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10 Simple Ways White People Can Step Up to Fight Everyday Racism
Wondering how to go from being a bystander to being able to do something about racism? Get some answers with this informative read.
Read More8 Things Transgender People Do Not Owe You
If you’re cisgender, expecting some of these things from transgender people might seem harmless to you. But here’s how you might be intruding on someone with your entitlement – even if you don’t mean to.
Read More6 Reasons Why We Need to Stop Telling Depressed People to Lose Weight
Ever thought someone would be happier if they just lost weight? Here’s why that thinking is so often misguided – and how you can help someone who’s depressed instead.
Read MoreHow ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Misrepresents Women’s Federal Prison (And Why It Matters)
OINTB is helping some of us wake up to what’s happening in women’s prisons, but it’s not perfect – and this reality is much more shocking.
Read MoreCriminal Injustice: 5 Disturbing Facts About Women of Color and the Prison Industrial Complex
In the US, incarceration is used as a tool to enforce societal hierarchy and maintain systems of privilege. The people who comprise our prison population usually end up in the criminal justice system due to the circumstances of their oppression – and more than ever, those people are women of color. Read on to discover why this is a feminist issue that needs attention.
Read More11 Common Assumptions About Being a Queer Femme – Debunked
If you think you know queer femmes, but you’re making any of these assumptions, then you don’t know them as well as you think. This comic will challenge your misconceptions and show you why these assumptions are harmful.
Read MoreHow Intersectional Feminism Transformed Me from an Asshole to an Activist
After leading my students, all high school seniors, on a field trip to a local domestic violence (DV) organization to get a better understanding of intimate partner violence (IPV), I didn’t expect to be the one to leave with an epiphany. On the bus ride back to school, I messaged my ex who had been…
Read More8 Reminders to Not Be So Hard On Yourself When You’re Just Trying to Survive
If you’re “just getting by,” you might feel like a failure. These affirming reminders will remind you that slowing down can actually be good for you.
Read MoreThese 5 Myths Make Us Think Feminists Are Anti-Family – Here’s the Truth
Have you ever gotten the impression that being a feminist is incompatible with having a family? Ever since the emergence of the feminist movement, feminists have been painted as anti-family. This view is regularly reinforced by a lot of tired stereotypes and mistaken beliefs. Here are the facts showing that feminism and family are far from incompatible.
Read MoreWhy Success Narratives Are Bullsh*t and You Can Stop Blaming Yourself for Your Financial Problems
Do you believe in the “pull yourself up by the bootstraps” mentality, or is this article more like your reality?
Read MoreLabels: Empowering, Harmful, or Both?
Labels can be both useful and harmful — it depends on where and how we use those labels. Some people, however, advocate that we put labels to rest. They seem to think we’re perpetuating victimization and divisiveness. But here’s the thing: Labels don’t cause inequality. People do. This attitude just stands in the way of accountability and anti-oppression work.
Read More3 Disturbing Ways the Media’s White Male Gaze Hurts Women of Color
The media’s white male gaze hurts all of us – and this author’s shedding a necessary light on its damaging impact on self-esteem and sexual expression for women of color. Here’s what needs to change.
Read More5 Ways the LGBTQIA+ Movement Fails at Intersectionality
This author’s queer and gender non-conforming – so why say “the LGBTQIA+ movement is not for me”? These reasons show how the movement is missing the point of liberation.
Read More4 Popular Complaints About Campus Activism That Are Totally Misguided
“College is not day care.” Based on a lot of conversations on campus activism, you’d think today’s college activists are just complaining about nothing. Here what the skeptics are getting wrong – and how to deal with them.
Read MoreWhy Discrimination Against Men is Nowhere Near as Bad as Sexism
Think it’s ridiculous to say you can’t be sexist against men? This info will make you think again.
Read MoreWhy Some Therapists Can Still Practice Conversion Therapy Despite How Harmful It Is
You might have heard that every prominent medical and mental health organization in the US denounces the use of “conversion” therapy to try changing someone’s sexual orientation to heterosexual. But do you know about the disturbing number of individual therapists who still think it’s an ethical practice? Here’s what’s really going on with reparative therapy.
Read More5 Examples of How Privilege Lists Often Ignore the Intersection of Dis/Ability
Privilege checklists are a great introduction – but they fail to go deeper than a “first look” at privilege, and that can sometimes get in the way. Here’s why we have to acknowledge how disability intersects other identities.
Read More8 Common Myths About Homelessness – Debunked
“Myth #8: Services and buildings will end homelessness.” Society gives us a very limited image of what homelessness looks like – so unlearning these myths is essential.
Read MoreCan Abuse Be Unintentional? 3 Reasons That’s the Wrong Question to Ask
“I don’t think they meant to be abusive.” Do you think intent matters when it comes to abuse? Here’s why we should focus on different questions instead.
Read MoreWhat Being Non-Binary in Female-Centric Spaces Is Like – And How to Be More Inclusive
Is your space only for binary women, or for more gender identities? This info will help you avoid exclusive language when you’re trying to be inclusive.
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