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Matt Gaetz Continues to Prove He’s The Biggest Jerk In Congress; Calls Abortion Activists Fat and Ugly
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(Feminism)
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... politicians like Gaetz rely on humiliation and outrage to keep themselves relevant. At the end of the day, it’s all purposeful distraction. As Julianna mentioned, Gaetz is facing allegations of sex trafficking—but ...
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Created on 28 July 2022
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6 Strategies We Can Take From Latin American Abortion Rights Activists During Our Fight for Reproductive Justice
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(Feminism)
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... Carino, an Argentinian political scientist who represents the Fos Feminista alliance as the New York CEO. The organization provides healthcare resources, access to sex education, and advocates for survivors ...
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Created on 06 July 2022
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National Women's Soccer League Fires Coach After Sexual Abuse Allegations, Prompting Questions of Power Structures and Safety in Women's Spor
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(Feminism)
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The National Women’s Soccer League team North Carolina Courage fired its head coach, Paul Riley, on Thursday in light of sexual abuse allegations made by several of Riley’s former players. Riley is ...
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Created on 04 October 2021
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R. Kelly, R&B Singer and Producer, Finally Convicted of Sex Crimes After Decades of Allegations and Crimes Against Underage Girls and Boys
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(Music)
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R. Kelly, multiplatnium R&B singer and producer, was found guilty on Monday of all counts of racketeering and sex trafficking. For decades, the “I Believe I Can Fly” singer has been accused of masterminding ...
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Created on 28 September 2021
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Instagram Is Destroying Teen Girls' Mental Health, and Facebook's Been Real Quiet About I
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(General)
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... indicated that the hyper-sexualization of girls on Instagram has had negative effects on the mental health of young users. This aligns with previous studies, which revealed that exposure to sexualized ...
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Created on 16 September 2021
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Dr. Carol Queen Commemorates Activist Margo St. James With a Guided Tour of the Sex Workers’ Rights Movement
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(Feminism)
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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, ...
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Created on 19 July 2021
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Hot Girl Summer Gone Wrong in Twitter Thread-Inspired Film ZOLA
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(Movies)
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... coming,” shit goes awry. Thankfully the film manages to maintain a wicked sense of humor while still addressing grim topics like sex trafficking, white woman privlege, and toxic relationships, it truly ...
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Created on 07 July 2021
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Women launch class action suit against Pornhub for posting videos without their consent. Half were children at the time.
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(Feminism)
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... the survivors involved in the case were minors at the time, Pornhub is being accused of violating sex trafficking laws and distributing child pornography. Many of the women have also said that their videos ...
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Created on 18 June 2021
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Evan Rachel Wood, Ashley Morgan Smithline, And At Least 13 Other Women Speak Out Against Marilyn Manson
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(Feminism)
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Trigger warning: This article includes detailed descriptions of abuse and sexual violence.
Last week, Ashley Morgan Smithline opened up about her abuse with singer Marilyn Manson. Smithline confessed ...
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Created on 13 May 2021
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TikTok "Vanilla-Shaming," The Glorification of Sexual Violence, And What We Can Do About I
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(Sex)
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The hashtag #KinkTok currently has more than 3.5 billion views on TikTok. Some #KinkToks are harmless reflections of a sex-positive world in which individuals are free to share their unorthodox sexual ...
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Created on 02 March 2021
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Cults Going Corporate: Why The NXIVM Story Feels So Familiar
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(TV)
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... 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 ...
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Created on 10 December 2020
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The Feminist Guide to Sex Education You Didn’t Get in School
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(Sex)
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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 ...
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Created on 24 September 2020
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Is This Fake News?: The BUST Guide to Media Literacy
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(Living)
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... of News Editors publishes an annual Newsroom Diversity Survey (find the latest one at newsleaders.org/2019-diversity-survey-results) that breaks down newsroom demographics among race, gender, and sexual ...
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Created on 16 September 2020
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Chrystul Kizer, A Teenager Sentenced For Killing Her Alleged Trafficker, Is Out Of Jail On A $400,000 Bond
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(General)
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... intentional homicide and use of a dangerous weapon, as well as four other felony charges, after killing her alleged sex trafficker, 34-year-old Randy Volar, according to CNN.
Kizer maintains that the ...
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Created on 26 June 2020
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Enough With The "Underage Women" Bullshi
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(Entertainment)
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... multiple accusations that he made sexual advances on minors over the past few days.
fuck you @chrisdelia. you solicited nudes from minors while u were in vancouver and tried to fuck my friend when ...
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Created on 19 June 2020
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The Horrifying Reality of Child Marriage and Why Only Three States in America Have Banned It
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(Feminism)
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... being exploited by unscrupulous adults.”
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Created on 18 May 2020
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Remembering Trans Latinx Activist Lorena Borjas
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(Feminism)
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... resonate for all those that looked upon her for guidance and strength.
Borjas was viewed as a pillar in the trans community in Queens. Her particular emphasis on immigration and aiding sex workers came ...
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Created on 03 April 2020
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How Teen Marriage Opens Child Porn Loophole For A Missouri Doctor
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(Feminism)
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A doctor from St. Louis University Hospital is being charged with the production and possession of child pornography, as well as transporting a minor across state lines for sex. Dr. Ashu Joshi, 47, ...
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Created on 16 December 2019
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Let Them Sit On Cake: Professional Cake Sitter Lindsay Dye On Art, Camming, And The Decriminalization of Sex Work
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(Arts)
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... Why did I express such titillation as a spectator of an act that is not sexually gratifying for me? The confusion does not dissipate when Dye begins performing. Even as she crouches down into a raised ...
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Created on 06 December 2019
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Watch These Powerful Feminists Take A Stand Against President Piñera
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(Feminism)
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... lives were taken, mostly by the hands of violent men. The women of the world demanded an end to rape, human trafficking, and all forms of domestic abuse. In Latin America, the weaponization of sexual violence ...
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Created on 02 December 2019