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Movies That Defy Gender Stereotypes. Last updated: June 10, 2025 by Betsy Bozdech Princesses and superheroes are great, and kids -- no matter their gender! -- love them. But child development experts ...

The 1950s loom large in the imagination of MAGA leaders and followers; that decade is the when of America’s past greatness. Steve Bannon praises the “1950s values” of “decent folks” and laments the ...

We seem to be caught in rapid cycles of progress followed by backlash. During Trump’s first term, the #MeToo movement ...

In the 1950s, despite an outward appearance of fulfilled lives, American housewives endured a hidden malaise — “the problem that has no name” — a silent yet pervasive discontent. Self-esteem, which ...

Ahead of the newest Superman film release, there’s been ever-growing hype surrounding the David Corenswet and Rachel ...

Ruth McCabe: ‘Being born a woman in Ireland in the 1950s, it’s been no picnic’ Anna Healy, Sorcha Cusack, Deirdre Monaghan and Ruth McCabe talk ageing on the stage ...

Peter H. Schwartz. Anyone looking to drench themselves in the 1950s nostalgia currently favored by the religious right in America should consider watching “Leave It to Beaver” stoned.

Gender-Neutral Family Terms Are Here to Stay. Gender-neutral family terms are becoming increasingly popular as a way to break down traditional gender roles and create a more inclusive language for ...

But in 2025, MAGA seems much more distinctively molded by gender politics. Gender backlash is here, and before we think through the implications for partisan politics, we need to recognize it as a ...

Using federal funds to provide gender-affirming care is prohibited under the budget reconciliation package known as the “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act,” which the US House of Representatives ...

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to continue providing gender-affirming care to hundreds of transgender prison inmates, ruling that an abrupt decision to curtail their medical ...