In case you missed the big news, France has become the latest country to adopt the so-called Nordic Model (or, as some prefer, “Swedish Model”) of prostitution policy. This has led to…
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The news that Bruce Springsteen cancelled a show in North Carolina this week due to HB2, which has been called an “anti-LGBT bill,” has been pretty widely celebrated. And, fair enough —…
The idea of guaranteeing a basic income for everyone, whether or not they are employed, isn’t a new one. Both Canada and the US experimented with the idea in the ’60s and…
As we all know, people are never sexist. And when I say “people” I mean, of course, “men.” Our culture is generally willing to admit that sexism exists — and even that…
Marie Henein, the now-famous lawyer who defended sexual predator, Jian Ghomeshi, in his recent sexual assault trial, would like us to believe she chose the most ethical route towards winning the case.…
A popular Instagram account confirms that which we’ve always known: Trump and his supporters believe women are irrelevant unless they are giving men boners or babies. Called “Babes for Trump,” the account…
The image above, while enormously misogynistic, is not particularly out of the ordinary — not for female politicians, not for female females. Pornographic imagery is rampant in our culture today, impacting the…
This morning, Jian Ghomeshi was found not guilty on all charges — four counts of sexual assault and one count of overcoming resistance by choking. This verdict, unfortunately, is not particularly surprising.…
Rob Ford is dead. The former Toronto mayor died of cancer this morning, at 46-years-old. According to news reports and social media, we are in mourning, as always, expected to politely and…
This year, Vancouver Rape Relief commemorated International Women’s Day by screening Sarah Gavron’s Suffragette, a 2015 historical drama that follows a group of white Suffragettes in early 20th century Britain as they…
Surprise! Gaming is a sexist industry that pornifies women. Through a particularly hypocritical post, even for Jezebel, it has come to light that Microsoft hired women in sexualized Catholic schoolgirl outfits to…
I am resenting the world right now for forcing me to care about Kim Kardashian’s (most-recent) naked selfie post. Because deep down, in my heart of hearts, I don’t care about Kim…
On Thursday, leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn revealed his position on prostitution to Goldsmiths university students, saying: “I don’t want people to be criminalized. I want to be [in] a…
Another day, another billion-dollar porn company asking people to jerk off in order to “save an endangered species.” Not only does Pornhub profit from the sexualization of domestic violence, rape, and sexual…
It is no great irony that the male gaze is present in full force at the Oscars every year. The theory’s origins lie in feminist film theory, articulated first by Laura…