Posts Tagged Thank You Thursdays

Thank You Wednesday: The writers and readers of Feministing

I couldn’t wait until tomorrow and make it a Thank You Thursday. I am full to bursting with gratitude, and it could cause me serious bodily harm if I were to keep it in for an extra day just for the sake of alliteration.

More than four years ago, at the 2010 Feministing annual retreat – my first – I sat in Jessica Valenti’s living room in Queens on a freezing February morning and made a proposal to the assembled crew. I was at the time the newest and most junior member of the Feministing team, and I was nervous. I was in a room full of people whose writing I had admired for several years before joining the team: Jessica ...

I couldn’t wait until tomorrow and make it a Thank You Thursday. I am full to bursting with gratitude, and it could cause me serious bodily harm if I were to keep it in for an extra ...

Thank You Thursdays: The Supreme Court strikes down harmful anti-prostitution pledge

For years, the United States has endorsed an explicitly discriminatory policy against sex workers. PEPFAR, our international HIV/AIDS aid policy, contains an anti-prostitution pledge requirement stating that no funds “may be used to provide assistance to any group or organization that does not have a policy explicitly opposing prostitution and sex trafficking.” In practice, this means that life-saving materials like condoms, contraceptives, and even information about sex and sexuality can’t legally be distributed to sex workers by any international agencies that accept US funding. Domestic agencies have to make no such pledge, although prostitution is obviously not legal in most of the US.

This, despite the fact that female sex workers are the ones who could most benefit from ...

For years, the United States has endorsed an explicitly discriminatory policy against sex workers. PEPFAR, our international HIV/AIDS aid policy, contains an anti-prostitution pledge requirement stating that no funds “may be used to provide assistance ...

Thank You Thursdays: On Being

My later twenties were characterized by a lot of wandering and wondering about ethical, religious, and philanthropic issues. My questions–How does one live the most ethical life in contemporary America? How can I bring my daily choices more in line with my most deeply held values? How can I be, not just right, but effective in changing hearts & minds?–didn’t seem to fit into religious institutions, nor did they seem answered in a lot of the books I sought out. I thought about going back to school, but the money and the administrative rigamarole didn’t appeal to me. One podcast, more than any other, has done a deep, satisfying dive on many of the unsolved questions in my heart, and ...

My later twenties were characterized by a lot of wandering and wondering about ethical, religious, and philanthropic issues. My questions–How does one live the most ethical life in contemporary America? How can I bring my daily choices ...

Thank You Thursdays: Ann Friedman

A few months ago, one of our veteran bloggers, the inimitable Ann Friedman, stepped down as an editor at Feministing to take the prestigious and kick-ass role of Executive Editor at GOOD Magazine. While Ann’s blogging petered down over the years, we would be remiss not to reflect on the tremendous presence she was at Feministing (and as the managing editor at the American Prospect). We never gave her a proper good-bye, so this week’s Thank You Thursday goes to one of my best friends and most influential colleagues: Ann Friedman.

You might remember Ann for some of her best posts like The Pocket-Guide to Vaginal Euphemisms, her critical analysis of the “It Gets Better” campaign, or her writing about being tall. These ...

A few months ago, one of our veteran bloggers, the inimitable Ann Friedman, stepped down as an editor at Feministing to take the prestigious and kick-ass role of Executive Editor at GOOD Magazine. While Ann’s blogging petered ...

Thank You Thursdays: Courtney E. Martin

Normally, Courtney is the one writing thank you Thursdays, because this column was her idea. Why, you may ask? Because that is what Courtney Martin does–she gives gratitude. Well, this Thursday it’s time to send some of that love her way.

Many of you have probably grown accustomed to Courtney’s compassionate and genuine style of blogging over the last few years, covering everything from the arts to sexual assault in the military. She’s an accomplished writer (hello, three books), speaker, activist and teacher. She founded the Secret Society for Creative Philanthropy. And she’s been writing at Feministing for almost 5 years (which given all of our schedules and resources is no small feat). And these are just a few ...

Normally, Courtney is the one writing thank you Thursdays, because this column was her idea. Why, you may ask? Because that is what Courtney Martin does–she gives gratitude. Well, this Thursday it’s time to send some of ...

Thank You Thursdays: U.S. Department of State

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Beginning June 10, when a passport applicant presents a certification from an attending medical physician that the applicant has undergone appropriate clinical treatment for gender transition, the passport will reflect the new gender. The guidelines include detailed information about what information the certification must include. It is also possible to obtain a limited-validity passport if the physician’s statement shows the applicant is in the process of gender transition. No additional medical records are required. Sexual reassignment surgery is no longer a prerequisite for passport issuance. A Consular Report of Birth Abroad can also be amended with the new gender.

Here’s hoping this sets a precedent for more inclusive policy in other arenas, health care especially. Bravo State Department. ...

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Beginning June 10, when a passport applicant presents a certification from an attending medical physician that the applicant has undergone appropriate clinical treatment for gender transition, the passport will reflect the new gender. The ...

Thank You Thursdays: Rhonda Copelon

Feminist and human rights lawyer Rhonda Copelon died of ovarian cancer this month, at just 65, but she had plenty of time to leave her fiercely feminist mark on the world. Her friend and colleague, Charlotte Bunch, has a beautiful piece up about her legacy at the Women’s Media Center. An excerpt:

Friends and colleagues long ago recognized her keen intellectual acumen, her legal and political strategic brilliance, and her unswerving advocacy in the pursuit of justice. It’s true that her perseverance could drive us crazy when, late at night in a women’s caucus for the UN World Conferences, she would raise a critical point that clearly needed our attention after a document had already gone to the printer. But ...

Feminist and human rights lawyer Rhonda Copelon died of ovarian cancer this month, at just 65, but she had plenty of time to leave her fiercely feminist mark on the world. Her friend and colleague, Charlotte Bunch, ...

Thank You Thursdays: Street Artists

I was recently reminded of my love for street art by a serendipitous meeting with a young, feminist photographer, Lauren Besser. Check out her work; it’s inspiring.
Street art is so exciting because it abandons one of the most elite, racist, sexist spheres still in existence (“the art world”) for a more liberatory, inclusive horizon: the streets. It operates on the assumption that no one can tell you if you are an artist, no one can anoint you worthy of display or reverence, no one can give you the legitimizing stamp of approval. Except you, of course. You just need some darkness and a little paint.
This counterculture movement is often cast as a masculine endeavor, but there are ...

I was recently reminded of my love for street art by a serendipitous meeting with a young, feminist photographer, Lauren Besser. Check out her work; it’s inspiring.
Street art is so exciting because it abandons one ...

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