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Trans* Zombies for President 2012
Tweet Ed. note: This post is part of the second round of the Feministing “So You Think You Can Blog” contributor contest (background here). Stay tuned all week as our six finalists take turns turns covering the blog and giving us a sense of their personal contributor style. The winner of the contest and newest [...]
The Wednesday Weigh-In: DSK Sex Party Edition
Tweet Ed. note: This post is part of the second round of the Feministing “So You Think You Can Blog” contributor contest (background here). Stay tuned all week as our six finalists take turns turns covering the blog and giving us a sense of their personal contributor style. The winner of the contest and newest [...]
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Nothing in a vacuum: Title IX, sexual harassment and the need for cultural shift
Tweet A SYTYCB entry Title IX has given us plenty to cheer about this year. Enacted in 1972 as an amendment to the Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IX mandates that educational institutions and activities receiving federal funding may not discriminate on the basis of sex. The amendment is most well known for its [...]
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Fracking is a feminist issue
Tweet A SYTYCB entry You’ve probably heard about hydraulic fracturing (commonly called “fracking”), the process of extracting of natural gas from underground shale by blasting the bedrock with a highly pressurized mixture of chemicals and water known as fracking fluid. This blast of fracking fluid, the components of which are a highly guarded trade secret, [...]
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Not Oprah’s Book Club: This is How You Lose Her