Huffington Post lists 13 celebrities who won’t wreck your child’s body image. Bet you didn’t know that Martin Luther King Jr.’s mother was also assassinated. See Jezebel. Women and girls are redefining what it means to achieve something “like a… Read More ›
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Mic proves that Katy Perry’s Superbowl performance is not enough to fix the NFL’s long-standing issues with domestic violence. A new tumblr, ‘Saved by the bell hooks,’ combines feminist knowledge with the 90s TV show. See the Huffington Post. The Nepalese… Read More ›
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Marriage equality will take full effect in Alabama on February 9th. See Think Progress. Three black adoptees speak out about their sense of racial identity after growing up in white households. See The Root. Fox News is claiming reverse racism… Read More ›
6 Questions to Stop Asking People in Queer Relationships, Immediately
Though American culture has come a long way in challenging the traditional male-female gender binary, there is still much work to be done. Yes, our society has advanced from the 1950s trope of female/housewife and male/breadwinner, but too much deviation outside… Read More ›
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The American Prospect explains why addressing gender violence and racial violence is NOT an either/or option. The Good Men Project talks about the 7 things that sex education classes should have taught us but didn’t. A man is an estimated… Read More ›
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Cecile Richards writes for ELLE advocating the end to the silence that fuels abortion stigma. 14 sexual assault survivors prove that sexual assault can happen to anyone. See Everyday Sexism. The New York Times addresses the presence of transgender men… Read More ›
LGBT History in the Making
In Michael Bronski’s A Queer History of the United States, he identifies two essential components contributing to queer history. First, he states that integral contributions to society have been made by those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender; and… Read More ›
Same-Sex Marriage: The Value of Buy-In
“Moreover, the bar for male allies has been set tremendously low. In contrast to the sacrifices, acts of bravery and daily fights women and LGBTQ people are expected to take on to achieve equality and justice, men are asked simply… Read More ›
On Lesbians and Birth Control
For as long as I can remember, I have experienced migraines with my menstrual cycle. Like clockwork, every month I can tell when I’m getting my period because they day before, I get a migraine. I have tried every remedy… Read More ›
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On the “Ed Sullivan Show” in 1967, Joan Rivers shut down the stereotypes of single women. See the Huffington Post. Michael Kimmel and Gloria Steinem wrote an op-ed for the New York Times emphasizing the importance of consensual sex on college… Read More ›