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6 Reasons to Encourage Your Child to Make Their Own Decision About Their Haircut
“What if your child wants to dye their hair?” Find out how this feminist mom’s belief in bodily autonomy helps answer this question – this may make you think about consent in a way you’ve never considered.
Read MoreRaising an Autonomous Generation: How to Set Boundaries with Your Children
Over the past few years, I have started making changes to ensure that my children are comfortable with their own identities. I want them to understand how to respond to and how to use the word no. There are steps that you can take, of course, to put some healthy space between you and your kids. But if you’re not sure where to start, I’ve got you covered.
Read More4 Ways Pop Culture Villainizes Modern Women
Popular culture has a way of turning modern women into villains. It equates women’s independence with arrogance, and their modernity with shamelessness. It ends up strengthening the good woman/bad woman dichotomy – the dichotomy that pits women against women. Here are a few simple ways that a good girl/bad girl dichotomy is created in society and in pop culture, looking in particular at South Asian media.
Read More8 Things Feminists Are Tired of Explaining in 2015
We can’t believe we’re still having to explain these things – but we’re glad this author’s putting them all in one place. What else do you wish was common knowledge by now?
Read More4 Ways Sexism Contributed to My Eating Disorder – And How Feminism Helped Me Heal
It’s not always as simple as wanting to “look like a model” – these connections between sexism and eating disorders aren’t often talked about.
Read MoreDon’t Believe in Christian Privilege? These 15 Examples Will Leave No Doubt
This author was raised as a Christian, and here’s how she’s learned Christianity is normalized in the US – while everyone else has to deal with the awful consequences.
Read More10 Small Steps You Can Take Today to Start Creating a Pro-Black Latinx Culture
This author’s history of denying their Blackness really shows how internalized racism can show up in Latinx communities. Taking these actions can help make a change.
Read MoreHow My Husband’s Subconscious Racism Nearly Destroyed Our Marriage
“This was how I realized I was dating a racist man.” Wow. This story really shows how much racism is normalized in our lives – even in our intimate relationships.
Read More5 Efforts Toward Creating a More Feminist Classroom
If you’re a feminist and you want some ideas on how create a more feminist classroom (without wearing your “Clitoris is Not a Dirty Word” t-shirt on dress-down day), here are five efforts that you can try.
Read More5 Sexist Assumptions About Stay-at-Home Moms All Feminists Need to Shut Down
It’s unfair to say that women are unfeminist for being stay-at-home moms – but these assumptions still come up in the movement. Here’s what they get wrong.
Read More3 Ways the Sexist ‘Manic Pixie Dream Girl’ Trope Can Show Up in Polyamory
Do you know about the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope? When this sexist idea shows up in polyamorous relationships, the result can be toxic, and here’s how.
Read More17 Trans-of-Color Leaders Resisting, Inspiring, and Keeping it Real in 2017
Trans, gender non-conforming, and non-binary people have not been centered in the LGBTQIA+ movement. The LGBTQIA+ movement that we witness in television, print media, and in the law is predominantly a white, gay, and masculine movement. However, when one looks behind the scenes, we witness the emotional, physical, and spiritual labor of femmes, people of…
Read MoreDating Fails on the Autism Spectrum
“Dating and relationships are foreign territory.” Sound familiar? Dating can be confusing for anyone, and for this author, it can be truly mystifying. Read on for her adventures in dating with an autism spectrum disorder, and learn why we should widen the acceptable way of making friends and showing romantic interest – so we can all be liked for who we are.
Read More5 Harmful Myths the Ethically Non-Monogamous Community Needs to Address
Know anyone so fed up with the lack of ethics in non-monogamy that they’ve given it up? This author’s tempted to be one of them. Let’s unpack the assumptions that can make this community an unethical place to be.
Read MoreThe Real Reason Women Love Witches
“A witch is a survivor.” These sleepover stories of Ouija boards might be familiar – and it’d be a mistake to write this fascination off as superficial.
Read MoreCelebrating Butch: A Powerful Photo Collection on Female Masculinity
In our gender binary world, it can be hard for butch folk to just be themselves. This amazing photo collection by Meg Allen shows how butch is being proudly reclaimed and expressed.
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 MoreHere’s What Trans People Really Think Of Your Dress Code
It’s important for companies to be aware of the needs of their trans employees, and that includes nonbinary people.
Read More5 Facts to Debunk the Biggest Myths About Dating Bisexual People Once and For All
Don’t be scared off from dating someone who’s sexually fluid — especially not before reading this about what it really means!
Read MoreHere’s What’s Really Motivating the People Behind Anti-Trans Bathroom Bills
“Where am I supposed to pee?” Anti-trans “bathroom bills” are ridiculous – and revealing the real reason why people support them makes it so clear.
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