Weekly Feminist Reader

Yes, being a woman makes you poorer.

The Navajo Nation Council has voted against the Washington NFL team name.

Life as an invisible queer.

The 71 other companies (besides Hobby Lobby) who don’t want to cover your birth control.

More mothers are staying at home.

Same-sex marriage is legal in Iowa, but a lot of people still aren’t on board.

“Going to sleep hungry is kind of a lonely feeling.”

Surprise! Diverse countries do significantly better when a woman is at the helm.

“We will settle the Central Park Five case because a huge injustice was done.” – NYC Mayor de Blasio.

The debate over the (Paul) Ryan budget will be another debate about race.

On being polyamorous: “We’d make incredibly boring subjects for reality TV”.

“The left got 99 problems, but radicalism ain’t one.”

My body is wildly undisciplined and I deny myself nearly everything I desire.”

On parenting a non-girlie girl.

Twin Peaks and the origin of the dead woman TV trope.

The problem with “the kids in 2050 are going to be so good looking!!!!”

Stop believing everything white people say about Japan.

The death of Deaf culture.

I am a girl who codes.

“[His] art makes the assertion that women aren’t people.”

Where gang members and their female guards set the rules.

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

 tiny court Courtney is cheers-ing Derek Gordon.

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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