An essentialist view assumes that the label "refugee" carries a fixed set of characteristics that are shared by all refugees, ...

With his surprise win in the Democratic primary for New York mayor, Mamdani's popularity shows us that identities that are sold as eternal and unchanging can evolve to become more inclusive with time.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa became the first state to remove gender identity from its civil rights code under a law that took effect Tuesday, meaning transgender and nonbinary residents are no longer ...