List of Sex and Gender articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 On Human Rights Day, a Tunisian Court Sent Six Men to Prison For Being Gay
Five years after a revolution transformed Tunisia, the country still has a long way to go on human rights.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Making of the Modern Superheroine
Why comic-book crusaders have nothing on the real-life women who changed the world in 2015.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Poisoned Waters of Punjab
Mothers in the Indian state of Punjab say the water has rendered them infertile -- claims that researchers support but that the government laughs off.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 India: A Microcosm of Tensions on LGBT Rights
South Asia stands in the middle of a deep divide on LGBT rights in the international community and reframes the existing narrative of LGBT rights as only a Western value.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What if Saudi Arabia Threw an Election for Women and Nobody Came?
The brave women spearheading female suffrage in the kingdom are worried that the forthcoming vote might not be the revolution they had hoped for.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Power of the Purse
2015 Global Thinkers Shannon Schuyler and Amy-Willard Cross discuss the importance of supporting women in business — and penalizing those who won’t.
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ISR-81542246 Palestine’s Abortion Problem
Abortions remain illegal in Palestine. So when women in the West Bank decide to undergo the procedure, guess where they end up.*
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 On opening all military jobs to women
This will be interesting to watch. It is a good sign of civilian leadership (not just oversight) of the military by Defense Secretary Ash Carter.
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LGBT_advocatescrop LGBT Power Surge
Why Russia, Uganda, and other repressive states are fighting a losing battle against sexual freedom.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Meet the Comedian Making Saudis Laugh About Driving Laws
Fahad Albutairi is revolutionizing Saudi Arabia's comedy scene. This month, he sat down with FP to talk about launching his career on YouTube, going to school in Texas, and walking the fine line of funny and political.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 LGBT Gains in Ukraine Are in Danger
Ukraine just passed some surprisingly progressive LGBT protections — but they might not last longer than a few weeks.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 On the Campaign Trail with Saudi Arabia’s First Women Candidates
Saudi women are running for office in upcoming municipal elections for the first time -- and discovering the rules as they go.
