Bustle shows us what women’s bodies really look like after birth, and it’s beautiful. Makers lists the top 5 moments for women at the Oscars. Feminist writers are so besieged by online abuse that some have begun to retire. See… 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 ›
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 ›
Learning From Trans* Experiences
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 ›
The Language of Dude Feminism
The sort of language used to assert men’s dominance over women has a pretty recognizable pattern across the cultural landscape. Men, we are told, are in charge of things because they have something women (supposedly) lack: physical strength, honor, higher… Read More ›
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Nitin Nohria, the dean of Harvard Business School, apologizes to its female faculty, students, and alumnae for making them feel disrespected or excluded. See Yahoo! Shine. Cookie Cott encourages the boycotting of Girl Scout cookies after The Girl Scouts endorsed… Read More ›