The Time I Wanted to Hug a TERF
A middle-aged transmasculine butch person meets a trans-exclusionary radical feminist in the vast forest of Tumblr. What happens next is both predictable and unexpected.
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Playlist: Feminist Disney Princess Jams
Sing along to your favorite feminist jams from your favorite Disney princesses!
6 Things to Know If You’re Going to the Women’s March on Washington, D.C.
Going to the Women’s March on Washington or a solidarity event near you? I have some tips!
“American Hookup” Trades Moral Panic for Real Talk About Sex in College
This book is a must for college students, sex nerds, and activists alike — especially if your Trump resistance involves sex education, sexual assault prevention, or reproductive rights.
“Hidden Figures” Shines As Bright As The Stars
When you’re stargazing, remember Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson’s work. Tell their stories over and over. They’ve been silenced for so long; now it’s our turn to keep them alive.
Holigay Gift Guide 2016: More Super Cute Stuff Made by Women Indie Artists
Look at this awesome list of gorgeous stuff I’ve put together for you—all of it designed and/or created by at least one woman or nonbinary artist!
Shut Up And Take My Money: 15 Super Queer Etsy Stores
There are so many things you can queer your life with: chokers, buttons, zines, prints, coffee mugs, shirts! Everything you can’t find at a thrift store, you can find on Etsy.
Women of Color in STEM Face Double Jeopardy, New Study Finds
The current body of social psychological work on gender bias in STEM has disappointingly (but not unsurprisingly) focused almost exclusively on the experiences of white women. This study does better.
Sober in the City: A Feminist Walks into AA
“If a group I was attending was still printing, distributing, and teaching from a book that was blatantly racist or homophobic, I would get up and leave and/or advocate for change. I do not give special passes for misogyny and sexism, especially in my sobriety, because my self-worth is so integral to my complete recovery.”
Also.Also.Also: A ‘Bend It Like Beckham’ Musical and Other Stories We Missed
VAMPIRE DEER. Clarissa Explains It All, Rebecca Solnit on feminism, Fireball whiskey, cats, BLACKandSTEM and a woman, the first bra, Southern Baptists, and so very much more!
Team Pick: Watch “After Tiller” Free on PBS Right Now
After Tiller honors the legacy of Dr. Tiller’s work by following and documenting the stories of his colleagues who continue to, quite literally, risk their lives to serve their patients with compassion. The award-winning documentary is streaming online until October 1st.
“Mother Blaming” Is Bad Journalism, Shaky Science
The cumulative effect of media coverage on pregnancy paints a pretty warped picture: that pregnant people are the number one health threat to their future children.
17 Comments On Lesbian Recruitment Tactics From This Wacky Conservative Hit Piece About Raging Lesbian Feminist Carmen Rios
“The the crazy lesbian herself said she was recruited and is acting to recruit. Stupid is a stupid does.”
Clinical Trials on Trial: Medical Studies Still Exclude Women and People of Color to Dangerous Degree
Lack of information makes it impossible for women and people of color today to make fully informed decisions about their health, and denies them the right to advocate for what happens to their bodies.
Confused Cats Against Feminism Saves Me From Defenestrating Myself
This whole “women against feminism” thing makes me want to launch myself into the sun. This makes it a little better.
My Little Sister Fights The Patriarchy Like A Girl
As a teenager, I reeled from the shift in the how society now viewed me: as a collection of body parts for anyone and everyone to comment on. Today, watching my teenage sister on social media gives me hope.
In Which We Are Accused Of Being “Cosmo For Queers”
“Her argument is actually an inversion of what our real editorial and financial realities have been.”
So Ladies, How Do We Feel About “Ban Bossy”?
Here, the message isn’t for girls to put their little noses to the grindstone; this campaign largely targets adults, calling for reflection on internalized sexism.
Protecting the Protectors: UN Moves to Increase Protections for Women Human Rights Defenders
Significant opposition to a UN resolution to protect women HRDs raises questions about how to balance local contexts and values with universal human rights, as well as remind us of the very real risks that these women face every day.
Thanks But No Thanks, Joss Whedon; You Can Keep “Genderist” While We Tackle Sexism
Here’s why.
More Than Words: The F-Word, Pt. 2: Feminists(??!??)
“Melaine Randall has said that “the day we start defining feminism, it has lost its vitality.” I’d parry with “the day we start defining feminism, we get an enormous headache and end up subjecting readers to like 1500 words of confusion, because it is impossible.”