For decades, feminism has been dedicated to furthering and securing equal rights for women. From obtaining the right to vote to fighting for reproductive rights, women and their allies have been advocating for their right to live equally. However, feminism… Read More ›
It’s not easy being a teen parent. Pregnant and parenting teens must tackle the many challenges of parenthood while facing the persistent negative judgment and stigma that’s still so widely associated with teen parenthood. As a result, many teen parents… Read More ›
In the comments of nearly every big story about feminism in the United states, you’re almost guaranteed to read something to the effect of, “Why are you feminazis wasting so much effort on Hobby Lobby? Haven’t you heard of MANDATORY… Read More ›
We are now exactly one month out from the Supreme Court ruling on Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, and we now know what life is like in a world where corporate persons have rights and people persons, especially women persons, do not. I’m pissed. You pissed? I’m real pissed…
If you’ve had the good fortune to visit our nation’s capitol, chances are you’ve visited a museum or two. The National Mall offers a dozen free museums, each honoring an important part of American culture, including art, history and even… Read More ›
Let us begin at the beginning and everywhere: transgender people live all over the world and have since the dawn of time. In many cultures, now and in various eras, people of trans experiences play vital and revered cultural roles,… Read More ›
“I’m the boss of me!” It’s something I, like many others, probably first shouted as a child. The booming declaration can feel like an instinctive response to a overwhelming mix of frustration, defiance, and self-determination. If you can’t remember the… Read More ›
When I was growing up, my family had certain tacit rules dictating how we behaved at the dinner table. These rules weren’t terribly strict; we just knew how our family ate together. But then a friend would invite me to… Read More ›
Photo credit: The Telegraph I think it’s safe to say that a critical mass of my friends would identify comfortably as feminists. The number is probably closer to a majority, but maybe some of them have never been asked to… Read More ›
Throughout my life, I’ve been in lots of rooms full of women talking to other women about “women’s issues,” like family planning, violence against women and girls, abortion services, equal pay, women’s political participation and the future of feminism. While… Read More ›
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