Even the G-Spot is Named for a Man

Why do so many female body parts honor male scientists?

How a Question on Sign Language Led to a Deeper Look at Deaf Culture

To understand the process of name signing, a Times team turned to people who knew it best.

New Policy Aims to Help Transgender Researchers Update Names on Old Work

A group of laboratories and scientific journals is trying to simplify the process of attaching authors’ new names to their previously published papers.

Lilith, Lilibet … Lucifer? How Baby Names Went to ‘L’

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are hardly the only new parents gravitating toward quirk, family tradition and “L” names.

Some L.G.B.T. Parents Reject the Names ‘Mommy’ and ‘Daddy’ (Published 2018)

For people who are not gender conforming, traditional parent names may not fit. Some are trying mash-ups like “Mather” or “Maddie.”

The Cost of Being an ‘Interchangeable Asian’

At some top companies, Asian Americans are overrepresented in midlevel roles and underrepresented in leadership. The root of this workplace inequality could stem from the all-too-common experience of being confused for someone else.