Nina Martin

Sex, Gender, And The Familiar Fight Over Religious Exemptions

Nina Martin talks with a leading expert on the historic tension between civil rights and religious freedom.

Nina Martin
By Nina Martin
Margaret Jean Plews

As conservatives grapple with the reality of gay marriage and the Supreme Court weighs whether companies should be forced to offer birth control to employees, it's very clear: The conflict between religious freedom and gender/sexual equality has become "the most important civil rights issue of this time." So says Professor Katherine Franke,

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Personnel Fouls: Sex Discrimination Suits Shake Tennessee Athletics

Women’s college sports often receive less resources, funding and attention, with a low number of female coaches.

Nina Martin
By Nina Martin

  For nearly 40 years, the University of Tennessee’s Lady Vols were a role model for college athletics — everybody’s favorite example of what is possible when a major university devotes major resources to women’s sports. No one embodied that promise more than Pat Summitt, the legendary basketball coach who helped elevate UT’s entire

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For Transgender Patients, A Growing Fight Over Health Coverage

Many transgender people face various medical issues, but are struggling to receive the right care plans that meet their needs.

Nina Martin
By Nina Martin

Last spring, Jennifer Blair, a 62-year-old aspiring therapist who lives in Denver, noticed the kind of changes in her breast tissue — rapid, abnormal growth on one side of her chest — that would frighten any woman and alarm any physician. Blair didn’t have health insurance, but because she didn’t earn much money, she qualified for Colorado’s

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