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The Facts About Teen Pregnancy That Every Adult Should Know
It can be hard to support a pregnant teen if you think they’re making a bad or uninformed decision. Here’s the truth many adults are missing – they’ll help you offer the right kind of support.
Read More5 Ways Trans People Can Support Other Trans People
This author has noticed some disturbing trends in how trans folks can actually perpetuate transphobia against other trans folks in the community. Here are some important ideas for what to do about it.
Read More4 Things the Queer Men in My Life Taught Me About Resisting Toxic Masculinity
He’s a genderqueer trans man who knows how many aspects of masculinity can be toxic. And he’s learned some great lessons on the other possibilities that exist for masculinity.
Read More6 Steps You Can Take If You’re Being Sexually Harassed at Work
Before we can think about whether or not we’ve ever experienced sexual harassment in the workplace, we need to become familiar with different definitions and forms of sexual harassment. Sexual harassment is intimidation of a sexual nature. It is any type of unwelcome sexual advance, from a crude joke to aggressive sexual bullying. And there are actions that you can take against it.
Read More4 Ways To Challenge The Male Gaze
The male gaze is a lens of entitlement. And challenging it is an integral part of feminism. Here are four ways to start.
Read More4 Reasons Why Medical Examinations Can’t Always Prove If Someone Was Raped
We hear about “rape kits” providing medical evidence of whether or not someone is a rape victim – but this myth is actually limiting our understanding of rape.
Read MoreYour Local Public School Is Failing at Addressing Racism – Here Are 3 Ways How
Why study race? Ask students from various racial backgrounds, and they’ll give you compelling reasons. And for those who teach about issues of race, the evidence of how much it’s needed is overwhelming. But how are public schools really teaching (or not teaching) about race? Find out how and why we must address this huge flaw in our education system.
Read MoreWhy We Need the Opposite of Rape Culture – Nurturance Culture
“It is time men recognize and nurture their own healing gifts.” We’re trying to shut down rape culture – but what do we need in its place? You’ll love this enlightening vision of nurturance culture.
Read More‘If You Voted for Trump’ – An Important Message on Why People Are Afraid
Think marginalized people should “give Trump a chance” before worrying about his presidency? Marina Watanabe makes crystal clear what the problem is here.
Read MoreWhy White People Saying the N-Word Isn’t the Same as Black People Saying ‘Cracker’
Is it just an unfair double standard of who “gets to say racial slurs?” Nope – here’s what you need to know about the difference between the n-word and “cracker.”
Read MoreThe US Supreme Court Is About To Consider the Most Potentially Devastating Case For Native Nations
Sexual assault against Native people are at a crisis level with the majority of perpetrators being non-Native. Yet Native Nations are not allowed to press criminal charges against non-Native people. And this Monday, Dec. 7th, they could lose their only tool ~ civil jurisdiction ~ unless we speak out.
Read MoreWe Need To Rethink The Term ‘South Asian’ — Here’s Why
For the more structurally privileged amongst us especially, we really need to stop using our Brownness as a shield to deflect from recognizing our privileges.
Read More6 Ways You Harm Me When You Appropriate Black Culture – And How to Appreciate It Instead
What’s the big deal about white people taking style, music, and language from black culture? Here’s your answer – and what you need to know to appreciate black culture without causing harm.
Read MoreThese 3 Powerful Stories Show Why Wearing Camo Can Be Anti-Feminist
Wearing camouflage patterns as a fashion choice – anti-feminist? What do the two even have to do with each other? Turns out, a lot more than you may think.
Read MoreExploring My Sexual Orientation As a Non-Binary Person
Two genders don’t cover all the ways of existing. So if gender doesn’t mean what we’re taught it means, what does that say about gender-based sexualities? This author shares their discoveries on gender and sexuality.
Read MoreYour Weekly Feminist Round-Up! – 10/17/2014
Wondering what feminist and social justice news and content you missed this week? Fear not! Your weekly feminist round-up is here! This week: Raven Symoné dismisses labels, the Vatican announces changes in their perception of the LGBTQIA+ community, and Malala Yousafzai accepts the Nobel Peace Prize. Check out more from this week!
Read MoreMass-Producing Heteronormalism Leads to a Better Capitalist Society
Capitalism! Love it or hate, that’s the economy we rely on in America. Capitalism affects every aspect of our lives in very unique and complicated ways. It fuels industries like film, television, print, and digital media. It fuels — well, everything, including an atmosphere of homophobia and heternormalism in the media.
Read MoreHow Toxic Masculinity Dominated 2016
Donald Trump, mass shootings, police violence. What’s the danger of toxic masculinity? For an answer, look no further than this review of 2016.
Read MoreOn Sexuality, Representation, and Being a Lonely Brown Girl
This article was originally published on Kajal Magazine and republished here with the author‘s permission. A few years ago, I truly believed a brown man would save me from my loneliness. It’s embarrassing to admit now, but at the time, my everyday life was shaped by this hope: if I could just find one to…
Read MoreHow to Talk About Race with Your White Boyfriend
Some people claim that love is (color)blind. But it hasn’t even been 50 years since laws prohibiting interracial relationships were outlawed, and the effects of that history are still in play today. So how do people navigate this history of tension, privilege, and oppression when they’re also trying to date each other? Here are some ways to approach the topic.
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