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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Nike

by Bitch HQ
September 7, 2018 at 6:00am
They’ll never back down. Read more »
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: We've Already Had Enough Of Brett Kavanaugh

by Bitch HQ
September 5, 2018 at 6:00am
How fast can you read 42,000 pages? Cause it takes us more than a couple hours. Read more »

Smashing Barriers: Mara Altman and Virgie Tovar On Body Acceptance, Fatphobia, and Imagining a New World for Women

by Bitch HQ
August 22, 2018 at 8:45am
Diet culture is just the newest form of women’s subjugation. Read more »
An image of a white and blue house illustrated by Krista Svalbonas

Ramped Up: Navigating Through Ableist Architecture

by Margaret Andersen
August 1, 2018 at 1:52pm
Architectural restrictions contribute to the marginalization of people with disabilities. Read more »

Electric Dirt: Queer Appalachia Is Redefining Southern Identity

by Kristina Gaddy
July 17, 2018 at 2:39pm
The collective is promoting art, activism, and culture in the South while building queer community. Read more »
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Valuable Resources: The Ableist Fight Over Plastic Straws

by s.e. smith
July 10, 2018 at 12:36pm
Straws are easy to target, but cities and companies still rely on environmentally harmful practices. Read more »

What Just Happened? : From Fake News to Real Bullets

by Bitch HQ
June 29, 2018 at 1:16pm
We all knew this would eventually happen. Read more »
An image of a detention center for immigrants at the border.

What Just Happened? : Family Separation, Government Gaslighting

by Bitch HQ
June 20, 2018 at 12:40pm
If you live in the United States, the Trump administration is carrying out these tactics in your name. Don’t let them.  Read more »
Trans activist Reina Gossett illustrated by Jessica De Jesus

Reparations as Revenge: Reina Gossett Wants Her Just Due

by Raquel Willis
June 12, 2018 at 10:11am
It takes me being in space with other Black trans people to have a collective imagination around reparations. Read more »
an illustration of six rows of prison bars with Bill Cosby, a Black man, at the end

The Prison Paradox: Ending Mass Incarceration in the Age of Cosby

by Jenn Jackson
May 24, 2018 at 12:00am
It’s time to rethink accountability. Read more »

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Trans Women Are Women. Why Do We Have to Keep Saying This?

by Leela Ginelle
June 9, 2015 at 4:54pm
Caitlin Jenner posing on the cover of Vanity Fair.  This Sunday, the New York Times ran an op-ed by... Read more »

One-Sentence Reviews of the Lesbian Netflix Canon

by Sara Century
November 13, 2014 at 10:52am
Lez face it: when you’re a ladygay like myself, cruising the internet for something to watch, you realize very quickly that there are a whole... Read more »

A Conversation About Transgender Representation in Pop Culture

by Sarah Mirk
June 19, 2015 at 12:35pm
Janet Mock, on her MSNBC web show, is one of a handful of transgender people who has recently gained international visibility. Recently, we... Read more »

Will Filming the Police Keep Us Safe?

by Victoria Law
February 5, 2015 at 10:31am
There’s a cultural idea that having someone looking over our shoulder makes us behave better. From fake security cameras to Elf... Read more »