- 21. Sex Work In New York State Might Be Decriminalized—Here's What You Should Kno
- (Feminism)
- ... only have to deal with the police, but now I’m forced to deal with tricks that know this bill is in effect, and trust me, they are taking full advantage of it by being more aggressive. And unlike being ...
- Created on 28 March 2019
- 22. Tennessee Becomes First Southern State With Hate Crime Statute Protecting Transgender People
- (Feminism)
- ... to the HRC, at least 74% of known victims of anti-transgender violence in 2017 and 2018 were misgendered in police and media reports. 82% of those killed in 2018 were trans women of color, 62% were under ...
- Created on 20 February 2019
- 23. Arrested For Wearing Pants: The Story Of Emma Snodgrass
- (Feminism)
- ... police found her out, arrested her, and sent her home. She became national news. She was "the wanderer in man’s apparel," the "foolish girl who goes around in virile toggery," and "an eccentric female who ...
- Created on 10 January 2019
- 24. Today Is The International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers
- (Feminism)
- ... the police if they experienced violence. Violence is, of course, an even bigger issue among sex workers who are LGBTQA+ (especially trans women), women of color, drug users, and immigrants. Transphobia, ...
- Created on 17 December 2018
- 25. Cyntoia Brown's Case Shows Just How Broken The US Justice System I
- (Feminism)
- ... of first-degree murder and robbery in 2006. Two years earlier, in 2004, Nashville police found the body of 43-year-old Johnny Allen lying facedown and nude in his bed. Allen had been shot in the back of ...
- Created on 12 December 2018
- 26. 19th Century Journalist Nellie Bly Broke Barriers And Became A Legend In Her Field
- (Living)
- ... It was a surprisingly successful ruse. Taken to the police court, she raised a ruckus about the missing trunks. The judge sent her to Bellevue. After a brief interview in which Bly claimed to be from Cuba ...
- Created on 30 November 2018
- 27. In Egypt, Women Are Being Jailed for Sharing their #metoo Stories
- (Feminism)
- ... a video to Facebook. In the video, she curses Egypt and protests her harassment by a Cairo police officer. Fathy was charged with illegally possessing “indecent material” and, like Mazbouh, of spreading ...
- Created on 16 October 2018
- 28. Pussy Riot Says Member Pyotr Verzilov Was Poisoned
- (Feminism)
- ... Pussy Riot members during the game’s second half as a statement against police brutality and the jailing of political prisoners. photo: Igor Moukhin/Wikimedia Commons More From BUST Pussy Riot Members ...
- Created on 13 September 2018
- 29. Sex Work Activists Are Rallying Behind This First-Time Brooklyn Politician—And Here’s Why That Matters
- (Feminism)
- ... but has very seldom been done. Those steps include an end to police raids on massage parlors, which often lead to deportations; working with district attorneys to stop charging sex workers with crimes; ...
- Created on 22 August 2018
- 30. Pussy Riot Members Re-Arrested Immediately After Release From Jail
- (Feminism)
- ... after they ran onto the Moscow World Cup field, dressed in police uniforms, to demand an end to Russia’s oppressive police practices. Millions were watching. Olga Pakhtusova, Pytor Verzilov, Olga Kuracheva, ...
- Created on 31 July 2018
- 31. Santigold's New Song "Run The Road" Sounds Like Summ
- (Music)
- Santigold is back with new music, and we couldn’t be more excited. Today the songwriter dropped the single “Run The Road" off her new album I Don’t Want: The Gold Fire Sessions, released today, July ...
- Created on 26 July 2018
- 32. 21 Female And Femme Music Artists To Listen To Immediately
- (Music)
- ... Two New Songs Demanding Police Reform And The Release Of Political Prisoners Meg Myers' "Take Me To The Disco," Track-By-Track: BUST Premiere Erykah Badu On Aging, Motherhood, And Living "One Breath ...
- Created on 26 July 2018
- 33. Pussy Riot Releases Two New Songs Demanding Police Reform And The Release Of Political Prisoners
- (Music)
- Today, Russian punk-protest band Pussy Riot released two new tracks condemning the Russian law enforcement system and demanding reform. The first song, “КОШМАРЫ / NIGHTMARES,” comments on Russian prison ...
- Created on 24 July 2018
- 34. Destiny’s Child’s Michelle Williams Opens Up About Depression As She Checks Into Mental Health Facility: Link Roundup
- (Feminism)
- ... to death by the police on a New York sidewalk. The officer who murdered Garner, Daniel Panteleo, had 18 allegations of abuse and misconduct in 14 separate incidents prior to what happened with Garner. ...
- Created on 18 July 2018
- 35. Pussy Riot’s New Track Imagines A Just And Fair Police System
- (Music)
- Today, Pussy Riot continued their demands for justice and police reform in Russia with a new song and video, “Track About Good Cop.” The song imagines a future in which Russian police and citizens are ...
- Created on 17 July 2018
- 36. Amazon Workers In Europe Hold #AmazonStrike On #PrimeDay Over Low Pay, Poor Working Conditions, Pregnancy Discrimination: Link Roundup
- (Feminism)
- ... constitution, the Associated Press reports. Read more at the Associated Press. Man in Florida Arrested Over Plans To Burn Down Apartment Building In An Act of Anti-Semitism The Miami Beach police arrested ...
- Created on 16 July 2018
- 37. Beyoncé and Jay-Z Surprise Dropped A Joint Album: Link Roundup
- (Music)
- ... family’s first same sex wedding. Congrats, lovebirds! Read more at Refinery29. Australian Police Tell Women They Are Responsible for Their Safety after Rape and Death of Young Woman Debates are ensuing ...
- Created on 18 June 2018
- 38. Bill Clinton Says He “Did The Right Thing” With Monica Lewinsky: Link Roundup
- (Feminism)
- ... the pussy" comment. Stewart said, “Please understand that a lot of what the right does, and it’s maybe their greatest genius, is they’ve created a code of conduct that they police, that they themselve ...
- Created on 04 June 2018
- 39. We Need to Listen to Sex Workers Now More Than Ever
- (Feminism)
- ... shut down. Many other websites are censoring their platforms and/or removing certain sections, arguing it’s simply too difficult to constantly police their sites. Major internet companies, including Google, ...
- Created on 29 May 2018
- 40. Javier Bardem Supports Woody Allen Despite Dylan Farrow’s Accusations: Link Roundup
- (Living)
- ... Times Recorder. Civil Rights Prosecutors Reccomend Charges In The Death Of Eric Garner In recent weeks, federal civil rights prosecutors have reccomended charges against Daniel Pantaleo, the police ...
- Created on 20 April 2018
