- 1. "Legends of Drag" Pays Homage To Drag Icons "Of A Certain Age" Who Paved The Way For The Queens of Today ...
- (Books)
- ... from the AIDS epidemic and substance abuse. Like Dallas drag queen Tasha Kohl, who was very open about her “demons and struggles with anxiety and depression.” “I was a desperate alcoholic and addict. ...
- Created on 21 June 2022
- 2. Amber Heard and the Limits of #MeToo: The Best Feminist Takes on the Depp v. Heard Verdict
- (Feminism)
- ... YouTube! Despite what the fancams and the conspiracies will have you believe, this wasn’t the story of a hero conquering his tormentor; it was a trial about a woman who spoke out about domestic abuse, ...
- Created on 03 June 2022
- 3. Here's What You Need to Know About the Mississippi Case That Overturned Roe v. Wad
- (Feminism)
- ... abuse of judicial authority,” reads the scathing draft by Justice Alito. Clearly, the arguments for pre-viability abortions were effective to this court. Still, to take away an assumed right, which ...
- Created on 02 June 2022
- 4. Mental Health Awareness Month: 14 Celebrities That Are Vocal About Their Mental Health Struggles
- (Living)
- ... bipolar disorder after a long battle with self-harm, substance abuse, and bulimia. In an interview with Women’s Health in 2021, Lovato admitted to experiencing “episodes of mania” that led to times ...
- Created on 24 May 2022
- 5. The Secret History of Women and Mushrooms: A Centuries-Old Tale of Empowerment, Enlightenment, Education, and Magic
- (Eat Me)
- ... Govera, mushrooms present a pathway towards women’s independence, financial sustainability, and personal healing. Growing up in her native Zimbabwe as a young orphan surviving abuse and poverty, she struggled ...
- Created on 28 April 2022
- 6. Diane Coffee's New Album, "With People" Combines Folk-Rock and Dream Pop, and The Results Are Masterful ...
- (Music)
- ... is a retro 1950s Pop ballad which tells a tale of a school yard bully from the abused child’s perspective who’s had enough sharing “I just can’t take anymore.” “Forecast” is pure Pop in the same vein of ...
- Created on 25 April 2022
- 7. Amanda Bynes is Free From Her Nearly 9 Year Conservatorship and We Couldn’t Be Happier For Her—Here Are The Facts
- (Entertainment)
- ... drug experimentation led to a highly publicized battle with substance abuse, specifically, adderall. What Was Her Conservatorship All About? It all started in 2013, when Bynes was 27 years old. ...
- Created on 23 March 2022
- 8. Fiona Apple Is Using Her Star Power For An Urgent Legal Cause—And She Wants Your Help
- (Feminism)
- ... possible abuses of power in the courtroom. Before the pandemic, people interested in watching court proceedings had to physically go to the court and wait for the trial they wanted to see, which could ...
- Created on 18 March 2022
- 9. Trevor Noah Made An Important Point About The Kim-Kanye-Pete Davidson Situation—And Got Kanye Banned from Instagram
- (TV)
- ... and Kanye is a terrible situation, Noah has a personal connection to the impacts of domestic abuse and violence through his own parents’ story. Noah only alludes to it in the video, mentioning that his ...
- Created on 18 March 2022
- 10. "The Sex Lives of African Women" Aims to Help African Women Decolonize Their Sexuality By Sharing Their Storie
- (Books)
- ... that ran alongside their trauma, there was more than just sex and pain on the page. There are moments of clarity beyond the suffering of rape, trauma, abuse, and genital mutilation—all of which create ...
- Created on 11 March 2022
- 11. Janelle Monae's "The Memory Librarian" Tackles Afrofuturism, Plus a Deep Dive Into Witchcraft, and a Memoir From an Indigenous Pu
- (Books)
- ... writer from the Nooksack and Upper Skagit Indian tribes, in her “ancestral autobiography,” Red Paint. The Pacific-Northwest native’s story is one of survival, having first endured sexual abuse at a young ...
- Created on 10 March 2022
- 12. Farewell to Ronnie Spector, One Of The Original Bad Girls Of Rock & Roll Who Brought Edge and Flavor to 1960s Girl Groups
- (Music)
- ... of, it’s also the dark crucible of domestic abuse, gender inequality and music industry malfeasance. Increasingly threatened by the Ronettes success as their romance deepened, Phil Spector tried to crush ...
- Created on 18 January 2022
- 13. Aimee Mann, Queen of Indie-Rock is Back with "Queens of the Summer Hotel," An Album Inspired By the Memoir "Girl, Interrupted" ...
- (Music)
- ... paints these portraits with her signature wry wit and reflective wisdom, touching on such serious topics as suicide (“Suicide Is Murder”) and sexual abuse (“Home By Now”) with care and consideration. The ...
- Created on 20 December 2021
- 14. On the Season 3 Finale of HBO's 'Succession,' Sarah Snook's 'Shiv Roy' Finds Power in Female
- (TV)
- ... to get to the top. She cheats on her husband Tom and uses him as a bargaining chip with her father. She weaponizes her womanhood in order to help Waystar get out of sexual abuse allegations and she turns ...
- Created on 16 December 2021
- 15. Amy Coney Barrett Says Putting The Baby Up For Adoption "Takes Care of the Problem" of Burden Of Forced Parenthoo
- (Feminism)
- ... for other children, other family members, on their ability to work." Justice Barrett also fails to recognize the victims of rape, abuse, and trauma that would be forced under state regulation to carry ...
- Created on 03 December 2021
- 16. Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Has Life Threatened in Anime-Themed Parody Video Shared Online by Far-Right Politician Paul Gosar
- (Feminism)
- ... House minority leader Kevin McCarthy and Republican leaders have refused to publicly condemn Gosar’s actions, with McCarthy going as far as to call the censure vote an “abuse of power.” While Gosar has ...
- Created on 19 November 2021
- 17. Britney Spears Is Finally Free, But What Will Her New Normal Look Like?
- (Entertainment)
- ... mental evaluation, calling the conservatorship traumatizing and abusive. Among other abuses, she cited being drugged, forced to work against her will, and banned from removing her birth control as examples ...
- Created on 15 November 2021
- 18. Child Marriage in America: How Courtney Stodden and Other Girls Are Being Forced To Marry Their Rapists
- (Feminism)
- ... she feels her relationship with her ex-husband was consensual, she’s equally clear that she didn’t have much of a choice when it came to marrying him. Child marriage is a human rights abuse that disproportionately ...
- Created on 12 November 2021
- 19. Ruby Rose vs. Warner Brothers: Social Media Tell-All Reveals Dangerous Work Environment at The CW's "Batwoma
- (TV)
- ... been a significant factor in her leaving. Only recently had her experience with harassment and abuse been publicized. Since her recent social media tell-all, Warner Brothers has publicly defended Scott ...
- Created on 28 October 2021
- 20. How “Jennifer's Body" Smashed Its Way Through The Male Gaze And Into Queer, Feminist Cult Statu
- (Movies)
- ... an additional layer of horror, this time with their stark presentation of sexual assault and male power structures. via GIPHY Jennifer’s kidnapping and abuse by a group of men has become more ...
- Created on 25 October 2021
