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Don’t make the mistake of thinking that “solidarity” for marginalized genders and sexualities means centering whiteness. Here’s how this is happening, and why it needs to stop.

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Ever felt like someone speaking up for the Black community was being “reverse racist?” You might be surprised by what’s perpetuating this belief – and you should check out why pro-Black does not mean anti-white.

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What happens when you’ve been immersed in anti-racism, and then you spend time with a family that’s not as engaged in social justice? Here are some tips for the best possible justice-centered conversations with your family.

Marissa Johnson, left, speaks as Mara Jacqueline Willaford holds her fist overhead and Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., stands nearby as the two women take over the microphone at a rally Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015, in downtown Seattle. The women, co-founders of the Seattle chapter of Black Lives Matter, took over the microphone and refused to relinquish it. Sanders eventually left the stage without speaking and instead waded into the crowd to greet supporters. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Two black women took over the microphone at a Bernie Sanders rally on Saturday. What do you think of what happened? Here’s why this is less about the individual candidates and more about hypocrisy among their white supporters.

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It’s great to get media representation of people outside the gender binary. But when all of it represents a narrow view of androgyny (looking like Ruby Rose), something’s missing. Here’s why it’s a problem.

COMPASSIONATE ACTIVISM Love and Justice In Practice Healing From Toxic Whiteness – 10-Week Program Learn how to free yourself from toxic whiteness to begin developing an anti-racist white identity. Note: If you already have an Everyday Feminism account and aren’t currently logged-in, please click here to login and then refresh this page. If you have…

We must get in touch with our cultural heritage to understand our stake in ending White Supremacy through a connection to what we lost, but we also have to understand and remain accountable to the privileges that Whiteness affords us every day. In some ways, this is a complex tension to hold. Because while not all White people are bad, Whiteness surely is.

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“No one in the reproductive movement is talking about this.” Do you know about the possibilities for trans women’s reproduction? This author’s experience was infuriating – but with these tips, we can do something about it.

As soon as we confront how we as Asian Americans can be complicit in siding with whiteness, we can truly begin to love our communities and ourselves.

COMPASSIONATE ACTIVISM Love and Justice In Practice Healing From Toxic Whiteness – 10-Week Program – Installments Learn how to free yourself from toxic whiteness to begin developing an anti-racist white identity. This payment option allows you to break the cost of the course into three payments of $99 paid monthly. Note: If you already have an…