- 21. The recent Taliban takeover is terrifying for Afghan women and girls—here's wh
- (Feminism)
- ... for marriage with Taliban members. Forced marriages are equivalent to sexual slavery, and the rise of the Taliban means the rise of sexual slavery and abuse for Afghan women. -- No one can guarantee ...
- Created on 18 August 2021
- 22. Dr. Carol Queen Commemorates Activist Margo St. James With a Guided Tour of the Sex Workers’ Rights Movement
- (Feminism)
- This year, we lost a great feminist foremother: Margo St. James, the trailblazing leader of the modern sex workers’ rights movement. Though the term “sex work” itself wasn’t coined until the late 1970s, ...
- Created on 19 July 2021
- 23. The Remarkable Story of Three Teenage Girls Who Seduced and Killed Traitors During WW II
- (Feminism)
- ... leader, and Hannie the brains of their operation. One advantage that the girls had over their male counterparts was that they could employ a resistance strategy using their femininity and sexual power ...
- Created on 09 July 2021
- 24. For Centuries, Some Asian Women Have Chosen to Live Communally, Preferring to Take Care Of Each Other Rather Than Rely On Men
- (Living)
- ... in their own vegetarian halls, but Southeast Asian women in particular have found these residences to be a welcome alternative to marriage, sex work, and loneliness, where they might even find a nurturing ...
- Created on 17 May 2021
- 25. True Crime Tuesday: The Cold Case That TikTok Helped Solve
- (Feminism)
- ... that allegations of sexual abuse had been raised against Michael Turney, and led investigators to look more critically at Alissa’s stepfather. In late 2008, a search warrant was executed at Michael Turney’s ...
- Created on 27 April 2021
- 26. Another Black Trans Woman Was Murdered. Here Are 10 Black Trans-Led Organizations To Support Right Now.
- (Feminism)
- ... Addressing topics such as intersectionality, sexual orientation, and gender identity, BTMI works to provide a space for Black trans men to be accepted and treated equally. You can support this organization here. ...
- Created on 15 April 2021
- 27. 8 AAPI Organizations To Support Right Now
- (Feminism)
- ... organizing for migrant sex workers. The organization works with Asian sex workers across the world by providing dinners, educational events, art shows, and other sex worker-led programming. Donate here. ...
- Created on 24 March 2021
- 28. Women, Wheels, and the Sexist Stereotype of the "Backseat Driver
- (Living)
- According to a 1965 newspaper article, a backseat driver was “a woman, fluent with apprehension” who was “firmly convinced that without her steady stream of perceptive observations and timely warnings, ...
- Created on 11 March 2021
- 29. Meet the Next Generation of Superstar Activists: Exclusive BUST Interviews
- (Feminism)
- ... way of being that isn’t based on capitalism or patriarchy or white supremacy. It’s based on community.” Selena the Stripper (@prettyboygirl) A dynamic 28-year-old stripper, sex-worker advocate, ...
- Created on 15 February 2021
- 30. 5 great female-focused French films to watch tout suite!
- (Movies)
- ... past several decades have been hypersexualized — as in the case of Brigitte Bardot in Et dieu… crea la femme (1956), Catherine Deneuve in Belle du Jour (1967) and Marine Vacht in Jeune & Jolie (2013) — ...
- Created on 08 February 2021
- 31. Jane Fonda: A Rebel With a Cause. Exclusive BUST Interview
- (Feminism)
- ... and other famouses in an “exercise your right to vote” PSA) is legendary. Even fans who know her best as the sexually self-possessed, scantily clad space traveler from the arguably feminist and sexist ...
- Created on 07 January 2021
- 32. Cults Going Corporate: Why The NXIVM Story Feels So Familiar
- (TV)
- ... acting as a propagandist for a cult leader. No one thinks they’re signing up for a cult is the echoing refrain throughout The Vow, the HBO documentary series chronicling the rise and fall of the sex ...
- Created on 10 December 2020
- 33. 2020 Sees Highest Rates of Fatal Violence Against the Trans Community in Years
- (Feminism)
- ... The Human Rights Campaign highlights that a mix of racism, sexism, homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia deprive trans people of employment, housing, healthcare, and other necessities, and unfairly, ...
- Created on 07 October 2020
- 34. Amy Coney Barrett Is A Threat To Civil Rights
- (Blog)
- ... she supported an action that would allow men accused of sexual assault to sue their accusers. According to Ms. Magazine, " Last year in Doe v. Purdue University, she wrote an opinion allowing a male student ...
- Created on 30 September 2020
- 35. The Feminist Guide to Sex Education You Didn’t Get in School
- (Sex)
- With Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's "WAP" debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 List and a record-breaking 93 million streams in its first week, the subject of women's desire, sexuality, and agency ...
- Created on 24 September 2020
- 36. Sarah Stiles on Her New EP, Her "Steven Universe" Role, And How You Can Help Broadway During COVID: BUST Intervie
- (Entertainment)
- Broadway star Sarah Stiles, who also voices Steven Universe’s Spinel, has been doing a lot in quarantine. Considering she is a self-diagnosed workaholic, she’s been trying to occupy as much of her time ...
- Created on 21 August 2020
- 37. 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
- (Feminism)
- ... because many in the state were against women's suffrage. In Florida, there is still a law that unmarried women cannot cohabitate with opposite sex. The Sunshine state didn't ratify until May 13, 1969. Georgia ...
- Created on 18 August 2020
- 38. It's Black Women's Equal Pay Day — What Does This Mean In The Age Of COVID-1
- (Feminism)
- ... gap, in particular, can be explained by what civil rights activist and Communist leader Claudia Jones coined as “triple oppression,” or the convergence of classism, racism, and sexism. This intersection ...
- Created on 13 August 2020
- 39. The COVID-19 Pandemic Continues To Disproportionately Affect Women (And In More Than One Way)
- (Living)
- ... work with raising a family fall disproportionately on women’s shoulders. If a child becomes sick in a heterosexual household, it’s often the woman who calls in to tend to their needs. During the COVID-19 ...
- Created on 13 August 2020
- 40. This Indian Company Offers Menstrual Leave To Its Employees -- Is It Helping or Hurting?
- (Feminism)
- ... some women have expressed fear of sexual harassment or discrimination by announcing one’s menstrual cycle to the office. Ranjana Kumari, the director of the nonprofit Center for Social Research, which ...
- Created on 11 August 2020
