Breaking: Bresha Meadows will not be tried as an adult, no longer faces possible life sentence in prison. The 15-year-old girl has been incarcerated for four months after allegedly killing her abusive…
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Canadian Judicial Council’s committee of inquiry recommends that Justice Robin Camp, who asked a rape victim why she couldn’t just “keep her knees together,” be removed from the bench. UBC’s “Free Speech…
Anna Yocca, a Tennessee woman who was forced to attempt an unsafe self-abortion, now faces new felony charges. Yocca was first arrested for attempted murder of her fetus and thrown into county…
Evan Rachel Wood: “Yes. I have been raped.” Well, since everything is out in the open now, figured I would share the confession letter I wrote to @RollingStone in its entirety. #NotOk…
The former University of British Columbia student (identified as MC or main complainant,) who accused Steven Galloway of sexual assault says her complaint against the author was not about a “consensual affair.”…
It’s that time for Times’ Person of the Year Award. Will it be Rapist A or Rapist B? Justice Maria Linhares de Sousa of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice just struck…
After protests, Turkey withdraws bill that would have legalized child rape if the perpetrator married his victim. Austerity measures hit UK women twice as hard as men. Ontario’s newest MPP is a…
On Sunday, 600 women from the anti-domestic violence group Sisters Uncut set off flares and blocked traffic on bridges in London, Newcastle, Glasgow, and Bristol. The protest was in response to cuts…
Fuck you, Dr. Phil, you fucking parasite. Soul and funk singer Sharon Jones dies at 60 of pancreatic cancer. A 28-year-old male who identifies as transgender is charged with raping a 15-year-old…
Gender identity activist Dana Rivers arrested for brutal murder of lesbian couple and their son. Feminist writer and artist, Renee Gerlich banned from New Zealand’s Wellington Zinefest for opposing the cover of…
Crown announces that six Quebecois police officers will not be charged with the sexual abuse of 37 native women. Indigenous leadership argues that the failure to charge will discourage other victims of…
Boy wears makeup. Is still a boy. The rise of the alt-right is clearly tied to the rise of MRA culture, a generation of young men raised on Internet porn. “When we…
A woman was reportedly punched in the face at a Brooklyn bistro after expressing opposition to Trump’s election victory. Or maybe it was just sexism. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is being questioned by…
A Million Woman March is being organized in Washington D.C. for January 21st. Leslie Knope pens letter to America. A Minnesota-based Asian American woman was put in handcuffs on Wednesday after trying…
Day one in Trump’s America: As I'm stopped at a gas station this morning, a group of guys yell over: "Time to get out of this country, Apu!" Day 1. — Manik…