Posts Written by Courtney
By Courtney Loiacono • 8 years ago

5 Feminist Lessons Learned in 2015

2015 was hard. It was a year of empowering feminist activism, graduating, moving away from that community and starting anew, spiraling downward into the darkest mental health place I’ve been in years, and forgiveness. The hardships in the last few months of 2015 resulted in me staying rather quiet online and in feminist spaces. It’s been about a year since I last used my WordPress blog, and one of the changes I strive to make in 2016 is to write more truth. (Yes, it’s already February. I probably should’ve compiled this list before 2016! But I wanted to reflect on 2015 and here it is).

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By Courtney Loiacono • 9 years ago

Let’s keep the “fem” in feminism, shall we?

A few days ago, I stumbled upon the “Buzzfeed Feminism Survey 2014” and decided to check it out. The survey is surprisingly extensive and everything was going well until I was asked, “Do you agree with the terms ‘feminism” and “feminist’ or do you think the gender equality movement needs a different name?”

A few days ago, I stumbled upon the “Buzzfeed Feminism Survey 2014” and decided to check it out. The survey is surprisingly extensive and everything was going well until I was asked, “Do you agree with ...