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"Stealthing"—Removing a Condom Without Consent—Could Soon Be Illegal In Californi
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(Sex)
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... allow victims to sue the perpetrators for damages. She had also previously created the bill four years ago, proposing to make stealthing a criminal violation.
Although the bill will make the removal ...
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Created on 24 September 2021
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Bridget Regan To Play Toxic Temptress Poison Ivy on Season 3 of the CW's Batwoman ...
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(TV)
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... The Last Ship and Spectrum Originals’ Paradise Lost.
Poison Ivy’s arrival was teased in Batwoman’s season two finale earlier this summer, but it’s still unclear just how she’ll fit into Gotham’s criminal ...
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Created on 02 September 2021
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We've Got a Long Way to Go: The Gossip Girl Reboot Promised Diversity, but Served Up More of the Same Old, Same Old Instea
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(TV)
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... we ended up with lines like “private school teachers get paid substantially less than public school ones. It’s criminal how little they make. Less than customer service representatives, executive assistants, ...
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Created on 17 August 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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... other groups cropped up around the U.S., including Prostitutes of New York (PONY). Activists began fighting for “decriminalization,” a term first coined by Seattle anthropology professor Jennifer James—and ...
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Created on 19 July 2021
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Texas High School Valedictorian Tosses Prepared Graduation Speech, Delivers Passionate Pro-Choice Talk Instead
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(Feminism)
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Lake Highland High School’s valedictorian, Paxon Smith, deviated from her original speech to slam the new Texas “Heartbeat Bill” during her commencement speech. Smith wanted her voice to be heard and ...
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Created on 03 June 2021
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Does Netflix's Upcoming Season Of "Master Of None" Hide Behind Queer Black Women To Sell Audiences A Dying Sho
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(TV)
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... felt Ansari ‘violated’ her, adding, ‘That that whole experience was actually horrible.’”
Ansari ultimately denied and apologized for the claims and, never having faced any serious criminal charges, has ...
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Created on 27 April 2021
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Demi Lovato Plans to Keep Her Recovery Private After Facing Backlash
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(Entertainment)
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Demi Lovato says she doesn’t want to talk about her recovery after facing backlash about being “California Sober.” "The Anyone" singer, 28, plans to keep her recovery a secret, claiming that her sobriety ...
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Created on 22 April 2021
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In The Wake Of The Vanessa Guillén and Asia Graham Cases, Here's What Is Being Done To Address Sex Crimes in the U.S. Militar
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(Feminism)
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... Kirsten Gillibrand, which has been described by its advocates as a “light touch” measure that allows unit commanders to retain their power in smaller criminal infractions in the military, according to ...
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Created on 14 April 2021
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I am a Victim of Sexual Coercion, Abuse, Stalking, and Harassment. This is My Story.
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(Living)
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... survivors of sexual abuse, stalking, and harassment to get any kind of justice in the criminal courts.
I may not have been this person’s first victim, but I plan to be her last. I will not be intimated, ...
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Created on 30 March 2021
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Meet the Next Generation of Superstar Activists: Exclusive BUST Interviews
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(Feminism)
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... victims and perpetrators of these types of crimes. She went on to work with Amnesty International on an initiative combating gun violence and addressing criminal justice inequities, and in 2016, was the ...
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Created on 15 February 2021
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The Parole Preparation Project helps incarcerated people envision a better tomorrow
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(Living)
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There’s a lot of talk these days about defunding the police. But what’s being done to reform criminal justice in the stages of the incarceration process after arrest and prosecution?
One organization ...
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Created on 13 January 2021
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Stacey Abrams Warns Why Your Future Depends on the Census: BUST Interview
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(Feminism)
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... of voting is critical and the census is the input, it is the money that gets spent, the 1.5 trillion dollars that gets spent on the things we need the most—on school lunches, on pell grants, on criminal ...
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Created on 01 September 2020
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Your Feminism Isn't Intersectional If It Doesn't Include Prison Aboliti
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(Feminism)
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... women who killed white men, and 2.6 of white women who killed white men.
Survived and Punished note not only how women are treated within the criminal justice system when handling cases of domestic violence ...
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Created on 16 July 2020
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Drawing Vaginas Can Get You Jailed in Russia
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(Arts)
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... Russian artist and activist whose drawings of vaginas have landed her with criminal charges. If she is found guilty – which more than 99 percent of people who face court in Russia are – she will face six ...
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Created on 13 July 2020
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8 Incredible People to Replace Racist Statues With
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(Living)
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... an attorney who represented African Americans in civil and criminal cases. Tucker attended and led many peaceful protests, sit-ins. He also became the leading attorney for the NAACP in Virginia. Tucker ...
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Created on 24 June 2020
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Gov. Cuomo Supports Bill Criminalizing False Reports Based On Race
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(Living)
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... criminal offense to call the police for instances that are not a crime. Meanwhile, New Jersey and Minnesota are also taking into account similar bills.
This bill is much needed. It would help save innocent ...
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Created on 09 June 2020
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Tennessee Judges Rule That It’s Okay To Film Videos of Women Without Their Consent
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(Feminism)
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... criminal, despite the fact that he was found to have captured 20 different unsolicited videos of women in dozens of different retail stores in his area.
Too many women can recount experiences they had ...
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Created on 11 May 2020
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The Entire Sex Work Industry Is Barred From Applying For COVID-19 Relief
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(Feminism)
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...
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Created on 17 April 2020
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19.
Corona’s a Bitch! Weinstein Tests Positive for COVID-19
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(Feminism)
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... Corrections office to NBC News.
Earlier this month on March 11, Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison for third-degree rape and first-degree criminal sexual act. This was a monumental moment ...
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Created on 23 March 2020
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Bernie Sanders' Plan for Reproductive Rights and the Black Maternal Mortality Crisis is a Breath of Fresh Air
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(Living)
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... "The plan will be implemented in tandem with a comprehensive, progressive agenda to end racial disparities in our economic, criminal justice, environmental, education, and healthcare systems."
To address ...
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Created on 09 March 2020
