By Ann • 14 years ago

Weekly Feminist Reader


Pioneering photojournalist Mary Morris Lawrence (pictured above) died last week at age 95. At her request, the last line of her obituary reads: “In lieu of flowers, Mary would ask you to join the League of Women Voters, shop at Farmer Joes, write a letter to the editor, or break a glass ceiling!” (Which reminds me of this post by Amanda Marcotte, asking folks to “politicize” her death.)
As we mark the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, a few relevant reads:
Katrina’s Hidden Race War, The Nation
Waiting for Charity in New Orleans, The Root
Lunchtime Lessons from New Orleans, The American Prospect
Levees and lives: New Orleans four years after Hurricane ...


Pioneering photojournalist Mary Morris Lawrence (pictured above) died last week at age 95. At her request, the last line of her obituary reads: “In lieu of flowers, Mary would ask you to join the ...
By Professor Foxy • 14 years ago

Ask Professor Foxy: Am I Betraying My Gender Identity By Enjoying Sex? And What About SRS?

This weekly Saturday column “Ask Professor Foxy” will regularly contain sexually explicit material. This material is likely not safe for work viewing. The title of the column will include the major topic of the post, so please read the topic when deciding whether or not to read the entire column.
Dear Professor Foxy,
I am a trans woman in her early twenties. I have known about my gender for a long time now, but have only started (ok, it’s for the second time after being scared off by my family a couple years ago) transitional stuff about 6 months ago. I have a very caring cis-female partner and we are sexually active, both wanting to spend lots of time on ...

This weekly Saturday column “Ask Professor Foxy” will regularly contain sexually explicit material. This material is likely not safe for work viewing. The title of the column will include the major topic of the post, so please ...
By Chloe Angyal • 14 years ago

The Feministing Five: Rachel Griffin and Josh Phillips


Josh Phillips and Rachel Griffin make one heck of a team. The pair met at Central Michigan University, where they were both members of Sexual Aggression Peer Advocates, CMU’s sexual assault education and prevention group. Today, they’re taking the mission of that group off campus and all over the country.
Dr. Griffin is an Assistant Professor of Speech Communication at Southern Illinois University. Griffin’s written works, including her doctoral dissertation, address the intersection of gender and race.
Phillips is the founder of East Coast Walkers, a group of CMU students who, in the summer of 2008, walked from Miami to Boston to raise awareness about sexual violence. His book about the experience, 1800 Miles, comes out ...


Josh Phillips and Rachel Griffin make one heck of a team. The pair met at Central Michigan University, where they were both members of Sexual Aggression Peer Advocates, CMU’s sexual assault education and prevention ...
By Samhita • 14 years ago

What We Missed.

A review of Still Here, a book of photography of Katrina 4 years later.
Obama’s abstinence FAIL from Amplify.
Women activists in Iran are not buying Ahmadinejad’s nomination of the first female Cabinet ministers since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Tami’s must-read take on the NYT article about black women and hair.
What if black women were white women?
Mali’s President Declines to Sign Legislation Expanding Women’s Rights
Have a great weekend folks!

A review of Still Here, a book of photography of Katrina 4 years later.
Obama’s abstinence FAIL from Amplify.
Women activists in Iran are not buying Ahmadinejad’s nomination of the first female ...
By Jos Truitt • 14 years ago

News media sucks at reporting on violent attacks on transgender individuals in Washington, D.C.

It has been a frightening week to be trans in Washington, D.C.
Miriam linked previously to RMJ’s excellent critique of Metro Weekly’s coverage of an attack on a transgender woman by a gay man. I was particularly struck by Ray Young’s approach to solidarity between gay and trans folks. His statement that, “I let her know that I was one of the family, that I was homosexual” assumes that gay and trans individuals are automatically allies. Of course, this is following his violent attack on Janey Kay, a trans woman. Young seems to think he should be perceived as a friend to trans folks just because he’s gay and regardless of his actual actions.
I see this largely ...

It has been a frightening week to be trans in Washington, D.C.
Miriam linked previously to RMJ’s excellent critique of Metro Weekly’s coverage of an attack on a transgender woman by a gay man. I ...

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