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"Mi cuerpo, mi opcion": Mexico supports the decriminalization of abortion in Supreme Court vot
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(Feminism)
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... abortions is unconstitutional, thus decriminalizing abortion procedures across the country. Up until now, many Mexican states could mandate jailtime for people who got abortions, and the ruling, which ...
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Created on 10 September 2021
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On International Women's Day, Women in Mexico Marched To Protest The Country's Ongoing Crisis of Gender-Based Violen
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(Feminism)
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... projected messages such as “a rapist will not be governor” across the palace’s front exterior.
According to CNN, Mexican governmental data reveals that 987 women and girls were murdered within the first ...
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Created on 10 March 2021
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Mexico City Implements Ban on Single-Use Plastic — But People Who Menstruate Face the Consequences
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(General)
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... to data from the Mexican government, higher-end menstruation products are not feasible for all who need them.
A pack of 36 non-reusable pads from Walmart in Mexico cost $319 pesos or $14.99 in USD. Reusable ...
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Created on 05 March 2021
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"On My Block" Star Jessica Marie Garcia Is Helping Make Netflix More Latin
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(TV)
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... the next generation realizes the benefits of peace.”
Not one to shy away from hard conversations, Garcia has had a lot of them with the Republican Cuban side of her half Cuban, half Mexican family, ...
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Created on 17 December 2020
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New Mexico Makes History, Electing All Women Of Color In Its House Delegation
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(Feminism)
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... hope over fear, love over hate, community over division, and I am so honored that New Mexican’s have chosen me to serve in our nation’s 117th Congress. We have made tremendous progress over the past two ...
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Created on 05 November 2020
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Controversial Medusa Statue Reimagines Her Myth and Reignites Conversations Around #MeToo
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(Arts)
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Medusa’s origin story is varied. Yet, the most widely recognized comes from Ovid’s Metamorphosis, in which Medusa was a mortal maiden in the temple of Athena, where she was raped by Poseidon. Soon after, ...
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Created on 14 October 2020
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Alarming Stats Reveal Increasing Murder Rates of Women and Girls in Guatemala During COVID
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(Feminism)
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... of these fallen girls was honored around Guatemala last weekend with performances of, “Cancion sin miedo” (Fearless Song). The song, made by Mexican singer-songwriter Vivir Quintana, was composed earlier ...
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Created on 12 October 2020
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Pro-Democracy Protests in Thailand Spark Feminist Political Movement
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(Feminism)
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Since March, thousands of student-led protests have flooded the streets of Bangkok to denounce the Thai government. For a brief moment, the protests were halted due to the coronavirus pandemic but have ...
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Created on 07 October 2020
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10 Famous Bisexual Women from The Past to Know Now For BiVisibility
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(Feminism)
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... the Tropics (1927). Baker was an American-born French entertainer, civil rights activist, and French Resistance agent. Baker had an affair with Mexican painter, Marxist, and fellow bisexual Frida Kahlo. ...
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Created on 05 October 2020
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Mexican-American Sister Trio Tiarra Girls Talk New Cover Single "Can't Stop The World," Heritage, The Pandemic, and Proudest Moments: BUST Intervi
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(Music)
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... Mexican-American background, and how it has inspired them immensely.
“We grew up listening to Selena, and she was our statue of honor. We watched the movie all the time. Especially [because,] how we ...
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Created on 22 September 2020
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This Teacher's Back-To-School "WAP" Cover Doesn't Stand For What You Think It D
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(Music)
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Eboni Harrington, a teacher at Lucy Addison Middle School in Roanoke, VA, is winning after recreating Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s hit song “WAP” in a music video for her incoming class. In efforts ...
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Created on 11 September 2020
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A Mexican Feminist Collective Takes Over A Human Rights Office And Converts Into a Women's Shelte
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(Feminism)
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... between feminists and the Mexican government continue to swelter as women are continually left ignored and unprotected after reporting gender-based violence. The Ni Una Meno (Not One Woman Less) Collective ...
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Created on 09 September 2020
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The 100th Anniversary of (Some) Women's Suffrage: Did YOUR state support women's right to vote? Check this state-by-state history of the fight for suffrage in Ameri
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(Feminism)
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... the campaign for prohibition and temperance with the Texas Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Mexican suffragist, Jovita Idar wrote pro-suffrage articles for her family's Spanish-language newspaper, La ...
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Created on 18 August 2020
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TV Writer Priscila Garcia-Jacquier Calls For White Latinx to Unpack Their Privilege: BUST Interview
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(Entertainment)
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... been spending decades voicing their issues and lack of representation in the media. Folks such as multimedia artist and poet Alán Pelaez Lopez, Yo Soy AfroLatina on Instagram, and Black Mexican poet Ariana ...
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Created on 28 July 2020
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Jeanine Mason of "Roswell, New Mexico" Talks BIG Issues and Proves She Just May Be the New Sci-Fi Queen: BUST Intervie
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(Entertainment)
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... on home improvements and reflecting on her first leading role in a tv show.
Jeanine’s character, Liz Ortecho, is a Mexican-American biomedical engineer. She is a caring, fierce and incredibly curious ...
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Created on 01 June 2020
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Billy Porter Will Play A Genderless Fairy Godmother In An All-New "Cinderella
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(Movies)
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... film and many are guessing that the music may draw from her Cuban and Mexican heritage like many of her radio hits do. On IMDB, the cast list also boasts Hairspray Live’s Maddie Baillio, Minnie Driver ...
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Created on 06 March 2020
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A Day Without Women: Mexico's Nationwide Stand Against Femicide
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(Feminism)
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... and ensuring their voices are not drowned out or ignored.
Header image: Michelle Ding/ Unsplash
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Murder Of Mexican Feminist Sparks Outrage, Reflects Deeper Issue In The Nation
“Day ...
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Created on 06 March 2020
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Ecuadorian President Claims Only Ugly Men Are Accused of Harassment
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(Feminism)
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... Courtesy of Wikimedia
More on BUST
Murder Of Mexican Feminist Sparks Outrage, Reflects Deeper Issue In The Nation
Spanish Feminists Fight Government To Neutralize Bias In Gendered Language
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Created on 04 February 2020
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Murder of Mexican Feminist Sparks Outrage, Reflects Deeper Issue in the Nation
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(Feminism)
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... Commission for Human Rights (IACHR) called for a quick and thorough investigation into her case by the Mexican authorities. The two organizations noted that action has to be taken to protect the rights ...
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Created on 03 February 2020
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A Feminist Report From The U.S.-Mexico Border
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(Feminism)
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A Mexican feminist living in the United States wanted to know what was really going on down at the Southern border, so she went to find out for herself
The message comes in as I pack donations ...
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Created on 12 December 2019
