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Boundaries: How Many of Us Have Them? Sad Girls Club Founder Elyse Fox Shares Her Tips for Creating Positive Post-Pandemic Situations
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(Living)
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... of Sad Girls Club—a nonprofit and online platform that aims to end stigma around mental illness—they’re a crucial part of self-care. “When you set a boundary, you’re advocating for your needs,” she says. ...
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Created on 24 November 2021
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Cecily Strong Slams Texas Abortion Laws in Personal ‘SNL’ Sketch As Goober the Clown
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(TV)
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— Renee Bracey Sherman (@RBraceySherman) November 7, 2021
Cecily Strong as Goober the clown had me all kinds of emotional. Powerful. Women deserve better. The shame and stigma can't stand.#SNL ...
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Created on 10 November 2021
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Meet the Women Who Seek Out (and Find) "Happy-Ending" Massages ...
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(Sex)
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Stewart is one of 116 licensed sexological bodyworkers worldwide. Their work straddles the lines between sex work, therapy, and massage. Dr. Caldwell says the sex-as-therapy trope helps “reduce stigma” ...
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Created on 15 October 2021
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Amy Schumer Shares Her Battle With Endometriosis, And Has Us Wondering Why The F*ck There Isn't More Research About This Disorde
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(Feminism)
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... M.D., MPH, a gynecological surgeon at the University of Michigan’s Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital.
“Stigma surrounding the disease and societal normalization of women’s pain continue to stand in the ...
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Created on 27 September 2021
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Mutual Aid To The Rescue: Check Out These Seven Pro-Choice Organizations Providing Resources in the Midst of Texas' Near-Total Abortion Ban
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(Feminism)
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... and safe healthcare seem daunting. Grassroots movements on a local level are crucial in dismantling the stigmas and policy reform around federal abortion restriction. In Texas, what is happening is an ...
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Created on 09 September 2021
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The Last Starlet: An Interview with 1950's Bad Girl of the Silver Screen, Mamie Van Dore
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(Movies)
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... poses as a nude model, and her desire to destigmatize female sexuality is ever-present. Within minutes, she’s uncovered my peculiar fetish for pencil mustaches and begins to dish. “Clark Gable had that ...
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Created on 08 September 2021
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The Supreme Court Declined To Hear The Case Of Gavin Grimm, Securing A Major Win For Trans Rights
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(Feminism)
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... being humiliated and stigmatized by their own school boards and elected officials.”
The court’s annual term is almost over, but with laws infringing on trans youths’ rights to participate in sports ...
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Created on 30 June 2021
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Victoria Moroles Discusses Her New Role In Hulu's "Plan B," Reflecting On Friendship, Sex Ed, And More: BUST Intervi
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(Movies)
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... sex education can be, and how that fosters a culture of stigma and shame around sex and intimacy. Can you reflect on some of the messaging around sex and intimacy you recieved growing up, and how that ...
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Created on 04 June 2021
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Happy Masturbation Month! Here Are 6 Books For Your Reading Pleasure
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(Books)
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May is International Masturbation Month! The month is coming (ha) to a close, but there’s still a few more days to celebrate May’s lesser known designation. There’s still quite a bit of stigma surrounding ...
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Created on 26 May 2021
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Lady Gaga Opens Up About Sexual Assault And Mental Health In Oprah and Prince Harry's New Sho
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(Entertainment)
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... destigmatize mental health struggles and encourage others to seek help. The Academy Award winning musician was one of several people who discussed their own experiences, explaining her desire to “give ...
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Created on 21 May 2021
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In Honor of Mental Health Action Day, Here Are 8 Mental Health Organizations to Know and Support
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(Living)
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... have seen pre-existing issues exacerbated. Though discussions around mental health are more prevalent in society, there's still a pervasive stigma surrounding the topic.
To end the stigma, this topic ...
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Created on 20 May 2021
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Musician Cassandra Violet Opens Up About The Social Pressures of the "Biological Clock," The Meaning Behind Her New Music Video And Album, And The Everyday Anxieties We All Face: BUST Intervie
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(Music)
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... credit: Morgan Demeter / Second, fourth photo: Anna Azarov / Third photo: Youtube
More from BUST
“It’s Freezing Out There” Is A Must-See Web Series That Destigmatizes Infertility
37 Problems Is A ...
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Created on 18 May 2021
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CUNY Students Demand University Observe Major Muslim Holiday Eid Al-Fitr
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(Living)
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City University of New York students are demanding the university system cancel class on May 13 for Eid Al-Fitr, the Muslim celebration of the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
Over 13,000 people ...
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Created on 11 May 2021
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Boob Tube: Celebrating Five TV Moms We Love For Mother's Da
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(TV)
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... Her character has written-in shame because she is a divorcee, not a widow like her new husband, but she perseveres through the stigma and demands that she be treated right. Though she is shut down many ...
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Created on 07 May 2021
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Lysol's Horrifying History Of Marketing Cleaning Products As Birth Contro
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(Living)
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... or empowering women—and that sadly remains true today. Desperate women with little sexual health information and restricted access to birth control believed Lysol. Stuck between stigmas and superstitions, ...
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Created on 25 March 2021
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8 AAPI Organizations To Support Right Now
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(Feminism)
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... safe spaces for AAPI to openly discuss mental health issues and the pervasive stigmas that exist within the Asian community. The collective aspires to make mental health resources accessible to all Asian ...
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Created on 24 March 2021
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Social Impact Fashion Startup Oluna Is Fighting Period Poverty, One Pair Of Pants At A Time
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(Style)
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People who get periods have a lot to deal with. Beyond the physical discomfort and inconvenience of menstruation, the social stigma and inability to access menstrual health products is so profound ...
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Created on 08 January 2021
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Calling All Lady Stoners: On Shame, Gender, and Weed
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(Living)
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... to at least 20 smoking days per month for inclusion in the study sample, but the authors listed stigma around drug use as a core limitation to their results. Years ago,while working in the fields of drug ...
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Created on 18 December 2020
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"On My Block" Star Jessica Marie Garcia Is Helping Make Netflix More Latin
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(TV)
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... “We blanket trauma as strength. We wear it as a badge of honor. That’s why Brown and Black women don’t live longer lives,” she says of her community’s stigma around treating mental illness. “I really hope ...
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Created on 17 December 2020
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How Two Girls In Uganda Are Destigmatizing Periods
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(Feminism)
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Patience and Kashish, two high school girls from Kampala, Uganda, are intent on more than just their studies: the duo created a program to combat the stigma surrounding periods that often causes young ...
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Created on 30 October 2020
