Weekly Feminist Reader

Is gay pride just for white people?

“Meanwhile, us Nigerian and Black women are speaking to our collective anger and frustration because of a global society that deems our bodies and lives disposable and irrelevant.”

Meet Esther Mbabazi, Rwanda’s first female pilot.

Latinas within the Obama presidency.

On being a “bad feminist“.

The U.S. is caging mothers at exponential rates.

“All this disingenuous kerfuffle over birth control is just another in a long line of strategies to attack both the Affordable Care Act generally and the birth control benefit specifically.”

The glamourous black women before Beyonce and Lupita.

When we think of great conservationists, or just ordinary Americans trekking in the outdoors, we don’t typically picture black faces.

How not to interview a female CEO.

The many ways George Will is all wrong.

Surprise! Women prefer positive images of women.

Instagram is filled with racist images of white people posing in front of Kara Walker’s Sphinx.

Gnarly in pink: a crew of badass 6 year old skateboarders.

Who has spoken out against the R*dskins?

I’m from Driftwood“: collecting oral histories of LGBTQ people across the United States.

In the aftermath of rape.

Anti-sex trafficking in Ireland.

New York State has been sued because of its trans-exclusionary Medicaid regulation.

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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