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Anti-Prostitution Pledge Heads to Supreme Court | kropotkin1951 said... Interesting issue thanks for sharing. I only wish you had specified the US Supreme Court in the...

Why men need to read Hegel before going out on a date | lagatta said... Well, having read Hegel sounds like criteria I might insist on, but little as I like marriage and...

If babies had guns, they wouldn’t be aborted | Maysie said... "If Conservatives had brains they...." oh sorry, that would never happen. But I do love how...

Rape, bullying led to N.S. teen's death | OathofStone said... As a parent of girls stories like this fill me with sadness and dread at the same time. I'm...

Femen is Feminist? | lagatta said... There are many people, women and men, of different faiths or none, who prefer modest dress for a...

Syrian women who fled to Jordan tell of horrific rapes back home | Fidel said... I don't often post in feminist forums, and I know I will probably be warded off, threatened or...

Rocket scientist made a mean beef stroganoff | Michelle said... Holy crap, what decade is this again? What century? "She made a mean beef stroganoff,...

a response to Meghan Murphy's Mar 27 'prostituted women' / Nordic model article | Catchfire said... Hi fluidity, thanks for posting. Just for the record, comments are allowed on Murphy's blog post....

International Socialists Canada silence on Rape allegations | lagatta said... I believe there already is a thread on this issue. Hope someone can find it. in

Barbara Amiel, rape apologist, writes in Maclean's about Steubenville | Slumberjack said... It must be a natural affection toward prisoners that's getting the best of her. in

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Equality: work in progress | May 24 2013 | The F Word | Interviews with poet and carpenter Kate Braid and with photo-based artist SD Holman.

Sex, alcohol and gender norms: Time for a sober look at desire and consent | May 21 2013 | Clay Nikiforuk | It seems we self-medicate with alcohol to dull the shame, confusion and gender-norms surrounding sex, desires, and sexuality that are so present in ourselves and our culture.

Elle Canada makes strides towards diversity: A look at the June issue | May 21 2013 | Emily Yakashiro | Canadian fashion magazine Elle Canada recently caught our eye for publishing not one but TWO articles on fashion and cultural appropriation in their latest issue.

The tyranny of consent | May 21 2013 | Meghan Murphy | Emily Witt's reflections on watching a BDSM porn shoot for Kink.com inspire questions about the complexities of 'consent' as a measure of ethics.

Venezuela's new labour law: The best Mother's Day gift | May 15 2013 | Thomas Ponniah | Venezuela's government announced that a new labour law, part of which will grant recognition to non-salaried work traditionally done by women, will come into effect this week.

From Guantanamo to Yemen: A Mother's Day appeal for justice | May 12 2013 | Charles Davis, Jodie Evans | Join us in calling on Michelle Obama to open her heart to the cries of Abdurahman's mother and ask Barack to send those cleared home and to expedite the closing of Guantanamo.

In pornography, there's literally a market for everything: Why 'feminist porn' isn't the answer | May 12 2013 | Meghan Murphy | "Feminist pornographer," Anna Arrowsmith, debates Germaine Greer about the "merits of porn" -- Greer's critiques turn out to be far more "sex-positive" than Arrowsmith's

No Burqas Behind Bars: Documentary looks at women in Afghanistan's prisons | May 10 2013 | Samantha Sarra | With unprecedented access inside Takhar Prison in Afghanistan, filmmaker Nima Sarvestani takes us on a compelling journey in his documentary No Burqas Behind Bars.

This thing about male victims | May 10 2013 | Karen Ingala Smith | Data on male victims of domestic violence is misrepresented in order to exaggerate the extent of the problem. Karen Ingala Smith sets the record straight

Growing epidemic of sexual assault in the U.S. military | May 9 2013 | Amy Goodman | It's time for the epidemic of rape and sexual assault in the U.S. military to get the attention it deserves, where the problem is institutional.

Jackie Lynne on internalized racism, abuse, and surviving prostitution | May 7 2013 | Meghan Murphy | This talk, by Jackie Lynne, was recorded at an event hosted by Indigenous Women Against the Sex Industry (IWASI) at the Vancouver Public Library on April 18, 2013

Bonding Through Bars: The health and human rights of incarcerated women | May 6 2013 | Samantha Sarra | This week in Vancouver a conference brings together delegates from five continents to explore the health and human rights of incarcerated women and their children.

Rehtaeh Parsons was a victim of misogyny, not 'bullying' | May 2 2013 | Maya Shlayen | In reality, her story had a lot to do with being female in a patriarchal society. Rehtaeh was killed by misogyny.

Concordia to open Sexual Assault Resource Centre | May 2 2013 | Centre for Gender Advocacy | In response to a campaign spearheaded by Concordia's Centre for Gender Advocacy, Concordia University has announced they are establishing a Sexual Assault Resource Centre.

The MRAs vs. Rad Fem 2013 | Apr 29 2013 | Meghan Murphy | Rad Fem 2013, a radical feminist conference set to happen in London, from June 8th-9th, is being protested against by Men's Rights activists.