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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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... passed legislation making it illegal for influencers and celebrities to photoshop images of themselves on social media unless they specifically state that they have done so.
The same day the Journal ...
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Created on 16 September 2021
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Norway Passes New Law Banning PhotoShop Among Social Media Influencers
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(Living)
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... up to did edit their photos or not. That's why we all need answers - we need this law."
Though this new legislation may help to make the trick mirror of social media more transparent, some are sceptical ...
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Created on 22 July 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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... it’s still a divisive topic between those who are supportive and those who are more conservative. This is often because the rise of the anti-trafficking movement inspired legislation that often conflates ...
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Created on 19 July 2021
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Poet Maya Angelou, Astronaut Sally Ride, And Other Iconic Women Will Be Honored On A New U.S. Mint Coin Series
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(Feminism)
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... proposal.
Senator Deb Fischer and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, who both introduced the legislation in the Senate to create the program, wrote an opinion piece in USA Today, stating that “as female U.S. ...
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Created on 12 May 2021
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Florida's Anti-Trans Bill Challenges Trans Women and Girls' Place in Competitive Sport
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(Feminism)
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Trigger warning: transphobia, discrimination against trans women
Around the country, anti-trans bills are being passed through State Houses with ease. One of the most recent horrific pieces of legislation ...
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Created on 28 April 2021
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New Zealand Is Now One Of The First Countries In The World To Approve Paid Leave For Miscarriages And Stillbirths
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(Feminism)
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... paid bereavement leave for a miscarriage or stillbirth regardless of how long into the pregnancy the fetus was lost.
After a unanimous vote, the legislation was passed into law on March 25. The legislation ...
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Created on 01 April 2021
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Lysol's Horrifying History Of Marketing Cleaning Products As Birth Contro
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(Living)
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... like Lysol could freely capitalize on women’s fears.
1932
Named after the legislation’s chief proponent Anthony Comstock—a special agent for the U.S. Postal Service who believed birth control was blasphemous ...
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Created on 25 March 2021
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Mexico City Implements Ban on Single-Use Plastic — But People Who Menstruate Face the Consequences
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(General)
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... waste yearly. To minimize their impact on the planet, Mexico City passed legislation banning single-use plastic in 2019. As of Jan. 1, the commercialization, distribution, and delivery of plastic products ...
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Created on 05 March 2021
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Roe v. Wade Doesn't Actually Make Abortion Accessible For Everyone. This Short Film Explains Why
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(Movies)
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... have a historic moment—there is a piece of legislation called the Each Woman Act that could overrule Hyde, and having democratic control of the Senate is big.
Can you talk a bit more about the Each Woman ...
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Created on 03 March 2021
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New Mexico Makes History, Electing All Women Of Color In Its House Delegation
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(Feminism)
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... before this term ends. I will be continuing a lot of work that I started into the 117th Congress. If we didn’t get legislations passed, we’ll need to start all over again, so we’ll be busy reintroducing ...
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Created on 05 November 2020
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San Francisco's CAREN Act Will Make Citizens Think Twice Before Placing Racially-Charged 911 Call
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(Living)
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On Tuesday, San Francisco voted in favor of the Caution Against Racial and Exploitative Non-Emergencies Act, otherwise known as the CAREN Act. This legislation will give targets of racially biased 911 ...
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Created on 22 October 2020
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UK Government Has Halted Progression For Trans Rights on Gender Recognition Act Reform
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(Feminism)
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Although the last decade brought much-needed advancements in cultural acceptance for the LGBTQ community, much of the legislation in America and elsewhere has not kept up. Early last week, the U.K. ...
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Created on 30 September 2020
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R.B.G. Will Be The First Woman To Lie in the State Capitol
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(Feminism)
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... legacy.
But feelings surrounding Ginsburg’s passing continue to be mixed, as that the Supreme Court vacancy has jeopardized legislation such as Roe v. Wade and the Affordable Care Act.
As if 2020 ...
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Created on 24 September 2020
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Denmark's New Law Against Sexual Violence Is A Huge Ste
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(Feminism)
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Anna Blus, a women’s rights researcher for Amnesty International, spoke on Denmark’s new policy, saying “Legislation reform has the potential to also influence mindset, so this commitment by the Danish ...
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Created on 10 September 2020
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Why We Need Black Women's Breastfeeding Wee
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(Feminism)
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... 5. Advocate for Nursing Legislation #blackbreastfeedingweek #bbfw2020 #masonbottle #support pic.twitter.com/yFQLP5tdus
— Mason Bottle (@masonbottle) August 27, 2020
Top photo: Gabriella ...
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Created on 27 August 2020
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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
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(Feminism)
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... in 1918, however, legislation was defeated when put to the male voters still barred from voting in that general election.
The Midwest
Ohio
Ohio ratified the 19th amendment on June 16, 1919. The fight ...
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Created on 18 August 2020
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Venues Are Looking Outside The Box While Saving Their Stages And Here's How You Can Hel
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(Entertainment)
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... Independent Venue Association (NIVA) has been working to push legislation to support independent venues and organizations with their own separate relief fund. For The Footlight, any federal funded that ...
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Created on 17 August 2020
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Trump Is Trying (Yet Again) To End DACA, Despite 'No' From Supreme Cour
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(Living)
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... and whether there has been a clear error of judgment,’” according to Vox. This means that the agency must have clear reasons based in legislation to successfully shut down a program.
In short, the Trump ...
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Created on 29 July 2020
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Russia Moves To Officially Ban Gay Marriage
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(Feminism)
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Russian lawmakers have submitted legislation to ban same-sex marriage. The ban comes two weeks after voters approved a set of constitutional amendments that would define marriage strictly as a “union ...
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Created on 17 July 2020
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A Massachusetts City Now Legally Recognizes Polyamorous Couples
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(Feminism)
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... enjoy those same rights. City Councilor Lance Davis said that this legislation originally started out solely to draft an ordinance recognizing domestic partnerships as Somerville didn’t have one. Davis ...
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Created on 07 July 2020
