The Trump administration has withdrawn the Obama administration’s policy on the use of public school bathrooms by trans-identified kids. Elder women are being abused in American nursing homes. Justice Robin Camp, whose…
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I’ve had the distinct honour of teaching in the field of Women’s Studies for 15 years. I’ve been lucky enough to see students transition from first-year students to a wide variety of…
When the Working Class Movement Library — a small, volunteer-run library in Salford, England that holds records and stories of working class people’s lives and activism — announced they would be hosting…
Nicholas Kristof: “Husbands are incomparably more deadly in America than jihadist terrorists.” Hot tips for V-Day: Grow your fingernails until the sharp edges are so long they can curve all the way…
The election of Donald Trump inspired the largest demonstration in U.S. history. Three million people in more than 500 American cities took to the streets, and we saw sister marches across the…
Republican lawmaker Tony Tinderholt says criminalizing abortion will make women “more personally responsible” for sex. I wonder if he might consider imprisoning men whose wayward penises result in unwanted pregnancies? Julie Bindel:…
Mother of four leaves abusive husband and builds home from scratch by watching YouTube tutorials. Makeshift justice the only recourse for ill-protected women at South Sudan camp: “It’s appalling the way the…
Man sexually violates women in Walmart by squirting them with semen-filled syringes. Heroic and remarkable campaigner for sexual assault victims Jill Saward dies at 51. Massachusetts man caught recording women in TJ Maxx…
Now far in the rear view mirror, the (Bill) Clinton years seem like a turning point for contemporary social movement strategy. For that generation of young people onward, progressive politics was remade…
Vancouver police detective James Fisher charged with sexual exploitation and sexual assault (one of the victims being a juvenile). Carrie Fisher’s death puts spotlight on women’s heart disease. “Women tend to have…
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has announced that a “bathroom bill” addressing gender-identity claims in access to bathrooms, showers and locker rooms will be one of his top priorities for this legislative…
Portland, supposedly an “LGBTQ haven,” no longer has any lesbian bars (despite the fact there are eight bars for gay men). What’s more, the city doesn’t have a single dance party that…
This week, National Geographic announced their “historic special issue” on the so-called “gender revolution.” We just published our historic special issue of @NatGeo on the #GenderRevolution. Get one at 1-800-777-2800.https://t.co/pXvHw5Kjz9 pic.twitter.com/jbjj48wb96 —…
Oxford student union advises students to use gender neutral pronouns such as “ze,” instead of “he” or “she,” in order to avoid offending transgender students. Canadian government to study effects of violent…
India Willoughby was hailed as groundbreaking when the journalist became the first trans-identified presenter to host an all-female UK talk show. Willoughby, 51, previously known as Jonathan, joined Loose Women last month…