Here’s what’s on our radar today:
• Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day to remember people who were killed by anti-transgender violence. [Autostraddle, GLAAD]
• A portrait series depicts 48 transgender people who changed the world. [Advocate]
• Satirical news shows like The Daily Show leave viewers better informed about net neutrality than actual news shows. [The Mary Sue]
• When did doctors stop giving women orgasms? Here’s an interesting look at the history of “hysteria.” [Sociological Images]
• This article about a brutal frat-house rape at University of Virginia is hard to read, but it shines a light on the campus culture that discourages reporting assault. [Rolling Stone]
• In most dystopian fims, sexism and racism just disappear in the future. [The Atlantic]
• Jocelyn Woods, an actress and model with a severe neuromuscular disease, is fundraising for an interesting film project. [Rockethub]
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Shut Down Phi Psi
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It's time for real change at the University of Virginia. Phi Kappa Psi is a fraternity with a history of violence against women. Since 2011, Phi Psi chapters have closed permanently at UCLA, and University of Arizona. <B>Please sign the petition to suspend Phi Kappa Psi permanently from UVA; their suspension is currently temporary</b>: http://change.org/p/teresa-sullivan-suspend-phi-kappa-psi-at-uva-permane.... For more information: http://www.facebook.com/shutdownphipsi.
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