- 1. 5 Creators Fighting Diet Culture That Go Beyond Body Positivity
- (Living)
- ... to race, class, gender, and ability inform what desirability even means to us. These creators go much deeper than surface-level “everyone is beautiful'' messaging. Instead, they offer more radical and ...
- Created on 26 January 2023
- 2. 5 Transgender Folks to Commemorate in Honor of Transgender Remembrance Day
- (Living)
- ... the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR). TDOR is a day to remember victims of transgender hate crimes. Anti-transgender hate crimes and murders are not uncommon, and unfortunately, the tragic incident ...
- Created on 22 November 2022
- 3. Meet The Badass Flight Attendants of the 1960s Who Stood Up To Corporate Giants and Won
- (Books)
- ... the airlines hell. In 1934, the first woman piloted a commercial plane, and in the 70s and 80s, an influx of men into the industry wiped away the gendered undertones of the profession. Wulfhart captures ...
- Created on 21 July 2022
- 4. The Secret History of Women and Mushrooms: A Centuries-Old Tale of Empowerment, Enlightenment, Education, and Magic
- (Eat Me)
- ... mycology,” and argues that mushrooms can be seen as models to “challenge binaries of gender, family structure, and even traditional biological classification.” According to Dr. Patricia Kaishian, mushrooms ...
- Created on 28 April 2022
- 5. Elon Musk, Grimes' Baby Daddy, Just Bought Twitter And The Internet Has A Lot To Say
- (Feminism)
- ... that already brims with instances of racial and gender discrimination. While this move has garnered a wide set of reactions from different communities, countless people continue to slam the world’s richest ...
- Created on 27 April 2022
- 6. HOORAY, The Equal Rights Amendment Passed! Or DID It?!?
- (Feminism)
- On January 15, 2020, Virginia ratified the Equal Rights Amendment, making it the 38th state to do so. As the amendment, which makes discrimination by gender unconstitutional, only required 38 states ...
- Created on 11 March 2022
- 7. A New Study Finds Gender Bias in The Surgical Field Often Translates to Deadly Outcomes For Female Patients
- (Feminism)
- ... a revealing study surrounding gender biases and post-operative outcomes. The study, which originated from a control group in Ontario, defined these outcomes basesd on complications, readmissions, and death ...
- Created on 13 January 2022
- 8. For The Gworls is a Black-Trans Led Collective That Creates Curated Parties and Events to Fundraise For Black Trans Lives
- (Feminism)
- ... check on the DJ and whether the tables are ready for the guests,” she says while adjusting her hair. At just 26, Asanni Armon a Black activist and founder of the trangender-led collective, For the Gworls, ...
- Created on 16 November 2021
- 9. Doctors Marian Croak and Patricia Bath Are the First Black Women Inducted into The National Inventors Hall Of Fame, And Yeah, It's About Time
- (Feminism)
- ... to experience self-doubt in the face of biased work environments. Additionally, a 2018 Pew Research Center study found that half of women in STEM have experienced gender-based discrimination in their ...
- Created on 30 September 2021
- 10. Free Your Mind: New Non-Fiction From B-Movie Queen Elvira, Mistress of Darkness, and Believing, a Cultural Analysis on Gender-Violence from Anita Hill
- (Books)
- ... herself—a pop culture icon of the highest order. –eliza c. thompson Believing: Our Thirty- Year Journey to End Gender Violence By Anita Hill (Viking) After the 1991 Senate confirmation ...
- Created on 09 September 2021
- 11. About Time? The American Medical Association Recommends The Removal of Female and Male Sex Categories From Birth Certificates
- (Feminism)
- ... the AMA hopes the adoption of its recommendation would prevent discrimination against those whose gender does not match the sex designation of their birth certificate. “We unfortunately still live in a ...
- Created on 12 August 2021
- 12. Washington Post Reporter Felicia Sonmez is Suing the Paper for Gender Discrimination
- (Feminism)
- Last month Washington Post reporter Felicia Sonmez filed a lawsuit against the newspaper for discrimination, alleging that editors barred Sonmez from reporting on stories involving sexual assault ...
- Created on 03 August 2021
- 13. A Fitting Finale To Pride Month: Kataluna Enriquez Becomes First Openly Transgender Miss USA Contestant After Being Crowned Miss Nevada
- (Feminism)
- On June 27th, 28-year-old Kataluna Enriquez made LGBTQ and pageant history. Ending Pride Month with a bang, the Filipina-American became the first transgender women crowned Miss Nevada. Not only does ...
- Created on 07 July 2021
- 14. The Supreme Court Declined To Hear The Case Of Gavin Grimm, Securing A Major Win For Trans Rights
- (Feminism)
- In a win for trans rights, the Supreme Court has declined to take up the case of Gavin Grimm, a transgender person who sued his Virginia school district for not allowing him to use the men's restroom. ...
- Created on 30 June 2021
- 15. The New York State Senate Passed A Bill That Will Make It Easier For Trans People to Change Their Gender On Legal Documents
- (Feminism)
- New York lawmakers passed a bill that would make it easier for trans people to change their legal gender. This includes changing their name on legal documents, such as a birth certificate and driver' ...
- Created on 10 June 2021
- 16. Cultures That Embraced LGBTQIA+ Identity Before Colonization Messed Everything Up
- (Living)
- ... via Wikimedia Commons Hinduism is the posterchild for queer representation when it comes to deities. Hindu literature is full of fluid gender expression, gay sex, and polyamorous relationships. Basically, ...
- Created on 10 June 2021
- 17. 6 Iconic LGBTQ+ Comedians To Laugh With This Pride Month
- (Entertainment)
- ... to tear into Donald Trump’s ban on transgender people from the military. Harrison, herself a transgender woman, is most well-known for her role in Shrill (2019-21), her Emmy-nominated writing on Big Mouth, ...
- Created on 10 June 2021
- 18. The High Court In India Just Ruled In Favor Of A Lesbian Couple, Issuing A Major Call For Advancing LGBTQ+ Rights In The Country
- (Feminism)
- ... for police officers to ensure respect to LGBTQ+ rights. Any medical professionals who claim to have the “cure for homosexuality" should have their licenses revoked. Schools and colleges should have gender-neutral ...
- Created on 09 June 2021
- 19. “Gender Equitable” French Cities Are Mapping Out Budgets With a New Lens. Why Isn’t the US?
- (Feminism)
- Lyon, a city in France with over 500,000 people, is rolling out changes to its budget to create more equity in its urban planning specifically in the category of gender reform, according to Bloomberg. ...
- Created on 08 June 2021
- 20. Biden Administration Brings Back Obama-era Policies, Bans Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ Community in Healthcare
- (Feminism)
- ... sex discrimination also protect gay and transgender people. The department will begin again investigating complaints made on this issue in healthcare. The previous administration defined sex to be gender ...
- Created on 13 May 2021
