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This is a #classic worth revisiting. #AdrienneRich #lesbian #compulsoryheterosexuality
Compulsory heterosexuality is a term popularized by poet Adrienne Rich in her 1980 essay, “Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence.” Compulsory heterosexuality is a system of oppression that denies people’s sexual self-determination by presenting heterosexuality as the sole model of a...
Today is #internationalwomensday
March 8 is International Women’s Day (IWD), a celebration of women that takes place in countries on every continent. It has a deep socialist heritage, one connected to the cause for women’s suffrage, women’s right to vote, and importantly, for working women’s right to fair wages and safe wor...
Some #womenshistory plus #music. Thank you, #NinaSimone
Nina Simone (1933-2003) was an American musician and activist who became an essential voice of the Civil Rights Movement, and of racism in the music industry. Her experiences as an artist prompted her to speak on oppression not only towards black people, but within the community; she openly addresse...
This should be interesting. Tonight on #NatGeo #GenderRevolution
Katie Couric travels across the U.S. to talk with scientists, psychologists, activists, authors and families about the complex issue of gender.
#MeToo
Rest in Power, Ally #translivesmatter
This morning I learned about the brutal murder of a young trans youth. Please take note that this post contains some graphic details, misgendering, and links to sites with similar content. Ally Steinfeld was 17 years old from Missouri. She identified on her Facebook account as female, using her b
#BillieJeanKing #BattleoftheSexes #Anniversary
In the world of professional tennis, there were two matches between a male and female player that became known as The Battle of the Sexes. They took place in 1973, the year of Roe v. Wade, and one year after congressional ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment and the passage of Title IX, a fede...
Thank you, Edie Winsor. #EdieWinsor
The gay-rights pioneer, who died Tuesday at 88, was our white-haired knight.
Audre Lorde https://t.co/xALzWsKBcK https://t.co/Md8zCFJVxZ
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#TitleIX campus #sexualassault policies face new threats
Op-Ed ContributorsDon’t Weaken Title IX Campus Sex Assault PoliciesSHAREShare on FacebookPost on TwitterEmailLog in to SaveRead Laterhttps://nyti.ms/2hsboXvShare on LinkedInShare on WhatsappShare on Google PlusShare on RedditShareCancelNikki McClureBy JON KRAKAUER and LAURA L. DUNNAugust 3, 2017The…
😩 #Missouri #NAACP
The NAACP is circulating a statewide travel advisory for Missouri, which the organization says is its first.
#RESIST
Jeff Sessions' DOJ Argues Sexual Orientation Discrimination Is Not Sex Discrimination
Undocumented Women https://t.co/gJPDJdcuWJ https://t.co/aHflhajg7n
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#feministlife
A feminist vision of freedom has to be about freedom for all, says Sara Ahmed, author of ''Living a Feminist Life.''
Great News! #watermelonwoman #women #film #lesbianfilm
** THE WATERMELON WOMAN JOINS MOMA ** Cheryl Dunye's 1996 classic has been acquired by MoMA The Museum of Modern Art as part of its permanent collection! Proud to be the first African-American lesbian feature film twenty years ago, The Watermelon Woman is now honored to have a place among the most important and influential U.S. independent films of all time!
Congratulations to director Cheryl Dunye and producer Alexandra Juhasz, and thank you to Rajendra Roy and everyone in the Film Department at #MoMA for this amazing honor.
You can own a DVD/VOD copy of the 20th anniversary restoration of The Watermelon Woman, please visit: http://bit.ly/WatermelonWoman20thAnniversary
Let's build a #feminist #future
We raise our girls to fight stereotypes and pursue their dreams, but we don’t do the same for our boys.
This is #sick🤢. #Women should have the #right to make their own choices about #reproduction.
Nancy Pelosi called the draft of a new rule "sickening."
The Lesbian Avengers https://t.co/WnJojyZybw https://t.co/qYZ4g3GZdA
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#brendabostick #translivesmatter #blacklivesmatter #sayhername
Bostick, a black transgender woman, was 59.
#FannieLouHamer #civilrights #foodjustice #feminism #intersectional
By starting a community farm and a pig co-op, Fannie Lou Hamer pointed the way toward food sovereignty.
Domestic violence is a pre-existing condition?! #staywoke #domesticviolence #GOP
After a devastating defeat of the GOP's first attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare in March, party leaders have resurrected the American Health Care Act in an attempt to gain enough conservative support for the bill to pass the House and Senate. T
#Ellen ❤
Oprah Winfrey joined Ellen to discuss the monumental episode they starred in and the surprising aftermath they both experienced.
Female Justices on the Supreme Court https://t.co/9ULt0WmUOU https://t.co/ViHFmt03o5
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Useful advice for all of us. On #manterrupting in the Supreme Court. #women #equality #justice
http://for.tn/2paBMUC
Women are cut off—even at the Supreme Court.
#Women deserve #equal pay. #Inequality hurts everybody. #Equalpayday
Equal Pay Day is a reminder of the $840 billion women won't earn this year.
#Women are not #girls.
I get super annoyed when people call women "girls." You don't call a grown man a "boy," do you? Yes, I overthink everything. Here are my thoughts on why and how to change how we talk about women.
Thinking about this #United #leggings controversy #intersectionally, how much does #size and #race matter? Why is it ok to deny some young #women in leggings and not others? And what about the #man in short shorts who boarded with no problem?
Passengers were turned away by a gate agent at Denver International Airport on Sunday morning for their attire, setting off a social media tempest.
A #feministglossary. In case you need it. Happy Monday!
You know you need one.
Margaret Sanger https://t.co/G9ZB6kzPY5 https://t.co/4lRzt6bFbl
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Excited to host our Women’s History Wikipedia Edit-a-thon tomorrow @BaruchCollege Join us! https://t.co/udkBugi9Sr #InternationalWomensDay
Join us as we work with EqualityArchive.com for a Wikipedia-edit- a-thon in which members of the Baruch College community contribute content related to women’s history on Wikipedia, the largest and most popular general reference resource on the internet. In this Women’s History Month session you wil...
#InternationalWomensDay https://t.co/FJTmAcyoZw https://t.co/eFJ8yJOgBH
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For #internationalwomansday
Curated by Angela D. LeBlanc-Ernest, Tracye Matthews, Mary Phillips and Robyn C. Spencer- The Intersectional Black Panther Party History Project On March 8, 2017, International Women’s Day, women i…
Octavia Butler: SciFi Genius, Afrofuturist Mother https://t.co/W1qeG5NtL5 https://t.co/utVcHkqkZZ
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The Pill https://t.co/CZCDNyrOZZ
The oral contraceptive known as “The Pill” is one of the most influential drugs in the history of the United States. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the birth control pill in 1960, giving heterosexually active women control over preventing unwanted pregnancies. Its appearance marke...
Rest in power #NormaMCCorvey the hero of #RoevWade #reproductiverights
Ms. McCorvey, the anonymous plaintiff in the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, was a symbol for abortion rights, though she later changed her views.
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