Suyin Haynes

Suyin Haynes is a Senior Reporter based in London covering gender and culture for TIME.

A group of teenage girls from the town of Humenné, Slovakia, c. 1936. From left to right: an unidentified girl, Anna Herskovicova, another unidentified girl, Lea Friedman and Debora Gross (sister of Adela Gross). Adela Gross and Lea Friedman were two of the 999 unmarried Jewish women and girls on the first official transport of Jews to Auschwitz.

How One Writer Uncovered the Lost Histories of 999 Women and Girls Who Were Sent to Auschwitz

“Intellectual men have owned Holocaust literature. I truly believe it is m...

“Intellectual men have owned Holocaust literature. I truly believe it is misogyny, and I also think it’s classist"

A patient is taken from an ambulance by staff wearing PPE equipment at the Royal Free Hospital, London, on Jan. 11 as surging cases of Covid-19 are placing health services under increasing pressure

'It's Unimaginably Bad.' How Government Failures and the New COVID-19 Variant Are Pushing the U.K.'s Health System Into Crisis

The U.K. is under lockdown as a new variant of COVID-19 drives a painful th...

The U.K. is under lockdown as a new variant of COVID-19 drives a painful third wave. Here's how it got so bad

How America's ‘First Female Cryptanalyst’ Cracked the Code of Nazi Spies in World War II—and Never Lived to See the Credit

Elizebeth S. Friedman was one of the brightest codebreakers of her generati...

Elizebeth S. Friedman was one of the brightest codebreakers of her generation. But her biggest achievement was kept secret her whole life

Newspaper front pages show yesterday's storming by supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump of the U.S. Capitol on January 7, 2021 in Berlin, Germany.

'Assault on Democracy.' How the World Responded to a Pro-Trump Mob Storming the U.S. Capitol

Politicians around the world quickly condemned the violence, urging respect...

Politicians around the world quickly condemned the violence, urging respect for America’s democratic processes

From left: Ritchie Torres, Sarah McBride, and Mauree Turner.

After a 'Rainbow Wave' in 2020's Elections, Here's What the New Class of LGBTQ Lawmakers Expect From a Biden Presidency

In the 2020 elections, 334 openly LGBTQ candidates won office; the highest ...

In the 2020 elections, 334 openly LGBTQ candidates won office; the highest ever in any election year

Protesters, one with a sign that reads Fifteen million U.S. homosexuals protest federal treatment, demonstrate outside the White House on Armed Forces Day, on May 21, 1965.

You've Probably Heard of the Red Scare, but the Lesser-Known, Anti-Gay 'Lavender Scare' Is Rarely Taught in Schools

Under President Eisenhower, the investigation, interrogation and removal of...

Under President Eisenhower, the investigation, interrogation and removal of gay men and lesbians from the federal government became policy

Galina Rymbu, photographed during a remote portrait session in December.

How Russia's Feminist Poets Are Changing What It Means to Protest

When Russian poet Galina Rymbu saw images from online flash mobs protesting...

When Russian poet Galina Rymbu saw images from online flash mobs protesting the arrest of LGBT feminist activist Yulia Tsvetkova in June, she knew she had to add her voice in support. Tsvetkova is based...