midrange editorial
In These States, You Don't Need a Doctor to Prescribe You the Pill
Despite regressive rollbacks in women's health proposed at the federal level, some state legislatures are actually working to push access to birth control forward.
Maxine Waters, the Internet's Political Auntie, Won't Back Down on Trump
We spoke to the 78-year-old Democratic Congresswoman from California about why she thinks it's great she became a meme.
Two Standing Rock Activists on What Independence Day Means to Them Now
"I find the 4th of July ironic."
The Sentimental Allure (and Complicated Politics) of the Over-the-Pants Hand Job
“I look back on it with fondness in the sense that I look back on teenage sex stuff in general with some fondness, but there's no special fondness for that experience in particular."
'Harry Potter' Actors Look Back on the Magic of Making the Films
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the release of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," we reached out to some of the Muggle actors of the multi-million dollar Warner Bros film franchise.
No Longer a 'Side Chick': Karrueche Tran Is Breaking Out on Her Own
The 'Claws' actress sits down with Broadly to discuss her method acting technique and her frustrations with the way she's been portrayed in tabloids.
Meet the Woman Who Owns Huge Hissing Cockroaches as Pets
Exotic animal vlogger Emzotic owns a lot of weird insects, including two giant snails and a pair of roaches called Rice and Beans.
Roxane Gay's 'Hunger' Complicates Narratives About Being Fat
The 'Bad Feminist' author's new memoir is about being overweight, and it offers an honest, if unnuanced, attempt to answer a difficult question: How did I become this person?
Science Has Consistently Underestimated Women Because Scientists Are Sexist
In her new book, "Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong," Angela Saini argues that the "sexist baggage" within science has made us—mistakenly—believe women are weaker than men.
After Years of Online Abuse, Sex Blogger Lena Chen Reclaims Her Identity
The Sex and the Ivy blogger's nude photos were leaked long before the phrase "revenge porn" was coined. After moving to Berlin under a pseudonym to escape harassment, Chen is ready to live as herself again.
When Totally Normal Books About Girls Turned into 'Beach Reads'
Why did publishers decide that only women took books on vacation?
How This Seamstress is Reconnecting With Her Body After Sexual Assault
Lydia Grace was 19 when she was stripped and assaulted at gunpoint. Now she's channeling her trauma into an ambitious project to build her wardrobe from scratch.