Results for: be the change
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Even At Highest Level, STEM’s Leaky Pipeline Failing Women and Black People
Among STEM Ph.D. holders, women and black people are leaving the field in disproportionate numbers. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to connect the dots: sexism and racism strike again, to the detriment of everyone.
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A Queer Girl’s Epic Roundup of New York Comic Con 2014
With lots of amazing cosplay photos. Because, seriously, wow.
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Comic Con Panel Encourages Everyday Heroes To Stand Up For Bullied Youth
“Genre stories tell us that we can make a better world, that we can stand up for ourselves and for each other.”
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“Fake Gamer Girls” Make Up 48% of Gamers, Play More Video Games Than Teenage Boys
A new survey shows that adult women are one of the largest demographics when it comes to who plays video games.
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Taking Over the World One Controller at a Time: The Good News About Queer Games
Like playing video games? How about the queer, genderqueer and trans people who make them? Here’s how your queer worldview is carving out more real estate in the world of gaming.
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OKCupid Asks Users to Stop Being Activity Partners With Firefox and its Anti-Gay CEO
“You know shit is real when real live tech people offer Internet Explorer as a viable option.”
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Three Cheers For Women of Color In Comics! But Can We Please See More Of Them On Screen?
Marvel and DC Comics added some much needed diversity by debuting a teenage Muslim girl from New Jersey as Ms. Marvel and a new First Nations superhero. But where are the women of color on screen?
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Batwoman Creative Team Quits After DC Editors Prohibit Planned Lesbian Marriage
“With their decision to prohibit not only Batwoman’s marriage, but also several other character developments, it seems like DC has gone too far.”
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A Lady Doctor Who, And Some Other Hopes and Dreams
The show began airing in 1963, with a hiatus and then a reboot in 2005. All in all, 11 actors have played the alien of everyone’s dreams. Every single one of those 11 actors has been a white man. (Also, as River Song says, spoilers).
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Supergirls Like Us: Batgirl’s Alysia Yeoh Is Trans
“It’s important not just to have characters that challenge ideas about gender and sex, but to also have them in realistic settings.”
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RIP MSN Messenger
When someone saw you through puberty, coming out and university, you have to pay your respects. Goodbye dear friend.
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Video Game Roundup: Five New iPhone And iPad Games For Your Gaming Pleasure
I love being able to play games while waiting on line at the DMV.
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Maker Camp: Sounds Awesome, Bestows Relevancy To Google+
Hey campers! We just found a way to fill your time until A-Camp rolls around.
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From Sailor Moon to Yaoi Fangirls: Gender and Sexuality at Otakon 2012
How is sexism perpetuated in anime and manga? What is the role of women in geek culture? Just some of the interesting topics covered by my visit to the East Coast’s largest anime convention.
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My Little Pony: Lesbianism is Magic
The “brony” fandom is a lot more Sapphic than you’d think, at least as far as their fanfiction goes.
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Facebook Will Be Publicly Traded, and Some Think Users Deserve to Benefit
Technology theorists raise questions about who should be paying whom.
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Batwoman #4: Smart, Feminist and Very Very Lesbosexy
Batwoman #4 passes the Bechdel test! And it includes a ton of tastefully done lesbian sex! What is happening to mainstream comics, you guys?
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Battleground Twitter: Women, Misogyny, and #MenCallMeThings
RT @sadydoyle: When we all speak up, it doesn’t sound like self-pity any more, and it’s not hurt fee-fees. It’s structural oppression. #mencallmethings
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Steve Jobs Is Dead at 56
Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs died earlier this evening. He was 56. “Stay hungry. Stay foolish.”
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Let’s Talk About Lesbian Batwoman Some More
Earlier this week we published one opinion on DC Comics’ lesbian Batwoman reboot; now here’s a different perspective!