In 1982, Julie Bindel joined 30,000 women ‘embracing the base’ in protest over nuclear arms. Here she recounts the pivotal role the protest played in their lives
Existing most famously in feminist theory, the lesbian separatist communes of the 1970s called on women to claim lesbianism or celibacy and move out to rural farms deemed "womyn's lands." Today, some feminists are trying to revive the idea.
When we were at your mom's house, probably. HA.
Magdalen Berns stands up for the truth.
We know rape is a national crisis—but we're missing one glaring side of the story.
If you have no idea which wave of feminism we’re in right now, read this.
Source: Pollner, F. (1973). Lesbian dynamics. Off Our Backs, 3(6), 7-7. Retrieved from Recently, the above photo, dated to 1973, was dug up by some fine folks on tumblr. The photo comes from an eve…
In a time where inclusion has become one of feminism’s key priorities, a founding idea has fallen particularly out of favour: separatism. The mere accusation of not being “intersectional” (something that actually is imperative but is mostly misapplied by the same liberals calling for “inclusiveness”) is enough to shutter events, spaces, and organizations that center…
If we replace ‘sex’ with ‘gender’ as a way of thinking about ourselves, it will be harder to tackle sex-based oppression, says Guardian journalist Susanna Rustin
There is no fail-proof, universal way to handle hard moments, but you can prepare yourself by realistically thinking about what you, and whoever you are interested in, can do to prepare and face them together.
poofterdagger: Poster design: Scarlet Alliance Australian Sex Workers Association Migration Project and the Love Cats One of the great new posters from Sydney’s Cross Borders Collective. Read the full story on this poster, and see the rest of the set here. Powerful and educational. (via so-treu)
Trans TikTok star Ali C Lopez has claimed that when it comes to dating, declining masculinity is getting “out of control.”
Maybe the future really can be female. That depends on how we define it.
Masha Gessen talks with the celebrity academic Judith Butler about the possibilities of nonviolence, the rise of the anti-“gender ideology” movement, and the militant potential of mourning.
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YouTuber Hart delightfully answers a question that her audience has posed to her numerous times: “If you love women so much, how come you don’t you dress like one?” Hart’s answer is priceless... as you will see.
'Today's feminism ... aims to include all women, keeping in mind that women face different problems based on their race.'
