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China Bans “Effeminate Men” From Appearing on TV

The country's government vows to "resolutely put an end to sissy men" as part of a broad national crackdown

Analysis: NCAA Prevented More Fans From Attending Women's Title Games Than Men's During Pandemic

Men's championship finals averaged a capacity of almost 10,000 more spectators in 2020-21, per FiveThirtyEight

Why Is It So Sexy When a Woman Smokes a Cigar?

Unpacking the longstanding trope of ladies who love cigars

Apparently It’s Very Hard Not to Sexualize Female Athletes

Broadcasts of the Olympics are trying to focus on "sport appeal, not sex appeal," which is apparently harder than it sounds

Couple Faces Possible Jail Time for Wildfire-Starting Gender Reveal Party

Yet further proof that gender reveal parties are unnecessary and destructive

Women's Handball Team Fined for Wearing Shorts Instead of Bikini Bottoms

The European Handball Federation is gonna need you to show a little leg, ladies

Actually, It’s Perfectly Fine for Men to Not Want to Go Down on Women

Men who refuse to perform oral sex on women are often labeled sexist or selfish, but everyone has a right to maintain their own boundaries

A “Pregnant Man” Emoji May Be in Our Near Future

"Pregnant Man" and "Pregnant Person" emojis are among the crop of new emoji finalists awaiting approval

It Only Lasted 12 Episodes, But "Feel Good" Was the Best Show on Netflix

Don't overlook Mae Martin's brilliant, funny and semi-autobiographical comedy

Art Gallery Pulls Video Ranking Thousands of Women From "Prettiest to Ugliest"

It took nearly a decade, but people have finally taken issue with Song Ta's "Uglier and Uglier"

What Women Want: To Keep Wearing Masks to Thwart the Male Gaze

For many people, a preference for continued mask-wearing isn't about science or safety, but simply a desire to remain unseen

Why Aren’t There More Sugar Mamas?

The world of sugar dating is struggling to bridge the gender gap, but it's not for lack of demand

After 108 Years, an Exclusive New Jersey Golf Club Will Finally Allow Women

Pine Valley Golf Club recently voted to allow female members for the first time

Billie Eilish Says “Men Are Very Weak”

The star reminds us that masculinity is often both toxic and fragile

Will the "Men Can't Be Just Friends" Debate Ever Die?

Steve Harvey does his best Billy Crystal impression in a recently resurfaced video that fans the flames of an age-old conversation

The Hottest Thing a Man Can Do Right Now Is Get Vaccinated

A reluctance to get the COVID vaccine may be hurting men's dating lives

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Shamir Tackles Gender, Queerness and Sexuality on His Most Personal Record to Date

The prolific and genre-bending musician talks us through the process that yielded "Heterosexuality," his eighth album in seven years

Playboy and the Problematic Appeal of the Girl Next Door

Interrogating a symbol integral to the Playboy brand as A&E’s “Secrets of Playboy” unveils the dark side of Hugh Hefner’s glamorous empire

NCAA Updates Transgender Athlete Policy, Allows Each Sport to Set Its Own Requirements

Trans college athletes will now have to meet requirements set by their sport's national governing body

Paulina Porizkova Thinks “Mature” Women Deserve to Be Ogled, Too

The model opened up about the plight of the aging woman

The Brit Awards Opt for Gender-Neutral Categories

The pop music show is the latest ceremony to scrap separate male and female categories

Eddie Redmayne Had the Perfect Response to a Question About His "Danish Girl" Role

The actor said that playing a trans woman in the 2015 film was "a mistake"

Why You, A Man, Shouldn’t Refer to Adult Women as “Girls”

The word "girl" is often used to refer to women of any age. Here's why, and when, it might be considered offensive.

Camila Russo Refuses to Be Crypto’s Diversity Checkbox

The Defiant founder is at the forefront of the emerging DeFi media landscape, and she has no plans of stopping there

Dave Chappelle Says He Won’t Tell Any More LGBTQ Jokes, But Not Before Making a Few More Transphobic Ones

The comedian's new Netflix special includes a few problematic jabs at trans people

Growing Number of Uneducated, “Lone, Broke” Men Deemed Threat to Society

A lack of male college enrollment is breeding a growing population of lonely men who may prove dangerous, according to one NYU professor

Maybe We Should Just Leave “Former” Sex Symbol Raquel Welch Alone

Apparently Welch lost her card-carrying sex symbol status at some point, which she probably didn't ask for in the first place

What Does "Peg the Patriarchy" Even Mean?

Cara Delevingne's Met Gala outfit made a literal statement. Unfortunately, it may have missed the mark.

Megan Thee Stallion Says Making Men Uncomfortable Is Her Job

The rapper offends men like it's her job, because it kind of is

“Y: The Last Man” Lets Women Inherit the Earth, But Is That Enough?

The dystopian series lets a fascinating premise go to waste

The College Gender Gap Is Spiraling Out of Control, And Men Are Losing Out

If the trend continues, soon two women will earn a college degree for every man