A pastor who was suspended for officiating at his son’s same-sex marriage speaks out
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Adam Levine: People’s Sexiest Man, But Not Sexiest Mensch
Don’t tell me there weren’t any nice boys who could have been the first Jewish Sexiest Man Alive.
Don’t Go Shopping This Thanksgiving. Just Don’t.
Unless you want to have to work on Thanksgiving one day too, argues the president and co-founder of the Families and Work Institute
The Katniss Conundrum: Is She Okay for Kids?
Katniss Everdeen just might be the best female role model ever. I just wish she didn’t kill people.
Five Reasons People Under 50 Are Tired of JFK Nostalgia
Baby Boomers are obsessed with JFK, but his assassination didn’t “shatter innocence” or “change America” or any of those other tropes
Does High School Determine the Rest of Your Life?
A new study shows that the popular kids in high school wind up making more money. Then again, a lot of people still hate them
The End of Gay Victimhood
Ten years after Massachusetts, we’ve moved from a gay-rights agenda to a gay-responsibility agenda — and we should never look back
Why Massachusetts Was So Important to Marriage Equality
Ten years ago, GLAD lawyer Mary Bonauto triumphed in the first case to allow same-sex marriage. Here she reflects back on that key decision and how far we’ve come since then
Renisha McBride and Evolution of Black-Female Stereotype
Why are black women seen as more threatening, more masculine and less in need of help? Because they’re not being seen as women at all
Politicians Really Are Big Babies
Partisanship starts in infancy, but that’s no reason our elected officials can’t outgrow our parochial natures
Women Chefs Talk About That TIME List
A recent article in TIME sparked controversy over sexism in haute cuisine—and the media. Here, Alice Waters and other prominent women restaurateurs weigh in on what’s holding female chefs back.
Parents, Relax: Movie Violence Up, Real Violence Down
A new study in the journal Pediatrics that’s getting a lot of mileage in the media laments a disturbing trend of violence in movies. According to a survey conducted by Brad Bushman, a professor of communication and psychology at …
How To Really Honor Veterans: Extend Benefits to Transgender Vets
Twenty percent of transgendered Americans have served in the military. They deserve the same protections as other vets.