- 1. ABC Called This Frida Mom Ad "Graphic" and We Need to Fight the Stigma of Postpartum Recover
- (Living)
- ... the ad on social media to show just how “graphic” it is. With already a million views on Youtube, they introduce the video saying, “It's not ‘violent, political’ or sexual in nature. Our ad is not ‘religious ...
- Created on 10 February 2020
- 2. The Woman Behind "Reviving Ophelia" Reflects On Teen Girls' Mental Health, Then & No
- (Feminism)
- ... dive, exploring sexuality and activism and pushing back against previous generations’ stodgy rules and expectations. Nerdy was cool, conformity was verboten, and we loved Lilith Fair, Eddie Vedder, flannel ...
- Created on 24 September 2019
- 3. New FDA Approved Vyleesi is Not “Female Viagra”—It’s Much Worse
- (Feminism)
- On June 21st, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Vyleesi, the second drug to treat low sexual desire in premenopausal females. The medication, injected 45 minutes before sexual activity, ...
- Created on 26 June 2019
- 4. Sex Toy Company Sues MTA Over Rejected Ads To #DerailSexism
- (Sex)
- ... releasing an updated Q&A regarding advertisement guidelines. On December 3, Dame received their final nail in the coffin, saying that the MTA has never and will never work with "sexually oriented businesses." ...
- Created on 19 June 2019
- 5. 11 Books By Women To Read Right Now
- (Books)
- ... family, sexuality, and freedom, the book also examines how high “femme-ininity” is often frowned upon and viewed as traitorous to feminism when it is deemed complicit in patriarchy. A call for solidarity ...
- Created on 10 January 2019
- 6. 18 New Books By Women To Add To Your To-Read List For November 2018
- (Books)
- ... It by Lux Alptraum (November 6) Writer and sex educator Lux Alptraum tackles ideas about women, sex, and lying—about orgasms, about virginity, about sexual experience—in this nonfiction book. The ...
- Created on 01 November 2018
- 7. Aphrodisiacs, Elixirs, And More Dubious Medicines Of The Victorian Era
- (Living)
- ... for our hapless patient. The Quacks, 1783. (Image Courtesy of The Wellcome Library, CC BY 4.0.) But Dr. Brodum’s Restorative Nervous Cordial was not only advertised as an aid to sexual dysfunction. ...
- Created on 29 August 2018
- 8. "Dyke Central" Director Florencia Manovil Wants You To Watch More Queer T
- (TV)
- ... Gin’s friend Zack identifies as trans, as does her co-worker; most of the characters aren't white, and none are heterosexual. But despite boasting one of the most diverse casts in media history, the plot ...
- Created on 05 March 2018
- 9. Australia Said "Yes" To Marriage Equality, But The Fight Isn't Over Y
- (Feminism)
- ... “It’s biology not bigotry,” and fliers calling homosexuality “a tragedy of a family,” appeared throughout Australia's big cities. This homophobia was not restricted to fringe groups but played out in government ...
- Created on 17 November 2017
- 10. What "The Deuce" Got Wrong, From Someone Who Lived I
- (TV)
- The Deuce. On the hard-to-believe off chance you haven’t heard, it’s the HBO show chronicling the blossoming of the porn business. Everyone loves it. And it takes place in my favorite place in the ...
- Created on 01 November 2017
- 11. Men, Women, And The Big “O”
- (Sex)
- ... woman in a relationship with a straight, cisgender man, you are in the group of people who are least likely to reach orgasm with a partner. Bisexual women orgasm more often, and lesbian women reach orgasm ...
- Created on 20 September 2017
- 12. "Brothers" Tells The Stories Of Four Trans Men: BUST Intervie
- (TV)
- I sat down with Emmett J. Lundberg, the creator and protagonist of Brothers, a web series following the lives of four trans men, and his producer Sheyam Ghieth, to talk about the process and the ...
- Created on 30 August 2017
- 13. Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Cost The Military 10X More Than Transgender Troops
- (Living)
- According to data from the defense agency picked up by the Military Times, the Department of Defense spent $41.6 million on Viagra and $84.24 million total on erectile dysfunction drugs in 2014. . . ...
- Created on 28 July 2017
- 14. 14 Books By Women To Make Your February A Little Brighter
- (Books)
- ... pushes aside character development and pacing in order to focus on poetic, emotion-filled language and ruminations on sexuality. And her unique, haunting way of writing about the female body will stay ...
- Created on 06 February 2017
- 15. Here Are All The Reasons Why Betsy DeVos Is Bad News Bears
- (Feminism)
- ... low-income students, students of color, and disabled students that will be negatively affected by DeVos’ shortsightedness, victims of sexual assault will face challenges too. Katie Van Syckle recently ...
- Created on 23 January 2017
- 16. TV Is Doing a Better Job At Showing The Reality Of Abortion Than Republicans Are
- (TV)
- ... middle of female consciousness raising and sexual freedom, the series would be remiss not to mention abortion. Though not a major plotline, it does show women “banding together to collect money for their ...
- Created on 09 January 2017
- 17. BUST's Top 18 Movies Of 201
- (Movies)
- ... Chiron — nicknamed “Little” and later “Black” — through three stages of his life. In the first part, “Little” (Alex Hibbert) is a shy young boy bullied for his perceived sexuality (which he’s still questioning ...
- Created on 19 December 2016
- 18. Male Birth Control Study Discontinued because Cis Men Don't Have the Balls for Contraceptio
- (Feminism)
- ... severe depression. Hormone changes at all ages can have huge impacts on health and quality of life, particularly at the beginning of sexual maturation. This is an under-researched aspect of female contraception and ...
- Created on 02 November 2016
- 19. This Film Challenges The Stigma Around Female Sexual Dysfunction
- (Movies)
- ... number at 5 to 17 percent. That’s a significant segment of the population--and yet vaginismus, and other causes of female sexual dysfunction, are rarely talked about (though we hear plenty about male sexual ...
- Created on 01 November 2016
- 20. Mentally Ill, Addicted, And Medicated: BUST True Story
- (Living)
- ... my trip to hell, I may not have made it. Image: Flickr/Steve Snodgrass More from BUST A Personal History Of Sexual Harassment This Is What Victorian Fat-Shaming Looked Like 12 Celebrities Fighting ...
- Created on 22 August 2016
