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In the Muck: With “In the Dream House,” Carmen Machado Archives Queer Women’s Pain

A woman in large glasses, Carmen Maria Machado, sits against a table while looking into the camera.
by Rachel Charlene Lewis
November 13, 2019 at 3:50pm
“Our culture does not have an investment in helping queer folks understand what their experiences mean.”
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Naming the Problem: Rebecca Solnit on Activism, Outrage, and a Way Forward

by Andi Zeisler
October 23, 2018 at 1:02pm
If there’s less violence against women, we have less to be angry about. Read more »
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Inventing Adulthood : Four Novels Reveal the Magic of Queer Self-Actualization

by Sara Gregory
October 10, 2018 at 1:25pm
What does it mean to come of age as a 20-something queer person with no money, no resources, and no illusions about respectability? Read more »
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BitchReads: 15 Nonfiction Books Feminists Should Read This Fall

by Evette Dionne
October 10, 2018 at 8:28am
In tumultuous political and social times, I turn to nonfiction books. Read more »
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Et Tu, Brutes: Donna Zuckerberg on How Misogyny Red-Pilled the Classics

by Dahlia Balcazar
October 8, 2018 at 3:14pm
When the Red Pillers—online communities of far-right, anti-feminist men—need to back up their misogynist and racist claims, they look to Ovid, Euripides, or the Stoics. Read more »
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A New Day: Can Hollywood and Publishing Maintain the Momentum of #AsianAugust?

by Evette Dionne
September 17, 2018 at 10:41am
Helen Hoang, Lillian Li, and R.O. Kwon offer insight into why Hollywood and the publishing industry are finally beginning to wake up. Read more »
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Ancestral Roots: Bernice L. McFadden Sings An Enslaved Black Woman’s Song

by Evette Dionne
September 13, 2018 at 2:56pm
After the darkness, there’s light. Read more »
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Brutal Entertainment: “Sadie” Turns True Crime Upside Down

by s.e. smith
August 30, 2018 at 3:09pm
Not many people get to build a platform on writing the most brittle girls imaginable. Read more »
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Unapologetically Free: Charlene Carruthers Gives Us A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements

by Jenn Jackson
August 27, 2018 at 12:04pm
If we see our work through a Black Queer Feminist Lens, we can actually move toward and be engaged in that work of collective liberation. Read more »
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Naming Fears: Vivek Shraya on Vulnerability as a Tool for Transformation

by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
August 23, 2018 at 12:54pm
What if saying “I’m afraid” was just as much of a statement of resilience as “I’m not afraid?” 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 »

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Hot Under the Bonnet: The cooptation of Amish culture in mass-market fiction

by Audrey deCoursey
Spring 2014 • Maps & Legends
Dubbed “Amish romance novels,” “Amish fiction,” or the more waggish “bonnet rippers,” these novels just one entry point into the varying images of Amish communities in U.S. popular culture. Read more »

Know & Tell: The literary renaissance of trans women writers

by Katherine Cross
Winter 2015 • (Re)Vision
For so long, the people who wrote about us were not us. Finally, that is beginning to change. Read more »

Rewriting the Future: Using Science Fiction to Re-Envision Justice

by Walidah Imarisha
Spring 2015 • Law & Order
Our justice movements desperately need science fiction. Read more »

A Look at How Media Writes Women of Color

by Victoria Law
November 17, 2014 at 5:07pm
Nearly every Saturday morning, feminists of color hold Twitter discussions taking a deeper look at issues, such as gender violence. It’s the... Read more »