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Marriage equality, you betcha!

By Maya | Published: May 14, 2013

TweetImage via. I’m very proud that my home state of Minnesota is set to become the 12th state to legalize same-sex marriage and the first Midwestern state to do so without a court order. Yesterday the senate passed the bill, and Gov. Dayton is set to sign into law today. This victory comes right on the heels of marriage [...]

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Breaking: France legalizes same-sex marriage

By Maya | Published: April 23, 2013

Tweet France became the 14th country to legalize same-sex marriage today. After months of debate that drew some large protests from conservatives, equality won out. Image via. Tweet

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Weekly Feminist Reader

By Alexandra | Published: April 14, 2013

TweetThree teens have been arrested for raping Audrie Potts, who killed herself in September. Check back in for more on Potts tomorrow from Maya. Janet Mock is the Racialicious Crush of the Week! “Girls — and later women — decide not to run for office because they don’t want to be unlikeable, not because they [...]

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Weekly Feminist Reader

By Alexandra | Published: March 31, 2013

Tweet Princeton alum tells female students to hurry up and find a husband already. Sandberg, Slaughter, et al. are advocating for a new feminism devoid of social justice. In memory of Pastor Henry Enuta. Duh: pre-viability abortions bans are unconstitutional. Feminists don’t hate men–they just hate you, MRA dude. Conservative justices thought this year was their last [...]

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Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet: SCOTUS Prop 8 hearing edition

By Alexandra | Published: March 26, 2013

Tweet Flashback to 2009 for some musical Prop 8-hating. SCOTUSblog predicts the Court’s June decision and analyzes Kennedy’s power. The Atlantic Wire: “The Justices are Hedging.” Check out the (now hours-old) live updates from The Lede. Think Progress calls out the SCOTUS on its cowardice. A timeline of politicians’ support for marriage equality. The Onion [...]