By Jos Truitt • @jostruitt • 10 years ago

Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet

“I was scrolling through videos about feminism on YouTube” -Beyonce

Beyonce was scrolling through videos about feminism on YouTube.

Michelle Obama on the Affordable Care Act.

Finally! The Netherlands is changing the law that has required trans people to be sterilized in order to have their genders recognized.

Zerlina: “No one should listen to R. Kelly.”

Were you wrong about R. Kelly?

9 things media called “The War on Men” this year. Excuse me…

Peggy Olsen hits her head repeatedly on a desk.

OK I’m back.

I love this piece by Ngọc Loan Trần about “calling in” as opposed to calling out. In my experience, one-on-one conversations where both parties listen and respect each other can be a really productive response to mistakes for everyone involved.

Fellow procrastinators, there’s only a day left to back our Kickstarter to relaunch Feministing.

 

Jos Truitt Jos Truitt is an Executive Director of Feministing.

Boston, MA

Jos Truitt is Executive Director of Development at Feministing. She joined the team in July 2009, became an Editor in August 2011, and Executive Director in September 2013. She writes about a range of topics including transgender issues, abortion access, and media representation. Jos first got involved with organizing when she led a walk out against the Iraq war at her high school, the Boston Arts Academy. She was introduced to the reproductive justice movement while at Hampshire College, where she organized the Civil Liberties and Public Policy Program’s annual reproductive justice conference. She has worked on the National Abortion Federation’s hotline, was a Field Organizer at Choice USA, and has volunteered as a Pro-Choice Clinic Escort. Jos has written for publications including The Guardian, Bilerico, RH Reality Check, Metro Weekly, and the Columbia Journalism Review. She has spoken and trained at numerous national conferences and college campuses about trans issues, reproductive justice, blogging, feminism, and grassroots organizing. Jos completed her MFA in Printmaking at the San Francisco Art Institute in Spring 2013. In her "spare time" she likes to bake and work on projects about mermaids.

Jos Truitt is an Executive Director of Feministing in charge of Development.

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