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Olympian Madeline Groves Drops Out Of Olympic Trials, Telling "Misogynistic Perverts": "You Can No Longer Exploit Young Women and Girl
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(Feminism)
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... as body shaming, transphobia, and Endo/Adenomyosis (from which she suffers), will continue to speak out.
Top Photo Credit: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Created on 11 June 2021
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Florida's Anti-Trans Bill Challenges Trans Women and Girls' Place in Competitive Sport
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(Feminism)
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Trigger warning: transphobia, discrimination against trans women
Around the country, anti-trans bills are being passed through State Houses with ease. One of the most recent horrific pieces of legislation ...
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Created on 28 April 2021
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2020 Sees Highest Rates of Fatal Violence Against the Trans Community in Years
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(Feminism)
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The Human Rights Campaign highlights that a mix of racism, sexism, homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia deprive trans people of employment, housing, healthcare, and other necessities, and unfairly, ...
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Created on 07 October 2020
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NYC's Art in Odd Places: NORMAL Festival Showcases The Strangeness of 202
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(Arts)
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... the normal of a pre-COVID world. It is a normalcy that has allowed white supremacy, racism, police brutality, transphobia, and systemic violence to continue to be unchecked and unscathed in the United ...
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Created on 05 October 2020
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The Women's Prize Excludes Akwaeke Emezi With Transphobic Requirement
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(Books)
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Akwaeke Emezi made history when their debut novel, Freshwater, was nominated for the Women’s Prize for Fiction in 2019. The 33-year-old is also a video artist and essayist. They received critical acclaim ...
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Created on 05 October 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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Although the last decade brought much-needed advancements in cultural acceptance for the LGBTQ community, much of the legislation in America and elsewhere has not kept up. Early last week, the U.K. ...
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Created on 30 September 2020
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Former Glossier Employees Demand Reform Opposed To Boycott In Response to Racist Workplace Culture
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(Style)
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On August 13th, a collective of former Glossier retail employees, Outta The Gloss, published an open letter on Instagram to the popular makeup brand company calling out the blatant racism, transphobia, ...
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Created on 20 September 2020
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Let's Talk About The Three Trans Women Attacked This Week In Hollywoo
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(Feminism)
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... Estrada details the events and it has footage of what happened that night. Warning: the videos are disturbing to watch and have violence against trans women and transphobia. Please proceed with caution. ...
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Created on 25 August 2020
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Want To Celebrate JK Rowling's Birthday? Donate To A Trans Charity In Her Nam
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(Books)
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... she issued addressing the tweets was equally riddled with transphobia. On her website, Rowling explains why she stood in solidarity with Maya Forstater, a woman who was fired for making transphobic remarks ...
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Created on 31 July 2020
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Badass Superhero Nicole Maines Makes Variety’s Power of Pride List
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(Entertainment)
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... visibility. On-screen, we’ve had the pleasure of watching Nia’s character develop as she grapples with both supervillains and transphobia. You can also catch her starring in the 2019 feminist vampire flick, ...
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Created on 16 June 2020
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"Harry Potter" Cast Members Condemn JK Rowling’s Transphobic Remark
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(Entertainment)
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... simply want to live their lives peacefully, and it's time to let them do so."
This isn’t the first time Rowling was accused of transphobia: she was criticized for standing behind Maya Forstater, who lost ...
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Created on 16 June 2020
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Tisha Campbell & Tichina Arnold Fighting To Include MJ Rodriguez at Soul Train Awards Is Black Sisterhood
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(Feminism)
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... and BET Awards. The point of these organizations and platforms is to create safe spaces for Black people by Black people. Though homophobia and transphobia aren’t new concepts and aren’t exclusive to the ...
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Created on 20 November 2019
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The Creation of the LGB Alliance Disregards the History of Trans Activism Within Prominent LGBTQ+ Movements
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(Feminism)
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... violence disproportionately affects transgender women of color, and that the intersections of racism, sexism, homophobia and transphobia conspire to deprive them of employment, housing, healthcare and ...
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Created on 04 November 2019
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The Repackaging of Always Pads Has Apparently Upset Some Transphobic “Feminists”
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(Feminism)
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Always is officially getting a new look. The brand’s parent company, Procter & Gamble, announced this week that it will remove the female Venus symbol from its pad packaging to be more inclusive of ...
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Created on 25 October 2019
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Rally Held For Trans Woman Found Dead In Rikers
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(Feminism)
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... but fellow inmates? We need to start having conversations about how cis-het women are not just complicit in transphobia, but also active participants.
Last month, we reported on the death of Muhlaysi ...
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Created on 10 June 2019
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Teen Schools Arizona’s Sex Education Laws On Inclusivity
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(Feminism)
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Arizona just repealed a law that banned schools from including LGBTQ+ identities in their sex education curriculum, with the help of teen activist, Santi Ceballos.
Living one’s life without the persistent ...
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Created on 04 June 2019
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Laverne Cox Wants Us To Use More Inclusive Language When Discussing Abortion
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(Feminism)
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... New School
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Hollywood Reacts To Georgia’s New Heartbeat Law
#WeWontBeErased: The LGBTQ Community Mobilizes Against Trump's Transphobia
W. Kamau Bell Stands In Solidarity Against Abortion ...
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Created on 22 May 2019
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Indya Moore Makes History as Elle Magazine’s First Trans Cover Star
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(Entertainment)
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Pose actor and model Indya Moore is Elle’s latest cover star and looks stunning. They are also the first trans cover star for the magazine’s US edition.
In the cover story, Moore talks about ...
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Created on 14 May 2019
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Tennessee Becomes First Southern State With Hate Crime Statute Protecting Transgender People
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(Feminism)
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... Eytan
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New York State Passes Non-Discrimination Act To Protect Transgender And Gender Non-Conforming Folks
#WeWontBeErased: The LGBTQ Community Mobilizes Against Drumpf's Transphobia ...
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Created on 20 February 2019
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10 Podcasts To Empower You Through Valentine’s Day (And Every Other Day)
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(Entertainment)
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... in a cis/trans relationship and transphobia in lesbian spaces. Their music advice and fashion tips will definitely leave you feeling more empowered.
9. She’s All Fat, hosted by April K. Quioh and ...
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Created on 30 January 2019
