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Bitch Tapes: Winter to Spring

A a very literal BitchTapes seasonal musical sampling, from (the Pacific Northwest's) rainy cold winter to the green green spring…  Winter to Spring from BitchTapes on... Read more »

School's Out: Amnesia and the Other

When education systems of “the West” forget their LGBTQ history lessons, it can spell trouble for “the rest.” Read more »

Political Fictions: Fictionalizing History

We often hear people refer to entertainment as threat-less, as in “It’s just a movie,” or “It’s only a story.” The bullets shot in blockbuster action movies are blanks, falls from buildings are all staged, and White House-destroying explosions are created only with pixels. Fantasy, not... Read more »

Douchebag Decree: Ernest Perce V, Slavery Billboard Defender

In an attempt to protest the Pennsylvania state House’s recent designation of 2012 as “The Year of the Bible” (which is admittedly messed up), two atheist groups went the fight-douche-with-douche route last week and erected a slavery-themed billboard in “... Read more »

Bitch Media Seeks a Library Intern!

Are you interested in feminism, media, and library science? Do you live in Portland? Consider applying to be an intern to oversee our lending library! More on the internship and how to apply after the jump. Read more »

School's Out: Of Sexts and Sex Textbooks

What do you think? Is it more important to adhere to laws that draw the age of minority at 18 for the protection of young people? Or to allow people under the age of 18 to participate in research about their own sexual health that concerns the erotic materials that they access and make? Read more »

Sm{art}: #1 Must Have: Queer Photo Zine

 If you are looking for a new queer photo zine to brighten up your day, look no further than #1 Must Have. Just on its second issue, this new Seattle-based zine captures queer folks through “visibility, celebrating diverse queer people... Read more »

Internet Crush: My Body Gallery

While we might know full well that in real life being 5’4” and weighing 180 pounds doesn’t look the same on one person as it does the next, it can be difficult not to internalize those numbers and let them mean more than they should. That’s where... Read more »

Political Fictions: Power Corrupts Women Like Whoa

There aren’t all that many fictional depictions of women in politics, at least compared with fictional portrayals of women in domestic service, women in trouble with the law, women in the porn industry, and women in some stage of being attacked and killed by a psychopath. Parsing through... Read more »

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