Build a Direct Action Network for Gender Justice in Media
WAM!, an organization very dear to my heart, is building a direct action network for gender justice in media. Go help them!
...read moreReddit Rape Thread
Via Blue Milk via Lauren, there’s a thread on Reddit asking for sexual assault stories — from people who have sexually assaulted someone. It’s incredibly interesting, but obviously may (will) be triggering for many readers.
...read moreOlympic weightlifter Zoe Smith isn’t interested in your bullshit.
Zoe Smith, 18, is a weightlifter. This weekend, she competes for Britain in the Olympics. She can clean and jerk nearly 260 lbs. Her Olympic qualifying total was 211 kg, or about 465 lbs. That alone should be enough to make the wise person disinclined to mess with her.
...read moreWomen and AIDS
“Every woman should be able to decide when and whether to have children. This is true whether she is HIV-positive or not…There should be no controversy about this. None at all.” – Hillary Clinton
...read moreR.I.P., Sally Ride
Sally Ride–Dr. Sally Ride, which usually gets left out, but she did have a doctorate in astrophysics and a master’s degree in awesomeness–died yesterday of pancreatic cancer. She was the first woman from the U.S. and the youngest person ever in space, and she was my biggest girl-crush when I was growing up.
...read moreA More Productive Way to Spend Your Monday Night Than Watching the Premier of “Bachelor Pad”
PBS is offering a free viewing of their documentary ENDGAME: AIDS in Black America. I haven’t watched it yet, but it seems more enlightening than anything I currently have DVRed (which is mostly Jeopardy and Mad Men reruns).
...read moreTrans American Revolution
We were deeply struck by this interview with Keelin Godsey, Olympic contender (who didn’t quite make it) for the hammer throw event. It’s worth listening to the whole thing.
...read moreHappy New Beginnings
If you like wedding announcements that will make you cry, read this one (trigger warning for sexual assault):
...read moreShameless Self-Promotion Sunday
Do it up.
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