Em-URGE-ing Voices

Your urgent thoughts, urging action

Posted by Hanna Foster

My Armpits, My Choice: An Open Letter

September 22, 2015

Dear everyone that I’ve caught staring at the patches of hair under my arms, You aren’t mistaken; there is DEFINITELY hair there…. Read more »

Posted by Nigel Morton

Bisexuality and Queer Policing

September 22, 2015

This Saturday kicked off my town’s week long pride festival. It was a small outdoor concert and variety show at our town’s Native… Read more »

Posted by Jason T. Frost

What is Feminist Porn?

September 21, 2015

Can porn be feminist? A member of my family, who would be appalled if I mentioned her name on this website, worked for a while in… Read more »

Posted by Kristen Barton

Don’t call me exotic: terms to stop using that sexualize Latinas

September 18, 2015

It’s Hispanic heritage month which means American public schools will most likely just spend a little bit of time talking about Ci… Read more »

Posted by Carley Towne

California Could Be the First State to Teach ‘Yes Means Yes’ in High School

September 17, 2015

On Friday, September 11, the California State legislature passed SB-695, a bill that would require high school health classes to i… Read more »

Posted by Natasha Ivery

Straight Outta Respect: Hip Hop and Domestic Violence

September 17, 2015

In late August of this year, Straight Outta Compton, the film biopic that told the story of the famous ‘90s hip hip group N.W.A. (… Read more »

Posted by Nigel Morton

Denying Marriage Rights to Same-Sex Couples is Un-Christian

September 15, 2015

If you’re someone even just mildly paying attention to the news lately, chances are you’ve heard about Kim Davis. The county clerk… Read more »

Posted by Jason T. Frost

Telemedicine Bans Hurt Rural People

September 14, 2015

Last year, I found a woman bleeding through her dress at a gas station 20 minutes from where I live. She asked me for a ride to Wi… Read more »

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