Immigration law isn’t keeping up with reproductive technology — it’s hamstringing the citizenship rights of children not born to married, fertile, heterosexual parents, and showing us that marriage equality in the U.S. isn’t equal in all ways.
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Molly and the Unicorn
Emily Flake reflects on the shifting nature of magic and power in middle age.
The Longreads 2019 Holiday Gift Book Guide
Let Longreads help you with your holiday shopping! We’ve made a catalog of books we featured in 2019 that we think would make great gifts for everyone on your list.
The Boy Who Wasn’t My Boyfriend
In this personal essay, Allie Zenwirth falls in love within the confines of an all-male Chasidic school.
Soli/dairy/ty
As a nursing mother newly exposed to the harsh realities of milk production, Liza Monroy reconsiders the dairy cow, and questions the meaning of compassion.
The Boy Who Wasn’t My Boyfriend
Allie Zenwirth falls in love within the confines of an all-male Chasidic school.
Free Solo
On the return of ‘Veronica Mars’ and the power of the solitary woman.
Jersey Girl
Too Japanese for Americans and too American for the Japanese, one New Jersey native traces the influence of racism on her parents’ careers and her own life.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Jayson Greene, Theresa Breuer, Christa Parravani, Alexandra Kimball, and Casey Taylor.

