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Whoa, Canada: Toronto Can’t Be Tech’s City of the Future until It Reckons with Its Past

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by Adwoa Afful
January 15, 2019 at 3:00pm
Toronto’s rebranding efforts obscure how many of its long-term residents of color continue to experience the city.
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Douchebag Decree: No One Asked for "Green Book"

by Dahlia Balcazar
January 11, 2019 at 11:51am
Literally, no one asked for this film. Read more »
Evan Alex as Jason, Shahadi Wright Joseph as Zora, and Lupita Nyong'o as Adelaide stand in a row on the beach, looking worried

BitchWatch: The Most Anticipated Movies of 2019

by Dahlia Balcazar
January 4, 2019 at 8:35am
It’s a new year with a lot of goodies in store for us onscreen. Read more »
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Born to Protest: Legal Trailblazer Pauli Murray Takes Her Rightful Place in History

by Marisa Bate
December 20, 2018 at 10:21am
Pauli Murray’s refusal to conform helps explain why this influential legal thinker and activist trailblazer is so little known. Read more »
The Favourite

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: The Real Sex Lives of Historical Queens

by Bitch HQ
December 19, 2018 at 6:00am
How accurate are the sex scenes in The Favourite? Read more »
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White Night: 40 Years after Jonestown, Well-Intentioned White Women Are Still a Menace

by Laura Elizabeth Woollett
November 19, 2018 at 8:00am
The role of white women in Jonestown is a stark reminder that even the most progressive among us may be inclined to support dominant power structures when it suits us. Read more »
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Trump’s Anti-Trans Policy Efforts Aren’t New—and Their History Is Horrifying

by Jes Grobman
November 14, 2018 at 10:50am
The transition from Weimar to Nazi Germany and Obama-era to Trump-era United States have striking similarities. Read more »
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Remember Me: The History of Día de Muertos

by Emilly Prado
November 1, 2018 at 10:48am
The cobblestone streets of Pátzcuaro, Mexico, bustle with frenzied preparation in the weeks leading up to Día de Muertos. Read more »
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The Intimidation Game: Donald Trump and the GOP’s History of Voter Suppression

by s.e. smith
October 29, 2018 at 10:18am
These laws are very deliberately crafted to target people of color, low-income people, and disabled people. Read more »
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Out of the Dark: Illustrators Capture Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s Breathtaking Moment

by Eva Recinos
October 8, 2018 at 3:32pm
One image encapsulated the morning of September 27, when Dr. Christine Blasey Ford addressed the Senate Judiciary Committee: a photograph of Ford, eyes closed and right hand raised, taking an oath of honesty in front of the world. Read more »
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Et Tu, Brutes: Donna Zuckerberg on How Misogyny Red-Pilled the Classics

by Dahlia Balcazar
October 8, 2018 at 3:14pm
When the Red Pillers—online communities of far-right, anti-feminist men—need to back up their misogynist and racist claims, they look to Ovid, Euripides, or the Stoics. Read more »

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It's Time to End the Long History of Feminism Failing Transgender Women

by Tina Vasquez
February 17, 2014 at 1:26pm
The marginalization of transgender women in feminism is not new, but the decades-long debate has taken on new dimension thanks to social media and the ease of finding strangers’ personal information online. Read more »

In a Bizarre 1976 Comic Book, Spider-Man Fought the Villain of Misleading Sex Education

by Sarah Mirk
April 23, 2014 at 3:52pm
Last week, I came across a very strange comic book: in 1976, Planned Parenthood teamed up with Marvel to publish a one-off comic in which... Read more »

Sojourner Truth, Unveiled

by Deesha Philyaw
April 29, 2009 at 2:58pm

The leaders of the [women's suffrage] movement trembled on seeing a tall, gaunt black woman in a gray dress and white turban,...

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It's Time to End the Long History of Feminism Failing Transgender Women

by Tina Vasquez
May 20, 2016 at 11:28am
To imply that trans women pose a threat to cisgender women in restrooms is misinformation that preys on unfounded fears. Read more »