New genetic analysis of two princes’ within a pair of Germany’s most well-preserved Celtic burial mounds confirms a long-suspected familial relationship—one that may shake up our understanding of gender relationships within Iron Age societies. Based on DNA reconstruction efforts, it appears at least some Celtic clans revolved around matrilineal instead of patrilineal dynasties. Unlike the […]
America’s eight largest pharmacy providers shared customers’ prescription records to law enforcement when faced with subpoena requests, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. The news arrives amid patients’ growing privacy concerns in the wake of the Supreme Court’s 2022 overturn of Roe v. Wade. The new look into the legal workarounds was first detailed in a […]
Pink and blue became girl and boy colors because of marketing trends. Can a new “Barbie” movement reverse those Western gender norms?
There’s demand for non-hormonal birth control options across sexes, but the research is skewed toward male contraceptives.
The NIH funded a long-term US study to study the mental health effects of gender-affirming care on transgender youth.
Imagine the typical crash test dummy in your head. What does it look like, exactly? Does it have that creepy blank face? The little yellow and black circles? Is it a “man” or a “woman” dummy? The faces and the circles may vary ever so slightly, but in reality, there has always been one constant—crash […]
In ‘Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex,’ Rachel Feltman discusses the gender binary (or lack of one) in cultures of the world.
Helen Thompson Woolley was among the first to show that biology alone might not account for differences between men and women. The way they were raised and treated had to be considered, too.
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and “detransitioning” is rare.
The climate change conference COP26 which ended last week tackled a number of issues that intersect with addressing the climate crisis—including a full day dedicated to gender issues. “Today is gender day because gender and climate are profoundly intertwined. The impact of climate change [affects] women and girls disproportionately,” Alok Sharma, the COP26 President said […]
