The Different Stakes of Male and Female Birth Control
A clinical trial of contraceptives for men was halted because of side effects—side effects that women have dealt with for decades.
Day: December 7, 2016
Back to homeFive queer AF comics starring Black and Brown women
From superheroes to first love and all the comedic life moments in between, here are five of the brown and Blackest, super LGBTQIA+ reppin’ comics on the internet to get your self love meter all the way maxed out.
Samantha Bee is the only woman with a late-night show
Here’s how she plans to make it count – from writing to hiring to mentoring, she’s doing it differently.
7 reason so many men don’t understand consent
You’ll recognize A LOT of these images. “These waters run deep.”
The African-American Suffragists History Forgot
Rendered invisible in so many accounts, they were in fact doubly brave, fighting a dual oppression—marginalized, trivialized, humiliated, and dismissed for being both black and female.
America’s Conversation On Sexual Assault Is A Failure If It Ignores Native Women
Both Democrats and Republicans have remained virtually silent on the national stage in the face of the terrifyingly high rates of rape, sexual trafficking, disappearance, and murder of Native and Indigenous Women.
The feminist bedtime story book you’ll wish you had growing up
Aimed to inspire young girls to dream of more than being rescued or fitting into patriarchal cis-gendered dreams, the book contains 100 tales of empowered, intelligent women who have fought adversity to get where they are.
5 Questions About Alcohol and Consent You’re Too Afraid to Ask, Answered
Think of it this way: Just like we don’t give someone a free pass for causing a car accident after drinking, we can’t do so with rape either.
10-Year-Old Girls Need Feminist Magazines Too — And Now They Have One
A new magazine created for girls, by girls, is capturing the blissful and inspiring experiences of young ladies to empower pre-teen girls, and give them a space to create and share their own content.
Surviving Institutions That Weren’t Created For You
No one tells you how to survive in institutions that weren’t created for you. No one tells you how to navigate through buildings that are named after men that would have spat in your face when they were administrators.