on transphobia is fueling the fight against the Equality Act. 

10 icons from history you didn't know were nonbinary

To celebrate Nonbinary Awareness Week we're highlighting the amazing contributions of nonbinary people in history!

Op-ed: Antitrans RadFems Are on the Wrong Side of History

Modern radical feminists see their rights as aligned with transgender women's rights.

GOP Sen. Candidate Better Get His Home-Cooked Dinner Every Night

Trump acolyte Courtland Sykes -- hoping to unseat Sen. Claire McCaskill -- also branded those demanding gender equality as "banshees."

Jill Soloway Wants the Patriarchy to Lose Its Grip on Storytelling

The Transparent director is on a mission to topple the patriarchy.

Organizing in a Time of Anxiety: Taking Inspiration From the Gay Men’s Health Crisis

For progressive organizers, it can sometimes feel like there is so much to do and so many injustices to fight that it's hard to even know where to begin. Here's how you can start.

Russia to Consider Restricting Gay Love Scenes, 'As With Pornography'

Films and TV shows with such content would be available only by "special access," says an anti-LGBTQ+ member of Parliament.

Amazon's 'Transparent' is Great Television in Transition

It’s wonderful to watch Jeffrey Tambor explore his female side and creator Jill Soloway plot television revolution, but for many viewers, Transparent will just be a damn good, dark family comedy

Op-ed: To Straightwash Pride Is a Crime Against History

The 1980s was a time when LGBT Brits were legally silenced, so why silence them in 2015?

Responding to J.K. Rowling: It’s Past Time for Lesbians to Speak Out

Two lesbian feminist activists talk about why it's important to denounce trans-exclusionary language.