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Biphobia and Bisexual Erasure Lead To Health Complications For Bisexuals
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(Sex)
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... It’s the upholding of the sexual binary, or monosexism, that assumes everyone is either gay or straight.
The tragedy of bisexuality is that in addition to experiencing oppression, we are also disbelieved ...
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Created on 24 March 2023
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Courtney Love Calls Out The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame For Sexist History
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(Music)
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Hole frontwoman and guitarist Courtney Love is calling out the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for remaining a boys club, nearly 40 years after its inception. In a viral instagram carousel, Love shares a text ...
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Created on 14 March 2023
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If You Care About What Madonna's Face Looks Like Then You Should Try Getting a Lif
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(Feminism)
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After Madonna took the stage at the 2023 Grammys to introduce Kim Petras’ and Sam Smith’s historic performance, the media has been abuzz with criticisms about her appearance. With little-to-no commentary ...
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Created on 13 February 2023
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October is ADHD Awareness Month. Meet 3 Inspiring Women Who Are Speaking Out And Combating Stigma Attached With The Disorder
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(Living)
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... plus the integrated sexism within American healthcare causes a lack of proper diagnoses. It wasn't until the 1960s that ADHD was officially recognized for being an adult diagnosis. It was assumed that young ...
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Created on 05 October 2022
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Beth Ditto Talks Switch To Acting, and Latest Role In The Country Music Drama "Monarch." Plus, New Music From Gossip? ...
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(TV)
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Beth Ditto is a bit nervous. This might sound unusual for a woman known for fronting one of the world’s preeminent indie-rock bands—and who has also posed nude for multiple magazine covers—but in her ...
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Created on 12 September 2022
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From Cabaret Shows to Premium Cable, Performer and MC Murray Hill is Everywhere—and That’s Just The Way He Likes It
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(Entertainment)
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... and look at society and pop culture, it just regenerates or regurgitates the sexism. It’s, like, triple-layered.”
Hill now identifies as transgender, but he’s adamant that he prefers the word “comedian” ...
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Created on 16 June 2022
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Female Truck Drivers Are Finding Community and Celebrity On TikTok, And Sharing Their Stories Of What It's Like Being A Woman On The Road ...
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(Feminism)
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... though, she’ll pass the time chatting with other drivers even though she knows sexism sometimes comes with the territory. “Men say women shouldn’t be in the industry. They say I should be a weather girl ...
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Created on 07 June 2022
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Calling all Kim Gordon fans! Erica Dawn Lyle & Vice Cooler’s new single featuring Kim’s spoken word is FIRE
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(Music)
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... monologue, spoken over a Sonic Youth-like discordant/echo-y guitar riff. Only this time, the subject of her spoken word isn’t sexism, but classism, and the financialization of housing. “You’re not welcome/to ...
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Created on 20 May 2022
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Jewel Is Back With The R&B and Folk-Influenced "Freewheelin' Woman," Her First Album in 7 Years ...
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(Music)
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... Jewel discusses these and other events (ranging from the loneliness of being the perpetual new kid when she was growing up to dealing with sexism in the music industry and beyond) in excruciatingly honest ...
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Created on 02 May 2022
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Debbie Gibson Sheds Her Good-Girl Image And Opens Up About Overcoming 35 Years Of Music Industry Sexism On BUST’s “Poptarts” Podcast
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(Poptarts)
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Debbie Gibson is a singing-dancing-songwriting-producing-composing musical prodigy who has been serenading the world for 35 years, ever since her self-penned hit “Only In My Dreams” arrived on the Billboard ...
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Created on 18 March 2022
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The Risks Of Liking Olivia Rodrigo's "Drivers License": Are You Anti-Feminist for Listening to "Sou
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(Music)
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... petty sexism. It doesn’t actually help Rodrigo to hate Carpenter, in fact, it's reducing her music and artistry to a break-up. Hating a woman for a man’s choices is disappointing, but not surprising. ...
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Created on 16 March 2022
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“Lucy and Desi," Amy Poehler's New Documentary About TV Pioneers Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Is An Intimate Look Into An Early Power Couple's Private Life ...
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(Movies)
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... on a movie set, and against all odds got married and portrayed one of the first mixed race couples on TV at the time, in I Love Lucy. Mind you, this was in the ‘50s. At a time when sexism and racism was ...
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Created on 07 March 2022
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Darlene Love and Joan Osborne to perform at “We Got the Beat – A Women in Music Summit”: an Empowering Celebration of Women Artists, and a Call to Arms to Challenge the Rampant Misogyny in the Music I
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(Music)
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... achievements of women in the music industry, support professional growth, and set goals for the future. The U.S. music industry is stuck in its misogynistic past–rife with sexism, ageism, sexual harassment, ...
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Created on 02 March 2022
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13 Women of Color-Owned and Operated Bookstores You Can Support Right Now
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(Books)
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The tragic and senseless killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery coupled with the rise in Asian American hate crimes amidst a literary censorship of voices of color; not only sparked ...
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Created on 04 February 2022
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LISTEN: The Linda Lindas Drop New Single, "Growing Up," Off Upcoming LP, and Speak To BUST About The Origins of "Racist, Sexist Bo
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(Music)
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... Here, the group opens up about silliness, sexism, and silver linings.
Even though the youngest member of L.A. band the Linda Lindas won’t be able to order a daiquiri for another decade (members’ ages ...
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Created on 01 February 2022
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Tori Amos Talks Fairies, Feminism, And Fighting For Her Musical Future On BUST’s “Poptarts” Podcast
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(Poptarts)
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... explains her “fairy faith,” and shares how she overcame industry sexism to create a lifetime of incredible music.
Listen to Tori Amos' episode of BUST's Poptarts Podcast Here:
More About BUST's Poptarts Podcast: ...
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Created on 25 December 2021
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The 10 Best Feminist and Female-Centered Books of 2021 to Cozy Up With This Christmas Break, According to BUST
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(Books)
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Are you trying to cozy up with some good books as the weather gets cooler and we welcome in 2022? Are you looking for some compelling new reads with strong female protagonists and thought-provoking ...
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Created on 21 December 2021
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St Vincent Speaks to Carrie Brownstein About Their New Film "The Nowhere Inn," Their Feelings About Feminism, and the Dangers of Believing Your Own Hyp
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(Music)
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She used to sing that to the tune of the Barbie theme song. [singing] “We can do anything, right Annie?” I think the first time I ever encountered [sexism] was outside, in the world, and I was confused. ...
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Created on 30 November 2021
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Kathy Valentine of The Go-Go's Talks Sisterhood, Sobriety, and the Band's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inducti
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(Music)
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... their own songs and top the album charts at number 1, the Go-Go's can accurately call themselves the most successful female rock band of all time.
Although sexism ran rampant in the music industry, Valentine ...
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Created on 29 October 2021
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Trailblazing Filipina American Rock Band Fanny, Gets Their Due in Documentary, "Fanny: The Right to Rock" ...
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(Music)
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... as well as musicians including Bonnie Raitt, Kate Pierson, Kathy Valentine, Todd Rundgren, and Earl Slick. The film also touches on the rampant sexism Fanny experienced because they were women playing ...
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Created on 28 September 2021