Weekly Feminist Reader

Malia and Sasha in the White House: dangerous narrative about the progress of African-American girls.

Social media, teens, moral panic, and the sexual predators that “lurk everywhere”.

Cooking skills and farm vegetables in inner-city Washington D.C.

Beyonce is asking ‘how come,and so am I.”

Corporate sponsors flee from Boston’s homophobic St. Patrick’s Day parade.

Why Lupita Nyong’o should be the star of  the new Star Wars

Plan B databases and anti-choice laws: “making abortions less accessible or more fraught with social consequences forces women further underground.”

Voter restrictions in the midwest — what the fuck, Ohio.

The hysteria of “mean girls“.

Trans* students in the NYC public school system.

Female condoms, vaginal gels, and a potential breakthrough for women and HIV.

And rare female-to-female HIV transmission.

Brainy models packaged as “real women” does not equal diversity.

“My two cents – women who use their bodies for personal gain and power are not sociopaths.”

John Stewart interviews Anita Hill on her involvement in the landmark sexual harassment case.

The lady-journo protagonists.

On being a black mother: “Mothers stand at the front lines, with their children, in the war against Black and Brown bodies.”

From Russia to Uganda, gay rights are moving backwards.

Dartmouth College’s “rape guide” and the 50,000 demanding reform.

Paul Ryan’s “culture of dependency” bullshit is ironically tied to his Irish past.

Mary Roach on the science of masturbation and what happens when religious dogmatism tries to subvert science.

New study shows that women in college who focus on getting straight A’s might limit their post-grad earning potential.

When the white daughter of Oklahoma governor Fallin wears a “Indian Headdress” warbonnet.

What the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals renewal means for young people and immigration.

What have you been reading/writing/watching/listening to this week?

Brooklyn, NY

When Courtney’s not Feminst-ing, she’s chasing down couples to take their pictures for her project/movement “Queer in Public” (www.queerinpublic.tumblr.com). At all other times, she’s the Chief of Staff at The OpEd Project. She likes mountains, beer, karaoke, swimming and people watching.

When Courtney’s not Feminst-ing, she’s chasing down couples to take their pictures for her project/movement “Queer in Public” (www.queerinpublic.tumblr.com). At all other times, she’s the Chief of Staff at The OpEd Project. She likes mountains, beer, karaoke, swimming and people watching.

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