What goes on behind the scenes in the world of modeling? What’s behind the facade of beautiful photographs and expensive clothes? Ashley Sabin, co-director of the documentary Girl Model , attempts to answer just that. The documentary follows the story of a young girl named Nadya, scouted in her Siberian countryside and brought to the bustling world of [...]

Krystal Ball is someone that we can all learn from. At 29, she ran for Congress in Virgina’s first district. She would have been the youngest woman to serve in Congress ever, if elected. She didn’t win though. During her election, she faced a sexist smear campaign by her opponents on the right who leaked salacious college [...]

This past February, Colorlines announced Akiba Solomon as its new managing editor . And it’s no surprise. She’s been writing about race and gender for years now. She spent the early part of her years at print magazines like The Source and Essence. She eventually made her way to online journalism (and candidly speaks with me about how this switch sometimes isn’t a [...]

Kate Bornstein is a queer and pleasant danger , and her time is coming! Really. To expand on that perfectly succinct bio though, she wears many hats including author, playwright and performance artist. Her books include Hello, Cruel World: 101 Alternatives To Suicide For Teens, Freaks, and Other Outlaws , Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us”; “My Gender [...]

Renee Bracey Sherman is an activist from Chicago, Illinois. While studying economics and sociology at Northeastern Illinois University, she found her passion working to break down barriers of multiple oppressions that people face each day through story sharing. Renee identifies as a biracial queer ally and found that discussing her own abortion experience and identities has helped to build conversations [...]

Zerlina smiling for Hannity Two weeks ago, Zerlina was on the Sean Hannity show to talk women, guns and rape. If you’ve been following this blog , or her Twitter , or watching cable news in general, then you’ve almost certainly heard about her appearance. The premise of the segment was that all women should have the right to own [...]

Bonnie McFarlane, pondering over the “women aren’t funny” debate It’s 2013 yet the ever-pervasive myth that women aren’t funny persists. Men like the late Christopher Hitchens, who wrote the piece ” Why Women Aren’t Funny ” in Vanity Fair , and comedian Adam Carolla (if you could call what he does comedy) have ensured that this absurd notion has [...]