Tag Archives: take action
Take Action: Anti-trans victim blaming in the New York Times
Tweet*Trigger warning* Lorena Escalera was a person. She was a performer in the ball scene. She died in a suspicious fire on Saturday. And she sure as hell does not deserve the treatment she’s getting from the New York Times. This is how the paper’s article about her death opens: She was 25 and curvaceous, [...]
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Support feminist organizing wins. Support Feministing!
TweetFeministing is a labor of love – but it shouldn’t be. In addition to blogging, our team of badass Contributors and Editors all have the equivalent of full time jobs (currently mine is grad school. I’m so tired). I believe the work of feminist blogs is valuable and vital – we share information and resources, [...]
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Georgia’s cruel weight loss ads bully children
TweetChildren’s Healthcare of Atlanta has produced a series of ads supposedly with the intention of curbing childhood obesity. I am including some images and video, but after the jump, since these ads are incredibly triggering. Because what they are, simply put, is bullying. Billboards show black and white pictures of children with captions like, “Warning: [...]
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Janet Mock remembers Lorena Escalera at the GLAAD Awards