Here’s all the feminist news on our radar today:
• The new CEO of the open source nonprofit Mozilla donated money to the Prop 8 campaign in California—despite criticism over his donation, he’s refusing to step down from the new gig. [Guardian]
• WNBA star Brittney Griner wrote a great personal essay about dealing with her sexuality in junior high and high school. [Cosmopolitan]
• More women than ever are running for political office in Afghanistan: 300 women are competiting for seats on government councils in this week’s elections. [New York Times]
• New documentary Half the Road looks at the tough lives of professional female cyclists and the gender gap that persists in their sport. [Bitch Flicks]
• Busty Girl Comics turn the trials and tribulations of bearing big boobs into cute illustrated anecdotes. [Autostraddle]
• Hollaback Philly is running anti-street harassment ads on buses around the City of Brotherly Love this week. But Ann Friedman asks, “Will women ever be totally safe on public transit?” [Feminist Public Works, The Atlantic]
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