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#NotYourRescueProject: How a white middle-class academic masqueraded as the women he trafficked and pimped
Julie Bindel reveals that the “sex worker led” hashtag campaign #NotYourRescueProject was actually created b…
Historic Speaker’s Corner becomes site of anti-feminist silencing and violence
Efforts to silence feminist speech have taken a violent turn.…
SlutWalk Toronto & Vancouver Dyke March announce official partnership with sex trade lobby
It is concerning that two events aimed primarily at women (that purport a connection to feminism) have partnered with lo…
Dominican Republic to uphold total ban on abortion
On May 31, the Dominican Senate voted to uphold a total ban on abortion. Even in cases of rape and incest, and when the …
Over 100 men were arrested for trying to buy sex from girls in Ontario — here are their names
Following a four-year undercover human trafficking investigation, York Regional Police have arrested 104 men for attempt…
Prostitution legislation must include women in the porn industry
I remember when I was first struck by the question: If prostitution is against the law in the US, why isn’t porn? A frie…
Vancouver Women’s Library opens amid anti-feminist backlash
During the second wave, there was a bonafide feminist bookstore movement. Women’s spaces, presses, writing, and ev…
Argentinian feminist collective calls for International Women’s Strike on March 8th
The Argentinian feminist collective behind Black Wednesday back in October have called for an International Women’s Stri…
Darling of Toronto progressive community, Andray Domise, charged with domestic assault
Andray Domise, a Maclean’s magazine columnist, former host of Canadaland, and darling of the progressive scene in Toront…
Black Wednesday: A feminism that centers ending male violence against women
The first regional strike to protest violence against women and girls took place on Wednesday in Latin America. An estim…
Dare to Debate seminar on trans kids cancelled after pressure from trans activists
A seminar scheduled for October 25 called, “Is society letting transgender children down?” has been cancelle…
Transgender Tory councillor reports Labour opponent to the police for ‘misgendering’
On August 25, Tory councillor Zoe Kirk-Robinson filed a complaint with police after Labour opponent Guy Harkin, 69, call…
Abuse is not always ‘visible’ and Megan Short was punished by death for realizing this
Last week, Megan Short, 33, posted a request to Facebook, asking for help moving on August 6. Only weeks earlier, she ha…
Women grieve the loss of Michfest online, look forward to new gatherings
It’s been one year since the final Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival. Forty years strong, Michfest was a pillar of lesbian…