- 1. 5 Creators Fighting Diet Culture That Go Beyond Body Positivity
- (Living)
- ... nuanced understandings of how diet culture is a for-profit tool of control as well as share tools and coping strategies for navigating a world that tells us we are not enough. Aubrey Gordon (@yrfatfriend) ...
- Created on 26 January 2023
- 2. Forget "Camping Trips"—Here's How to Actually Help Women Get the Abortion Care They Desperately Ne
- (Feminism)
- When Roe v. Wade was struck down in June, many immediately took to social media, offering to assist people who’d been impacted to get the care they needed. Unfortunately, those posts may have hurt more ...
- Created on 17 January 2023
- 3. Megan Thee Stallion Deserves Better
- (Entertainment)
- ... The letter was signed by several influential women such as Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Planned Parenthood President Alexis McGill Johnson, and MeToo Movement founder Tarana Burke, to name a few. It serves ...
- Created on 20 December 2022
- 4. Lizzo’s “SNL” Performance Brilliantly Recreates Painting By Artist Annie Lee
- (TV)
- ... the cross-generational creative power of two Black female innovators; it’s no surprise that viewers quickly took to social media to express their adoration. In the above Instagram post, the second slide ...
- Created on 19 December 2022
- 5. 5 Transgender Folks to Commemorate in Honor of Transgender Remembrance Day
- (Living)
- ... Like the other trans people mentioned on this list, Hande Kader died too young. But just like the people listed above her, her death sparked a fire as well as a conversation about the treatment of transgender ...
- Created on 22 November 2022
- 6. Did You Know End-of-Life Planning Looks Different If You're A Person With A Fat Body? ...
- (Living)
- ... rituals around death and burial can be challenging for fat folks and their families, and are often more expensive, too. Caitlin Doughty, of “Ask a Mortician” fame and a major player in the death-positive ...
- Created on 26 October 2022
- 7. From The BUST Archives: Buffy Sainte-Marie Discusses Her 2009 Album "Running For The Drum," Feminism, The 1960's, and Breastfeeding On "Sesame Street?" ...
- (Music)
- ... I’d be out with aboriginal people. If I had a concert in Stockholm or Copenhagen, I’d be up in the Arctic with Sami people and of course with Native American people in North and South America too. But ...
- Created on 10 October 2022
- 8. Women Have Been Aiding And Abetting Abortion For Centuries. So How And When Did The Witchcraft Narrative Begin?
- (Feminism)
- ... of 1692 were likely driven by greed more than fear of demonic activity, as an accuser could lay claim to a convicted “witch’s” property. This cultural shift is not too far removed from Texas’ recent anti-abortion ...
- Created on 19 September 2022
- 9. Santigold Is Back With Genre-Bending "Spirituals," Her First Full-Length Album In 6 Year
- (Music)
- ... 2016's 99¢. The mom of three took advantage of 2020's lockdown to reconnect with her artistry, enlisting a prodigious set of producers and collaborators. As the title reveals, she tapped into the sustenance ...
- Created on 12 September 2022
- 10. Gina Prince-Bythewood On Directing Viola Davis In Her New Film "The Woman King," The Tale Of An All-Female Army In West Afric
- (Movies)
- ... was devastatingly shy—too shy to even go trick-or-treating. Part of that shyness, she thinks, had to do with “growing up in environments where no one looked like me, which can do a number on your self-esteem.” ...
- Created on 07 September 2022
- 11. Hillary Clinton's New Podcast "Gutsy" Profiles Women Who Inspire: Our Top 10 Pop Culture Picks For Fa
- (Living)
- ... that helped propel the #MeToo movement into a worldwide call to action. Starring two-time Academy-Award nominee Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan, the film is directed by Emmy winner Maria Schrader with a screenplay ...
- Created on 07 September 2022
- 12. MILCK Releases Music Video For "We Won't Go Back", Anthem of the Pro-Choice Movement ...
- (Music)
- ... “we won’t go back,” MILCK took to social media that night to call on her fans to contribute to the lyric writing process. When asked about the writing process, she told BUST via email, "It was very healing ...
- Created on 18 August 2022
- 13. Before Nirvana And Soundgarden, A Young Black Performer Named Tina Bell Was Making Grunge Rock But You Have Probably Never Heard Of Her.
- (Music)
- ... and Tommy’s place, where they lived and rehearsed. Scotty was there, too. I guess I looked like a lost babe in the woods at that time because I remember Tina welcoming me with open arms. A big smile and ...
- Created on 10 August 2022
- 14. Matt Gaetz Continues to Prove He’s The Biggest Jerk In Congress; Calls Abortion Activists Fat and Ugly
- (Feminism)
- ... Gaetz was one such figure, and at this event he stood over an adoring crowd, offering his opinions on multiple topical issues, including abortion. “Why is it that the women with the least likelihood of ...
- Created on 28 July 2022
- 15. Meet The Badass Flight Attendants of the 1960s Who Stood Up To Corporate Giants and Won
- (Books)
- Imagine finally securing your dream career, only to find out that, in this field, marriage, weight gain and aging are firable offenses. This was the reality of a flight attendant’s workplace in the ...
- Created on 21 July 2022
- 16. 10 Protest Songs About Reproductive Health To Add To Your Feminist, Pro-Choice Playlist
- (Music)
- ... 1995 and is more relevant than ever. “Walking along with my sisters / Walking along getting blisters / Singing our song, me and my sisters / Screaming along with brothers too / And we say I got something ...
- Created on 20 July 2022
- 17. 6 Strategies We Can Take From Latin American Abortion Rights Activists During Our Fight for Reproductive Justice
- (Feminism)
- A green bandana is the new symbol of hope for the disconcerted Americans who are outraged about the overturn of Roe v. Wade. This trend stems from Latin America. The Green Wave movement originated in ...
- Created on 06 July 2022
- 18. "Legends of Drag" Pays Homage To Drag Icons "Of A Certain Age" Who Paved The Way For The Queens of Today ...
- (Books)
- ... with and photograph a whopping 81 drag pioneers, some of whom passed away soon after their interviews took place. Hanson served as the book’s photographer, capturing the queens’ larger-than-life personas ...
- Created on 21 June 2022
- 19. Sam Jay Continues To Explore Tough Topics, Like Losing Her Mother Young On Season 2 Of Her Late-Night Show PAUSE With Sam Jay
- (TV)
- ... than ever before. “I’m getting more personal and more nuanced with the conversations I’m having while still leaving it open for everyone to find themselves in it, too.” –Niesha Davis Season two of PAUSE ...
- Created on 09 June 2022
- 20. Amber Heard and the Limits of #MeToo: The Best Feminist Takes on the Depp v. Heard Verdict
- (Feminism)
- ... at Heard, and what that means for #MeToo. In celebrating Johnny Depp’s win and harassing Heard—despite countless disturbing texts and a finding of 12 counts of abuse in a UK court—America has made Heard ...
- Created on 03 June 2022
