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Posted by Kristen Barton
Houston Fails to Be a “HERO” for Trans Community
November 6, 2015
photo via freedomforallamericans.org This week the city of Houston had the opportunity to make history in the Civil Rights movemen… Read more »
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Posted by Carley Towne
The Gender Politics of the Looming CSU Strike
November 5, 2015
Faculty across twenty three California State University campuses voted on Wednesday, November 4, to authorize a strike if negotiat… Read more »
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Posted by Caitlyn Martin
An Apology From a Former White Feminist
November 4, 2015
Generally speaking, if someone looks back at the things they said and did three years ago, they will at the very least cringe, if… Read more »
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Posted by Hanna Foster
Chivalry is Dead, but Courtesy Never Goes Out of Style
November 3, 2015
Now, before some one says something like “Oh, so now I can treat women like crap? Is that what you want?” No, Chad, please sit dow… Read more »
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Posted by Nigel Morton
The Consequences of Poor Sex-Ed
November 3, 2015
Recently, I stumbled on a sample of the abstinence book we used in my freshman health class in high school. Beside the fact it has… Read more »
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Posted by Jason T. Frost
What I Learned Escorting at an Abortion Clinic
November 2, 2015
URGE students from Alabama escorting in 2013 When a friend of mine told me she went “escorting” on weekends I wrongly assumed she… Read more »
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Posted by Kristen Barton
The Impact of the “Badass” Women’s National Soccer Team
October 30, 2015
I’ve always found the saying “you play like a girl” one of the most ignorant “insults” someone could use. It’s pointless and the i… Read more »
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Posted by Caitlyn Martin
It’s Okay to be the Squeaky Wheel
October 28, 2015
The man who taught me how to be a squeaky wheel When I was in high school, I asked my dad why we hadn’t played tennis together in… Read more »