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SNL'S Handmaids in the City is Both Hilarious and Horrifying

These handmaids who brunch chatter about fashion choices and sex with married couples. 

'Handmaid's Tale'-Inspired Lingerie Sparks Outrage

A sleepwear company has named a silk set after a sex slave.

Handmaids Protest Alleged Pedophile Roy Moore

A group of women dressed as handmaids from Margaret Atwood's iconic novel came together to protest the Senate candidacy of Republican Roy Moore.

'Handmaid's Tale' Protesters Greet Trump in Poland

Women dressed as Handmaid's Tale characters protested Trump in Poland, chanting, "We will never be handmaids! We won't allow it!"​

Hulu Announces Season Two of The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale was the streaming service's most watched series premiere ever, according to Variety.

'The Handmaid's Tale' Drops Timely and Terrifying Teaser

Adapted by Hulu for television, Margaret Atwood's dystopic vision of a world where women have been stripped of rights strikes a chord with real-world fears.

Why This Trans Woman Can't Identify With 'The Handmaid's Tale'

There are battles that cis women face that trans women don't -- and vice versa. That doesn't mean we shouldn't be invested in the struggles of all women, writes Jessie Earl. 

The Handmaid's Tale Season 2 Trailer: A Nightmare Dystopia

The award-winning series is coming back more relevant than ever. 

Clea Duvall Joins 'Handmaid's Tale' for Season Two

The But I'm a Cheerleader actress is playing another fiery queer character.

The Handmaid's Tale's New Teaser Depicts a Frightening Then and Now

The latest teaser for Hulu's upcoming series The Handmaid's Tale, based on the feminist dystopian novel, draws timely, frightening distinctions between life before the new regime and life after. 

'The Handmaid's Tale' Drops Season 3 Trailer and Premiere Date

Offred is fighting to topple the patriarchy.

Handmaid's Tale Protesters Silently Resist Brett Kavanaugh for SCOTUS

Donald Trump's Supreme Court pick Kavanaugh poses a threat to women's reproductive rights if confirmed, and women dressed as handmaids are fighting it. 

The Women of Gilead Rise Up in The Handmaid's Tale's Second Season

Samira Wiley and Alexis Bledel speak with The Advocate about solidarity, sisterhood, and taking on the patriarchy. 

Reading the Far Right: Defending Comey's Canning, Hating on Handmaids

Right-wingers are also lamenting the withdrawal of anti-LGBT Army secretary nominee Mark Green.

Hillary Clinton Invokes The Handmaid's Tale in Speech to Planned Parenthood

Clinton's remarks came as Trump's 'health care' bill names rape as a preexisting condition. 

Samira Wiley: Handmaid's Tale 'Is No Doubt a Feminist Work'

Wiley defended the series as "feminist" in no uncertain terms in an interview with The Advocate.

Hulu's 'Handmaid's Tale' Cast Bizarrely Eschews the Label 'Feminist'

Elisabeth Moss and costars of Hulu's version of The Handmaid's Tale comments have rankled fans of the novel.

Ad for 'The Handmaid's Tale' Is Last You'd Expect at Super Bowl

While gorging on beer and wings, enjoy this ad for the miniseries based on Margaret Atwood's classic rebuke of male authoritarianism.

Women's Marches: Asia Argento, Handmaids, and More Call Out Injustice

Thousands of women marched around the world today to denounce sexism and other injustices, and more will rally Sunday.

Hilarious and Spot-On Handmaid's Tale Parody Skewers Men's Rights Groups

Meet Manfred, one of "handmen" stripped of the right to treate women like objects. 

Yvonne Strahovski's Handmaid's Tale Character Resembles Female Trump Voters

The actress spoke about creating the villainous woman who suffers under the rules she helped create.