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Pro-Democracy Protests in Thailand Spark Feminist Political Movement
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(Feminism)
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... women who pursue abortions with consequences of three years in prison or a fine of $191.
The group Women for Freedom and Democracy believe reproductive rights are essential to democracy. A statement ...
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Created on 07 October 2020
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Canadian Judge Challenges Justice System in Case of Indigenous Women Charged with Drunk Driving
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(Feminism)
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... instead, would be a 90 day imprisonment without the privilege of an intermittent sentence. Subjecting the six women to the same federal penalties, despite these barriers, is a complete disregard of the ...
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Created on 06 October 2020
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Virginia Bill Will Finally Ban Sex Between Detainees and Police Despite Claims of Consent
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(Feminism)
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... that has happened and that is ultimately the purpose of this law,” Delaney said.
The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) of 2003 was the first federal law to try and prevent sexual assault of inmates. ...
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Created on 05 October 2020
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Petra De Sutter Is The Highest Ranking Transgender Government Official in Europe
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(Living)
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... Etiquette Of Sex With Trans Folks
California To Allow Trans Inmates To Serve Time In Prisons Based On Gender Identity
Week Of Women: BLACKPINK, Emily In Paris, Save Yourselves! ...
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Created on 05 October 2020
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Amy Coney Barrett Is A Threat To Civil Rights
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(Blog)
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... ll separate and unequal even with Brown vs. Board of Education. The school-to-prison pipeline is a stark reality that shows inequality in our country runs deeper than a single court decision could ever h ...
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Created on 30 September 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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... from BUST:
California To Allow Trans Inmates To Serve Time In Prisons Based On Gender Identity
A Black Trans Woman Was Attacked, And Cis Women Need To Open Their Purses
Trans Woman Whose Beating ...
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Created on 30 September 2020
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You Go Girl: Why Traveling to Atlantic City during COVID Felt Safer Than Staying Home
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(Living)
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... time I made it to the Hard Rock with my guy, I was in pretty rough shape. As someone at higher risk for COVID, I had been living as a virtual prisoner in my tiny East Village N.Y.C. apartment for the past ...
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Created on 28 September 2020
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California To Allow Trans Inmates to Serve Time in Prisons Based on Gender Identity ...
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(Feminism)
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California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Saturday allowing transgender inmates to be placed in prisons based on their gender identity. Advocates say prisons are particularly dangerous for anyone ...
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Created on 28 September 2020
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There Is No Such Thing as Justice for Breonna Taylor
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(Feminism)
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... was indicted on three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment and could serve a minimum of three years in prison. His bond was set at $15,000. No officers were charged for her death.
Zero officers ...
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Created on 24 September 2020
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High Number of Women in Ice Custody Are Allegedly Being Subjected To Hysterectomies
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(Feminism)
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... of negligence and states that there have been numerous accounts of "jarring medical neglect" at the Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia. The center is run by the private prison company LaSall ...
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Created on 15 September 2020
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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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... ey decide where a road or a bridge is going to go. They’re not going to poll you and ask you, “Who do you like? Do you think people should go to prison for x amount of years for this and only y amount ...
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Created on 01 September 2020
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Megan Thee Stallion Reveals She Was Shot By Tory Lanez And The Response Reveals Rampant Misogynoir
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(Music)
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... them.
Header image: screenshot via YouTube
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Ben Shapiro's Reaction To "WAP" Is...A Lot
#FREETIANNA: Black Youth Activist Faces 15 Years In Prison For Organizing Against Police Brutali ...
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Created on 21 August 2020
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Who Are Belarus' "Women in White"?
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(Feminism)
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... cy Theorist Laura Loomer Just Won A Republican Nomination In Florida
COVID-19 Becomes The No. 3 Killer In U.S.
#FREETIANNA: Black Youth Activist Faces 15 Years In Prison For Organizing Against Pol ...
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Created on 20 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 America
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(Feminism)
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... organizations). Activists in Massachusetts stopped at nothing to get their voices heard, with more than 150 ending up in prison for protesting. Despite male voters’ attempts to squash the suffrage movement, ...
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Created on 18 August 2020
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How Women in Tunisia Are “Flying to Freedom” with Vélorution’s Bicycling School
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(Feminism)
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... Tunisia (as is the case with the rest of the world). However, it has been particularly controversial since sexual harassment became punishable by law in 2004, including both prison time and monetary fines ...
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Created on 11 August 2020
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#FREETIANNA: Black Youth Activist Faces 15 years In Prison For Organizing Against Police Brutality ...
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(Feminism)
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20 year old youth activist Tianna Atara was arrested on July 21st in San Luis Obispo, CA during a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest and now faces 8 charges and possibly 15 years in prison.
SHE ...
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Created on 10 August 2020
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What You Should Know About Black August
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(Feminism)
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... 1970s during a California prison rebellion to pay tribute to the murder of George Jackson, a revolutionary, author, and Black Panther member. He was killed on August 21, 1971, by prison guards during a ...
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Created on 07 August 2020
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Hey 19: The Wild True Story Of America's First Women-Led Terrorist Group
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(General)
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... was instrumental in the prison break of his friend, Assata Shakur.
Meanwhile, Buck, born and raised in Texas, inherited her activist leanings from her father, an Episcopal priest who advocated for integration, ...
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Created on 30 July 2020
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This Nonprofit Is Building Tiny Homes for Black Trans People
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(Feminism)
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... g to jail or prison for Black trans people, and a criminal record is often a barrier to obtaining long-term housing. According to the U.S. Transgender Survey, the rate of Black trans women who were incarcerat ...
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Created on 28 July 2020
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TV Writer Priscila Garcia-Jacquier Calls For White Latinx to Unpack Their Privilege: BUST Interview
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(Entertainment)
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... Isn't Intersectional If It Doesn't Include Prison Abolition
“The Bold Type’s” Aisha Dee Speaks Out On Show’s Diversity Issues Behind The Camera And New Season’s Problematic Narrative ...
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Created on 28 July 2020
