Politics + Activism

The Disability Justice Initiative Moves Beyond the ADA to Raise the Bar for Progressive Movements

“The disability community needs to spend some time asking itself: How are we working together across movements in the progressive space? How are we centering the voices of people with disabilities who are fighting multiple oppressions? How are we embodying sustainability of ourselves in such a time where it seems like the ground underneath us is always shifting and we are drinking not from a fire hose, but from a flamethrower?”

Politics + Activism

Offline Shadows: How Sex Workers Become Marginalized Victims of Morality-Based Legislation

Sex workers are resilient and face near constant opposition via social stigma or legal obstacles. Regardless of the conditions, for some people, it is the only way to feed their family. The FOSTA-SESTA package-bill is not going to save sex trafficking victims; it’s just going to turn consensual sex workers into victims themselves. Decriminalization is the only solution to preventing sex trafficking and separating sex workers from that label.

Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: What if Evan Rachel Wood Is Playing Elsa’s Girlfriend in “Frozen 2”?

Also: She-Ra reboot pictures finally, a new teaser trailer for Doctor Who, Cher and Meryl Streep smooching for some reason, Renee Montoya’s in Margot Robbie’s Birds of Prey, that damn Heathers reboot won’t die, Keira Knightley playing bisexual legend Colette, and I literally have no idea what this not-gay gay movie is with Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick.