All posts tagged "sexism"
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Race and Community Accountability
By Qui Dorian Alexander I came into feminism as a butch Latina lesbian at a women’s college. Today I stand as a brown queer trans...
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Why is UConn's Mascot a Rape Meme?
By Soraya L. Chemaly Two days ago, Carolyn Luby, an undergraduate at University of Connecticut published a remarkable open letter to the school’s president, Susan Herbst, in The...
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Urgent: Press Release: An Open Letter to President Susan Herbst, the UConn Community, Barstool Sports, and others on Behalf of Carolyn Luby
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 26, 2013 In light of the recent vitriolic, anti-feminist, misogynist, and malevolent backlash directed at UConn senior Carolyn Luby in response...
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Feminists We Love: Stephanie Gilmore
By Aishah Shahidah Simmons and Darnell L. Moore Stephanie Gilmore is an antiracist queer feminist scholar-activist who engages activism through education and writing. She facilitates...
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Un-Raced in Transit : Colorblindness and the Stakes of Speaking Up
By Marlaina H. Martin For every one of the countless times that I have thought about race, I can name a handful in which I...
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The Many-Headed Hydra: A Sentimental Nature Poem
By Debbie Hu oh ghost of double-headed neglected sunflower... are you arching your spine towards this literally splendiferous sunrise, are you inclining your double ghost...
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Iranian Government Bans Women from Universities
A new policy in Iran, which was announced for the first time on August 6, will allow universities to ban women from 77 BA and...
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Beyond Starship Enterprise: Racism, Sexism, and the Science Pipeline
Decked out in a white lab coat straight from central casting, the African American science teacher featured in Target’s latest “Back to School” commercial is...
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Judge: Texas Can't Ban Planned Parenthood from Health Program
A federal judge on Monday blocked a Texas rule that would have excluded Planned Parenthood from participating in the state’s women’s health program. U.S. District Judge Lee...
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Who Will Revere US? (Black LGTBQ People, Straight Women, and Girls) (Part 4)
This is Part 4 of a four part article. Immediately following is the introduction to the series, originally published April 23, 2012, for your convenience....
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Who Will Revere US? (Black LGTBQ People, Straight Women, and Girls) (Part 2)
This is Part 2 of a four part article. Immediately following is the introduction to the series, originally published April 23, 2012, for your convenience....
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Who Will Revere Us? (Black LGTBQ People, Straight Women, and Girls) (Part 1)
The title of this four part article is a metaphorical nod to the legendary jazz singer, songwriter, actor, and activist Abbey Lincoln (also known as...
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Rape Victims Say Military Labels Them 'Crazy'
Women in all branches of the armed forces, including the Coast Guard, have relayed stories that follow a similar pattern — a sexual assault, a...
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Faux-Apology Not Accepted: Fire Rush Limbaugh for His Hateful Misogyny
By Soraya Chemaly Rush Limbaugh’s limp quasi-apology to Sandra Fluke isn’t good enough. Clear Channel Communications, the largest radio station owner in the US, should fire him...
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Why Roland Martin's Homophobic Tweets Shouldn't Be Ignored, Even Now
By Aishah Shahidah Simmons, Darnell L. Moore, & Kenyon Farrow Over and over again as racially-conscious, Black feminist lesbian and gay people, we find ourselves...