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Geek Culture: A New Hope

Despite all the recent harassment, many people and groups are successfully changing the image of geek culture—including these “punk senshi” cosplayers at Geek Girl Con. (... Read more »

Popaganda Episode: Sex Work is Work

  Discussions of sex work often get mired in a couple basic questions: is it “good” or “bad”? Are sex workers empowered or not? But sex workers are a diverse group—their experiences aren’t all good or bad. On this show, we try to reframe the issue by exploring the legal and financial... Read more »

Oh Joy Sex Toy: Consent

Oh Joy Sex Toy is a weekly comics series that graphically explores sex and sexuality. This week, artist Erika Moen talks about the building block of all healthy sexual relationships: consent.  Read more »

Ms. Opinionated: I Got a Backhanded "Body Positive" Compliment

Welcome to Ms. Opinionated, our weekly advice column dealing with questions of life, love, feminism, and pop culture. ... Read more »

Watch Anita Sarkeesian on "The Colbert Report"

Last night, Stephen Colbert invited Feminist Frequency founder Anita Sarkeesian to talk about the ... Read more »

"Dear White People" Has Good Intentions—But It's Not Revolutionary

I once dined in a restaurant with my boyfriend on Halloween while a white gentleman ate his meal across from us decked out in head-to-toe blackface. New film Dear White People seemed like it was going to put into... Read more »

A New Mural in NYC Calls for An End to Police Brutality

The new mural “Every Mother’s Son”—photo via Ideal Glass There’s a powerful ... Read more »

16 Feminist Halloween Costume Ideas

There’s lots of advice out there about what not to be on Halloween—people dressing up as “Indians” and ... Read more »

One in Four Young Female Internet Users is Stalked Online

We’ve been talking about online harassment a lot in the past few weeks and now a timely ... Read more »

Oh Joy Sex Toy: A Pleasing, Tingling Sensation

Oh Joy Sex Toy is a weekly comics series that graphically explores sex and sexuality. This week, artist Grace Allison discusses a little-known phenomenon called Autonomous... Read more »

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Hot Under the Bonnet: The Cooptation of Amish Culture in Mass-Market Fiction

Dubbed “Amish romance novels,” “Amish fiction,” or the more waggish “bonnet rippers,” these novels just one entry point into the varying images of Amish communities in U.S. popular culture. Read more »

Dear Bear: My Partner Makes No Money. Is That a Problem?

Our advice columnist offers a lesson in anticapitalist self-care. Read more »

One-Sentence Reviews of the Lesbian Netflix Canon

Lez face it: when you’re a ladygay like myself, cruising the internet for something to watch, you realize very quickly that there are a whole... Read more »