Culture
Say Hello to the Queer Farmers of America
(Photo credit: Zibby Jahns)
“Queers on the farm not only challenge the stereotype of who is a farmer, and what does a farmer look like,” muses Sandor Katz, a fermentation expert as he sits cross-legged and picks at the grass... Read more »
Meet the Feminist "Godless Congregation" Challenging Atheism's Bro-Culture
A Carl Sagan quote featured by Harvard's Humanist Hub, a feminist-minded secular community center.
Across the United States, the number of people who don’t consider themselves religious is rapidly rising—... Read more »
A New Book Profiles Female Scientists Who Changed the World
How many female scientists can you name? In a survey a few years ago, 65 percent of Americans couldn’t name a single female scientist. Ouch. A new book will hopefully help fix that... Read more »
Chiara de Blasio Speaks Out Against the Stigma of Mental Illness
Chiara de Blasio and her mom, New York City First Lady Chirlane McCray at the launch of a new text message-based mental health resource for teens.
Chiara de Blasio is known for being the daughter of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, but she’s also won acclaim for her... Read more »
New Web Series "The Skinny" Takes on Eating Disorders with Dark Comedy
Jessie Kahnweiler is a comedian who revels in tackling tough topics. Her new webseries, The Skinny—set to debut on Wifey TV this... Read more »
16 Writers Take On the Stigma of Not Having Kids
Nope. Not happening. (photo via Creative Commons)
My time is up. Throughout my twenties and thirties when people asked me if I wanted to have children, I would say “no,” firmly. But I knew I had a “... Read more »
Four Feminist-Friendly Video Games to Seek Out
While the past year has revealed rampant harassment and sexism in gamer culture, many video game fans I know are fired up to seek out and support feminist-friendly... Read more »
Tagging Along on Ecuador's Marcha de Las Putas
Ecuador’s Slutwalk declares “Our best revenge will be joy.”
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Oh Joy Sex Toy: The Science Behind Abortion
Oh Joy Sex Toy is a weekly comics series that graphically explores sex and sexuality. This week, Erika Moen explains the science behind a certain kind of abortion.
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Powerful Film "The Hunting Ground" Takes on Campus Sexual Assault
With its harrowing statistics and deeply personal stories from survivors, The Hunting Ground, a new documentary about sexual assault on college campuses, is not an easy film to watch. But it is an important one.
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