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Lindy West’s “Shrill” Is a Hilarious Manifesto for Living Loud and Proud
It’s the best kind of memoir, balancing humor with genuine reflection and empathy.
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Trump’s Racism Could Backfire As He Inspires Latinas to Go Vote Against Him
Can we dub this the “Taco Bowl” backlash?
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New Music Monday: Genders
The “casual rock-and-roll band” is on a new album that’s being given away for free—with any donations going to a nonprofit that helps low-income kids get music lessons.
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New Music Monday: The Ghost Ease
“This is a song of rising above by knowing your own power.”
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Redefining Required Reading: Where Are Trans Women Writers in the Classroom?
Trans women writers are rarely part of the academic canon in either literature or gender-studies classes, despite publishing numerous ground-breaking books over the past decade.
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Douchebag Decree: The American Family Association
The anti-LGBT hate group is backing discriminatory bathroom policies and attacking Target for letting staff and customers use the bathroom matching their gender-identity.
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About the Cover: The Money Issue
How much can one “mess with” currency before it loses its value? Before it becomes unrecognizable? Notes from our art director about our cover.
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Debunking Five Myths That Fuel Right-Wing Bathroom Bills
Trans women are going to attack people in bathrooms? Nope.
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Olivia Benson Believes Me
Watching Law & Order helped me heal from sexual assault. In one episode, Olivia Benson counsels a young rape survivor, “Healing begins when someone bears witness. I saw you. I believe you.” When I watched this scene, I broke down.
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I Talked With One of America’s Only Female Sushi Chefs
There’s a strong taboo against women becoming sushi chefs. But that didn’t stop Mikiko Ando.
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