- 1. Lizzo Shared Her Shine with Powerful Activists During Her People's Choice Award Acceptance Speech: Meet All 17 of The
- (Entertainment)
- ... circumstances but as human beings. Yasmine Aker @iamyasi Yasmine is a singer, songwriter, and actress but on top of all that, she still manages to support Iranian women in their fight for freedom ...
- Created on 08 December 2022
- 2. Bilal Baig's "Sort Of" is Back and Queerer Than Ever for Season 2: BUST Intervi
- (TV)
- ... Cultivating that power of observation paid off. “It was great to grow up in a family that was so dynamic, because it gave me a sense of how different human beings can be when they’re forced to live together. ...
- Created on 02 December 2022
- 3. 7 Best Biopics About Women to Watch When You Need to Feel Inspired (and 1 For When You Don't
- (Movies)
- ... she was beloved for her enchanting voice and emotional lyrics, The United States vs Billie Holiday (2021) shows the deep prejudice she endured when the FBI took notice of her iconic human rights protest ...
- Created on 30 November 2022
- 4. As Iranian Protests For Women's Rights Continue, The Hair For Freedom Movement Has Just Begu
- (Feminism)
- ... View this post on Instagram A post shared by Human Rights Watch FR (@hrw_francais) ...
- Created on 24 October 2022
- 5. Queer Period Pieces Like Abbi Jacobson's "A League Of Their Own" Are A Reminder That LGBTQ Rights Are Still Under Atta
- (TV)
- ... and dehumanized. Beyond anti-sex laws, powerful censorship policies silenced queer media and publication houses and erased queer characters from films. Television stations aired jaw-dropping public service ...
- Created on 13 October 2022
- 6. Why Audio Erotica Is Giving Women An Aural Fixation. Plus, 3 Places You Can Listen To It
- (Sex)
- ... &Jane makes a donation to the Woodhull Freedom Foundation, “the only national human rights organization that works full-time to affirm and protect sexual freedom as a fundamental human right.” Girl ...
- Created on 24 August 2022
- 7. MILCK Releases Music Video For "We Won't Go Back", Anthem of the Pro-Choice Movement ...
- (Music)
- Badass human rights activist and singer-songwriter MILCK has written a pro-choice anthem for the movement to fight for bodily autonomy in the wake of SCOTUS’ recent decision to overrule Roe v. Wade. ...
- Created on 18 August 2022
- 8. 3 New Feminist Titles That Examine Women's Place In Civilization And Society: BUST Review
- (Books)
- ... is to be on a spectrum of sex that’s definable only by its plasticity. The takeaway is that, like with other animals, human sexual expression is akin to breathing—an involuntary process and a conscious ...
- Created on 11 July 2022
- 9. Issa Rae and Jenny Slate Are Back With Brand New Projects: Our Top 10 Pop Culture Picks For Summer
- (Entertainment)
- ... average humans come together to fight evil on Netflix, beginning June 15. Photos: (The Janes) HBO Documentary Films; (Marcel) A24; ("Our Selves") MOMA; (Creative, Not Famous) Ayun Halliday; (Ms. Marvel) ...
- Created on 02 June 2022
- 10. Over a Century Ago, Two Young Girls Pulled a Prank That Got Way Out of Hand—And Convinced The World that Fairies Really Exist
- (Arts)
- ... will jolt the 20th-century mind out of its heavy rut in the mud.” The astonishing photos, he concluded, “mark an epoch in human thought.” Strand Magazine, December 1920 Credit: The Collection of Leeds ...
- Created on 16 December 2021
- 11. Say Their Name: "My Name is Pauli Murray" Directors Betsy West and Julie Cohen, Talk About the Amazing Life of the Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer, and Gender-Bending Episcopal Priest, and Their Impact on ...
- (Feminism)
- ... documentary? BW: You know, we wanted to tell the story of a real human being a real person and we were extraordinarily lucky that Pauli left behind all of this archive, but also the audiotapes. ...
- Created on 13 September 2021
- 12. The recent Taliban takeover is terrifying for Afghan women and girls—here's wh
- (Feminism)
- ... increasingly alarming humanitarian crisis has emerged. Since the end of May, the UN Refugee Agency reports nearly a quarter-million Afghanis have fled the country, with a reported 80% of those fleeing ...
- Created on 18 August 2021
- 13. “My Life is Not Your Porn,” South Korean Women Say, as Digital Sex Crimes Rise
- (Feminism)
- A recent report by Human Rights Watch, My Life is Not Your Porn: Digital Sex Crimes in South Korea, has detailed the rising epidemic of digital sex crimes in South Korea. Known as molka, these crimes ...
- Created on 07 July 2021
- 14. Cultures That Embraced LGBTQIA+ Identity Before Colonization Messed Everything Up
- (Living)
- ... the iceberg when it comes to queer representation in pre-colonial cultures, and a reminder that it isn’t necessary to define yourself with westernized, binary terms. Humans have always been fluid beings ...
- Created on 10 June 2021
- 15. Texas High School Valedictorian Tosses Prepared Graduation Speech, Delivers Passionate Pro-Choice Talk Instead
- (Feminism)
- ... to decide if they can take on the responsibility of bringing another human being into the world, that decision is made for them by a stranger,” Smith said, according to a video of the speech published ...
- Created on 03 June 2021
- 16. Evan Rachel Wood, Ashley Morgan Smithline, And At Least 13 Other Women Speak Out Against Marilyn Manson
- (Feminism)
- ... human trafficking laws by withholding her visa. The two broke up in 2011. In the midst of allegations, former assistant of Manson, Ashley Walters, quit being his assistant. In addition, she is now suing ...
- Created on 13 May 2021
- 17. Saudi Women's Rights Activist Loujain al-Hathloul Wins Top European Human Rights Awar
- (Feminism)
- On Monday, April 19, women’s rights champion Loujain al-Hathloul, 31, was awarded with the top European rights award for her women’s rights activism in Saudi Arabia. The Vaclav Havel Human Rights ...
- Created on 21 April 2021
- 18. Happy 87th Birthday, Jane Goodall! 5 Inspiring Life Lessons from The Trailblazing Primatologist and Anthropologist
- (Living)
- April 3 marks Jane Goodall’s 87th birthday. The primatologist and anthropologist’s work has deepened humans’ understanding of primates and empathy for animals and the natural world. Goodall is an inspiration ...
- Created on 31 March 2021
- 19. Roe v. Wade Doesn't Actually Make Abortion Accessible For Everyone. This Short Film Explains Why
- (Movies)
- ... We want our viewers to see firsthand the individuals struggling at this cruel intersection of poverty and control over reproduction. We hope viewers can feel the humanity of the callers, and learn more ...
- Created on 03 March 2021
- 20. Only Buying from Sustainable Fashion Brands is Not Going to Save Us, The Solution is Already in Your Closet
- (Style)
- ... to mention the other human rights violations many fast-fashion giants perpetuate. Photo via Unsplash. So, how do we go about reconciling how vital fashion is as a craft with how corrupt the current ...
- Created on 09 February 2021
