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The Peculiar Position of India’s Third Gender

By Jeffrey Gettleman — 2018

Hijras occupy a special place in Hinduism. But their relationship to modern Mumbai, where transgender people are legally recognized, remains fraught.

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The Women Who Want to Be Priests

They feel drawn by God to the calling—and won’t let the Vatican stop them.

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Margaret Talbot
2021
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Beth Moore Split Highlights Division in the Southern Baptist Convention

Moore is the latest prominent Southern Baptist to publicly leave the Southern Baptist Convention amid its struggles over race, gender and Trump’s legacy.

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Caroline Radnofsky and Suzanne Ciechalski
2021
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'Love jihad' law seen trampling women's hard-earned freedoms in India

When Mehak’s parents found out she was having a relationship with a Muslim man, they locked her in her bedroom, seized her phone and bank cards and installed security cameras at their home in northern India.

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Roli Srivastava
2021
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Women in Islam

There is no singular role or experience for women in Islam. Muslims women hold a variety of positions in society generally, and take on different responsibilities and restrictions in religious settings.

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The Pluralism Project
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Women strive for larger roles in male-dominated religions

Women have been elected heads of national governments on six continents. They have flown into space, served in elite combat units and won every category of Nobel Prize. The global #MeToo movement, in 15 months, has toppled a multitude of powerful men linked to sexual misconduct.

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David Crary
2020
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Missing: Humanist Women

Who’s the first person who comes to mind when you think of humanism or atheism? A follow-up question: Did you just think of a man?

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Krista Cox
2020
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‘There’s no one right way to kohenet’: The Hebrew priestess movement aims to center women’s voices

If the idea of a Hebrew priestess seems radical, it may not be for long. Rachel Kann is one of nearly 100 graduates of the Kohenet Hebrew Priestess Institute who are seeking to reclaim ancient Jewish forms of female spiritual leadership while pushing the edges of theology and religious practice.

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Esther D. Kustanowitz
2021
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Searching for SHE

Is God a woman? Some people would find this simple question blasphemous. But this is the question that has been on my mind lately as I continue to contemplate the related issue of the role of women in the Roman Catholic Church.

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Hannah Vanorny
2020
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“As a Woman” Author Paula Stone Williams: I Was “Unaware of My Male Privilege” Until Transition

The speaker appeared on “Salon Talks” to discuss her evangelical past melding with her LGBTQ+-affirming present

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Mary Elizabeth Williams
2021
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Two Spirit and LGBTQ Identities: Today and Centuries Ago

As we celebrate Native American Heritage Month, it is helpful to reflect on Two Spirit and LGBTQ identities in Native American communities, beginning during pre-colonial times, and the impact of colonialism on these identities today.

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Ana Flores
2020
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Gender Issues in Spiritual Life