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Idol Worship: Julia Serano Talks To Autostraddle About Fixing Feminism
A lot of my favorite feminists are the feminists who stand up to the movement. Julia Serano is definitely one of them.
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Idol Worship: Angela Davis Is My Ultimate Feminist Icon
Angela Davis will never be silenced, and her speaking out means that the rest of us are safely carried on the backs of giants when we do so ourselves.
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Idol Worship: bell hooks Was Right
After the Trayvon Martin verdict, one particular (12-year-old) bell hooks quote blew up the Internet. It’s not the only part of her philosophy that still makes sense.
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Idol Worship: Selena, Queen of Tejano Music
Selena, the Queen of Tejano Music, bidi bidi bom bommed her way to my heart when I was just a kid and my love for her will never die.
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Idol Worship: Zelda Fitzgerald, The First American Flapper
On flappers, Zelda Fitzgerald, and sleeping around.
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Idol Worship: Brenda Howard, Bisexual Curmudgeon and Mother of Pride
“She could be difficult, she could be stubborn, she could be outrageous and she always stood up and spoke out for bisexual people and challenged biphobia even in the most hostile environments. Blessed Be.”
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Idol Worship: What I’ve Learned From Amelia Earhart
“I want to do it because I want to do it. Women must try to do things as men have tried.”
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Idol Worship: Janis Joplin Rocks My World and Record Collection
The first album I came to own on vinyl was “Pearl.”
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Idol Worship: Mabel Hampton Is Gay History
Mabel Hampton preserved our story when it was first starting. Now I wanna tell hers to you.
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Idol Worship: Ten(ish) Questions with Eileen Myles
“Recently I wrote a poem on the notebook on my iPhone on the subway platform. I like to move around.”
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Idol Worship: Pop-Art Icon Edie Sedgwick
Edie is proof that anyone can be an icon. Just ask Andy Warhol.