By Maya Dusenbery • @mayadusenbery • 10 years ago

Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet

It’s the 4th anniversary of Dr. Tiller’s murder.

El Salvador’s health minister has ordered a C-section to save Beatriz’s life.

I’ve got a piece in The Atlantic today on gay male athletes, homophobia, and masculinity.

Beautiful photos from Phil Borges of women and girls around the world “who have become catalysts for change in their communities.”

A powerful piece debunking the myth that black girls never have eating disorders.

Ann on why you should befriend all the women that intimidate you.

Dear “feminist” men who are somehow confused: You should be able to think about having sex with women, while simultaneously treating them like human beings. It’s not hard. I do it to men every single day.

Why Tumblr is perfect for the trans community.

It’s 2013, and people racists are freaking out about a Cheerios ad featuring an interracial family.

When Megyn Kelly’s right, she’s fucking awesome.

St. Paul, MN

Maya Dusenbery is executive director in charge of editorial at Feministing. She is the author of the forthcoming book Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick (HarperOne, March 2018). She has been a fellow at Mother Jones magazine and a columnist at Pacific Standard magazine. Her work has appeared in publications like Cosmopolitan.com, TheAtlantic.com, Bitch Magazine, as well as the anthology The Feminist Utopia Project. Before become a full-time journalist, she worked at the National Institute for Reproductive Health. A Minnesota native, she received her B.A. from Carleton College in 2008. After living in Brooklyn, Oakland, and Atlanta, she is currently based in the Twin Cities.

Maya Dusenbery is an executive director of Feministing and author of the forthcoming book Doing Harm on sexism in medicine.

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