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Save the date Giving Tuesday December 1

Please Support Feministing this #GivingTuesday!

Today is #GivingTuesday, a day set aside in this season of commercialism to support causes and organizations doing important work. And we here at Feministing are asking for your help so we can continue being a platform for young feminist thought and action. Please donate now!

Today is #GivingTuesday, a day set aside in this season of commercialism to support causes and organizations doing important work. And we here at Feministing are asking for your help so we can continue being a platform ...

Sex ed matters to me because education over stigma

Help Pass the Healthy Youth Act!

Ed. note: this post was originally published on the Community site.

In just minutes the Massachusetts Senate will take up Senate Bill 2048, also known as the Healthy Youth Act. The Healthy Youth Act would require schools offering sexual health education in Massachusetts to teach medically accurate, age-appropriate information. Currently, schools are not required to follow a statewide standard for sexual health curricula.

Ed. note: this post was originally published on the Community site.

In just minutes the Massachusetts Senate will take up Senate Bill 2048, also known as the Healthy Youth Act. The Healthy Youth Act would require schools offering ...

Will you put $5 on Feministing?

Feministing has a large and dedicated group of readers who are always big upping our work, and we’re incredibly grateful. But what we don’t have is the financial support to pay those of us doing the work. If everyone who read Feministing gave $5, we would be able to pay our writers the amount they truly deserve.

Feministing has a large and dedicated group of readers who are always big upping our work, and we’re incredibly grateful. But what we don’t have is the financial support to pay those of us doing the work. ...

We Need To Talk About Later Abortion

In the wake of the attacks on Planned Parenthood, many people have noticed that the reproductive rights movement is often in a reactive, rather than proactive position. A lot of time is spent defending rights that already exist, rather than making gains.

In the wake of the attacks on Planned Parenthood, many people have noticed that the reproductive rights movement is often in a reactive, rather than proactive position. A lot of time is spent defending rights ...