Activism

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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
Puja Mohindra as Geeta in Geeta's Guide To Moving On

Wobbling Toward Recovery: “Geeta’s Guide To Moving On” Subverts Self-Discovery Tropes

by Nicole Froio
April 25, 2018 at 11:18am
Geeta’s Guide to Moving On excludes whiteness from the breakup and self-discovery narrative. Read more »

Gun Violence is Gun Violence: Two Students on What’s Changed After Parkland and What Hasn’t

by Jacklynn Blanchard
April 20, 2018 at 10:36am
Of her eight classes, Kenidra Woods only feels safe in one. Read more »

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A Conversation About Transgender Representation in Pop Culture

by Sarah Mirk
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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 »

Dear Bear: My Partner Makes No Money. Is That a Problem?

by S. Bear Bergman
February 2, 2016 at 4:47pm
Our advice columnist offers a lesson in anticapitalist self-care. 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 »