As part of the #AlwaysAware campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month, we want to focus on the myriad ways that individuals have to defend against and question rape culture on a daily basis. Get more info on the campaign and our intent here.
So, let’s talk about Retaeh Parsons, shall we? Parsons, 17, died in the hospital on Sunday after attempting suicide a few days earlier. Why did Parsons try to end her life? Relentless, viral cyber-bullying (and real-world bullying) by her peers and the perpetrators of her sexual assault in 2011. According to reports, no matter where…
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We are cognizant that rape culture has messages for cisgender men as well as LGBT individuals. Rape is not just a “woman’s issue.” Learn more about the #AlwaysAware campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
What would you do with your lost $11,000 in wages? That is the question on deck this Equal Pay Day, the annual day that marks how far into the following year a woman has to work to earn the same wages as a man does in one calendar year. To put it another way a…
A comprehensive look at why Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) matters. Keep this conversation going. And be sure to follow MakeMeASammich and I in our #AlwaysAware campaign!
I love feminist blogging collaborations! It’s why I participate in so many blog carnivals and feminist tweetchats — to hang out with other feminists! Well, not so much hang out, as type with them. But, you know what I mean. For Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), I’m partnering with the feminist blog Make Me A…
Please join me and my colleagues at Fem2.0 for a tweetchat on Monday, April 8 from 10 am (1 pm ET) in which we’ll be taking on the topic of street harassment as it affects the LGBT community. Chat guest, Shawna Potter and Melanie Keller of Hollaback! Baltimore. You can join the discussion by using…
*I’ve been updating this post all day as I see new stories on #FierceFlores. Scroll down for complete list of news. Well, helloooo internet! I am truly amazed by the phenomenon that is now the #FierceFlores meme! It has gone viral, and then some! Thanks to all of you out there, Nevada Assemblywoman Lucy Flores…
I suppose I should have seen it coming. As I sat listening to Nevada Assemblywoman Lucy Flores’ compelling, raw testimony during an April 1 hearing on a comprehensive sex education bill (AB230), I should have paid closer attention to the gasps of horror that came from the opposing side. I should have recognized it as…
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