By Syreeta McFadden • 10 years ago

Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet

“Some things can’t be covered.” A powerful anti-domestic violence ad campaign from Saudi Arabia.

Obama offers strong arguments to close Guantanamo (again).

Some thoughts on the reactions to Jason Collins and Brittney Griner coming out  from Trudy and Jessica Luther.

Megan Erickson at Jacobin breaks down the NYC bus strike as well as the state of labor for NYC teachers.

Pink talks to Glamour about her marriage and being a “reformed slut.”

“Some things can’t be covered.” A powerful anti-domestic violence ad campaign from Saudi Arabia.

Obama offers strong arguments to close Guantanamo (again).

Some thoughts on the reactions to Jason Collins and Brittney Griner coming out  from 
By Syreeta McFadden • 10 years ago

Justice for sexual violence during the Civil War

*Trigger warning*

Could it be the greatest irony in our history is that our nation actively prosecuted perpetrators of rape and sexual violence during the Civil War? In 1863, President Lincoln signed an executive order known as the Lieber Codes that governed Union soldiers and protected civilian women. Historian Crystal Feimster writes in the New York Times:

Union military courts prosecuted at least 450 cases involving sexual crimes. In North Carolina during the spring of 1865, Pvt. James Preble “did by physical force and violence commit rape upon the person of one Miss Letitia Craft.” When Perry Holland of the 1st Missouri Infantry confessed to the rape of Julia Anderson, a white woman in Tennessee, he was sentenced to be shot, ...

*Trigger warning*

Could it be the greatest irony in our history is that our nation actively prosecuted perpetrators of rape and sexual violence during the Civil War? In 1863, President Lincoln signed an executive order known as the ...
By Syreeta McFadden • 10 years ago

Here are some female pro athletes who came out years before Jason Collins

While the sports world acknowledges the reality that prominent gay professional athletes like Jason Collins exist, our friends at Buzzfeed remind us that the ladies have been breaking barriers as self-identified lesbians for decades.

Of course, it can’t be overstated how powerful Jason Collins’ coming out is–what the impact will be for other male athletes in football, soccer, baseball, or the profound signal it sends to the African American community. As Garance Franke-Ruta explains, “Female professional athletes are already gender non-conforming. Male ones are still worshiped as exemplars of traditional masculinity.” A high-profile male athlete like Collins coming out can help spark a shift towards embracing wider definitions of masculinity.

But let’s not forget the trailblazing women. As ...

While the sports world acknowledges the reality that prominent gay professional athletes like Jason Collins exist, our friends at Buzzfeed remind us that the ladies have been breaking barriers as self-identified lesbians for decades.

Of ...
By Maya Dusenbery • 10 years ago

We already lost Savita in Ireland. Don’t let Beatriz die in El Salvador.

Ed. note: This is a guest post by Juliana Britto Schwartz. By day, Juliana is a student at University of California, Santa Cruz. By night, she is a Latina feminist blogger at Julianabritto.com, where she writes about reproductive health justice, immigration, and feminist movements in Latin America.

You all remember Savita Halappanavar, right? Well, the world is looking at another Savita right now, and the only thing standing between her and life is a group of Salvadoran politicians.

Savita Halappanavar was a pregnant woman living in Ireland who was denied a life-saving abortion because her doctors could still detect a fetal heartbeat and were therefore required by law not to terminate the pregnancy. She died of blood poisoning while her husband watched.

“Beatriz” is ...

Ed. note: This is a guest post by Juliana Britto Schwartz. By day, Juliana is a student at University of California, Santa Cruz. By night, she is a Latina feminist blogger at Julianabritto.com, where she writes about reproductive health ...
By Maya Dusenbery • 10 years ago

why I’m not telling stories about rapes & me

Ed. note: This is a guest post by Emma Cohen. Emma is a sexuality educator & writer-artista. She is co-founder of the M blog. Her Internet is at yisraelatzviah.com.

another perspective to hold
amongst many

Here’s a thing I learned from another survivor: people get off on this stuff. Not like, sexually necessarily. But like, (survivor) stories go to bed w/people.

I close my eyes & shudder myself over the ew-y details. My gaze is on.
Vicariously, I live you.

Which is what writing-reading tends to/is supposed to accomplish.

The thing is, I really really really Do Not Want any of the voyeur energy directed at me, & I Do Not Want to be Emma Who Has Been Raped. I Do Not Want anyone to ...

Ed. note: This is a guest post by Emma Cohen. Emma is a sexuality educator & writer-artista. She is co-founder of the M blog. Her Internet is at yisraelatzviah.com.

another perspective to hold
amongst many

Here’s a thing I ...
By Maya Dusenbery • 10 years ago

Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet

“I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay.” Jason Collins comes out.

A 22-year-old woman in El Salvador may die because she can’t get a life-saving abortion. More on that tomorrow.

Capitalism, not feminism, killed home cooking–and fixing our broken food system is gonna take a lot more than some privileged women embracing “new domesticity.”

Happy birthday to Maya Deren.

Live Action released a video of their latest “undercover sting” against abortion providers that doesn’t actually show anything.

“I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay.” Jason Collins comes out.

A 22-year-old woman in El Salvador may die because she can’t get a life-saving abortion. More on that tomorrow.

Capitalism, ...
By Alexandra Brodsky • 10 years ago

Contraception kills flowers

Jessica found this amazing graphic on One More Soul, a website dedicated to “fostering God’s plan for love, chastity, marriage, and children.” Click on the image to view its full glory.

As absurd as the graphic is, understanding the argument against contraception makes it easier to refute. Know your enemy, right?

Jessica found this amazing graphic on One More Soul, a website dedicated to “fostering God’s plan for love, chastity, marriage, and children.” Click on the image to view its full glory.

As absurd ...
By Maya Dusenbery • 10 years ago

Are mainstream breast cancer awareness initiatives hurting more than they’re helping?

Ed. note: This is a guest post from Verónica Bayetti Flores. Verónica is the Assistant Director of the Civil Liberties and Public Policy program (CLPP) at Hampshire College. She has worked to increase access to contraception and abortion, fought for paid sick leave, demanded access to safe public space for queer youth of color, and helped to lead social justice efforts in Wisconsin, New York City, and Texas.

Yesterday the New York Times featured an article in its Sunday magazine about breast cancer, awareness initiatives, and what the real effects these initiatives have had on the lives of women. It’s on the longer side, but one that’s framed around the personal narrative of the author – a breast cancer survivor herself ...

Ed. note: This is a guest post from Verónica Bayetti Flores. Verónica is the Assistant Director of the Civil Liberties and Public Policy program (CLPP) at Hampshire College. She has worked to increase access to contraception and abortion, ...

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