Fans disappointed as Bruce Springsteen cancels North Carolina show in protest of new law, being referred to by some as the “bathroom law.” But HB2 has implications beyond the bathroom… Law professor,…
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Kesha abandoned by the legal system once again as New York judge dismisses her suit against Sony, saying, “Every rape is not a gender-motivated hate crime.” Justice Shirley Kornreich and Justice William…
Thousands react in outrage as Poland’s Prime Minister Beata Szydlo supported a campaign proposed by the Catholic Church that calls for a complete ban on abortions, wherein doctors and women could face up…
Australia’s first national gathering of sex trade survivors is happening this weekend in Melbourne: “The World’s Oldest Oppression” will take place at RMIT University on April 9 & 10, 2016. Prompted by…
Argh. Please donate for @RefugeeAction and restore my faith in humanity!! https://t.co/Y8vE7Uta2v pic.twitter.com/ApNZaD9geb — Kate Smurthwaite (@Cruella1) March 24, 2016 “Activists” sabotage feminist comedian Kate Smurthwaite’s charity gig in “protest” of her…
Sony offers to let Kesha out of her contract if she publicly retracts her rape accusation and apologizes to Dr. Luke. Belfast woman sentenced to prison for inducing a miscarriage, after failing…
Female Nintendo employee who coincidentally had been subjected to Gamergate wrath, was fired. Kotaku reports: “The Japanese gaming giant has faced increased scrutiny late last year when a number of recent Nintendo…
Report by AIDS-Free World confirms that U.N. and French troops sexually abused at least 98 girls from the Central African Republic, forcing several to have sex with a dog. P.E.I Government moves…
Donald Trump suggests there “has to be some form of punishment” for women who seek abortion if it were banned in the U.S. (as he believes it should be). Canadaland discovers that…
In New Zealand, Wicked Campers is feeling the heat for their extreme displays of sexism. NYMag asked last week, “Is prostitution a job like any other?” “As usual, the article begins with…
United Airlines pilot, Bruce Wayne Wallis, has been arrested for running massive prostitution ring in Houston, Texas. He used the Internet to advertise his brothels and charged women $400 a week to…
Gloria Steinem turns 82 today! Happy birthday, sister. Kyle Zerr, a 29-year-old Saskatoon man is charged with beating his mother to death. An unexpected new celebrity man claims the title of “Feminist”…
Judge acquits former CBC Radio host, Jian Ghomeshi, on all charges of sexual assault and choking. Protesters rally outside the courthouse in outrage over Ghomeshi acquittal. Women express widespread anguish online. Prime…
Lena Dunham says she’s received “more hostility” for backing Clinton over Sanders then she ever has received from the American right wing. Serena Williams responds to Raymond Moore’s comments, saying that women…
Glosswitch asks: “Is it up to Jamie Oliver to say how women should breastfeed?” Jeremy Corbyn says that the UK should decriminalize prostitution, but what do women on the front line think?…