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Backtalk: The Hideous Man Who Became President

by Amy Lam
June 28, 2019 at 7:56am

This week, Dahlia and Amy discuss E. Jean Carroll’s cover story for New York magazine about all of the hideous men from her life. Through her piercing and frank prose, Carroll shares an account of sexual assault at the small hands of Trump. How will this latest accusation against Trump affect his presidency—if at all? In our latest “frivolous” argument, Amy and Dahlia...
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Woman Arrested for Death of Fetus after Being Shot in the Stomach

by Bitch HQ
June 28, 2019 at 6:00am

Sweeping abortion bans are already harming the most marginalized among us: poor, Black women.
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Culinary Poet: For Chef Miranti, Unapologetic Feasting Is a Gift and a Goal

by Emily Linstrom
June 27, 2019 at 11:11am

“Our biggest issue in America is the fact that people have a very toxic relationship with food.”
A yellow, triangular radiation warning sign in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: What Chernobyl Can Teach Us about Climate Change

by Bitch HQ
June 27, 2019 at 6:00am

“We embraced government lies then for the same reason many do now — because the threat was subtle, and the truth costly.”
The cover of The Music of What Happens by Bill Konigsberg, which features the two main characters, Max, a gay biracial Mexican baseball player, and Jordan, a gay poet.

A Queerer World: 2019 Is the Year of the LGBTQ YA Novel

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
June 26, 2019 at 2:12pm

This year, LGBTQ young adult novels have finally diversified the queer experience.
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: The Gentrification of Queerness

by Bitch HQ
June 26, 2019 at 6:00am

We cannot forget our roots.
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Model Sawyer Devuyst Kicks Sand on Myths About Beach Season

by Sarah Mirk
June 25, 2019 at 12:18pm

There’s nothing wrong with my body being a trans body.
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Why Weren’t E. Jean Caroll’s Trump Allegations Front-Page News?

by Bitch HQ
June 25, 2019 at 6:00am

“The muted reaction from the press was a reminder that Trump remains untouchable.”
Marchers in the Resistance contingent of the 2017 San Francisco Pride Parade hold signs reading "Stop Police Terror" and "Black & Brown Lives Matter"

Targeting the Opposition: The Long, Troubling History of Cops at Pride Parades

by Kitty Stryker
June 24, 2019 at 4:45pm

Pride started in the late 1950s as a series of riots and protests against police officers.
A photo of Quintessa Swindell, Kiana Madeira, Brianna Hildebrand, who play the main characters in the Netflix show Trinkets.

Finding Power: In Netflix’s “Trinkets,” Young Women Steal Their Way to Autonomy

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
June 24, 2019 at 3:10pm

The young women of Netflix’s “Trinkets” break laws, but build each other.

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