We are our own movement. We are a movement of Alan Turing – the father of computer science and hero of World War II, forced into chemical castration and suicide. We are the people of Oscar Wilde – ...

The fight for women’s right to vote in elections is known as the ‘suffragette movement’. By the end of the 19th century, this had become a worldwide movement, and the words ‘feminism’ and ‘feminist ...

A group of Women's Suffrage activists march in a parade carrying a banner reading 'I Wish Ma Could Vote' circa 1913. (Photo by FPG/Archive Photos/Getty Images) “Look at the direction we've come from ...

This blog regularly covers disability and ableism as neglected issues within greater human rights movements. A recent article we co-wrote makes a further point that facial disfigurement is even more ...

When the United States Constitution was written in 1789, its defining phrase “We the people” did not include women, LGBTQ+ people, people of color, or immigrants. In 2021, these groups, among others, ...

On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court ruled that excluding same-sex couples from civil marriage was unconstitutional. I was outside the Supreme Court that day, celebrating the advocacy achievement that ...

Patrick Murphy recognizes some of the many people who have been integral to the success of the marriage-equality movement. Last week, in two historic decisions, the Supreme Court struck down the ...

What happens when a claim to religious liberty comes up against a powerful social movement for gay equality? In a recent determination by the U.S. Department of Justice, religious liberty came out on ...

When it comes to compensation, nonprofit leaders — male and female — fare much better when a man chairs the board. Male board chairmen approve higher pay rates for both men and women than do females ...

Alexis Dishman of Detroit is often confronted by the disparities facing women everyday— in her personal life as a Black woman and in her professional life as chief lending officer of Michigan Women ...

Japan’s Nagoya High Court on March 7 ruled the lack of legal recognition of same-sex marriages violates the country’s constitution. The plaintiffs sought damages of 1 million yen ($6,721.80) under ...