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The Modern Mumma's 'quickie' is nothing to feel good about
Meghan Murphy | There's nothing 'modern' about guilting your partner into sex.
Book Review
Let's talk about girls and sex
Sarah Innis | Girls (or young women) and sex. It's a huge, complex and controversial topic. Author Peggy Orenstein gets to the heart of the issue: what messages are girls receiving and what are they actually doing?
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On Ghomeshi, our conversation needs to extend beyond 'guilty' or 'not guilty'
Meghan Murphy | On Thursday, Jian Ghomeshi was found not guilty on all charges, but whether he is held to account is up to us, as a society.
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Jian Ghomeshi made me remember all the times I was sexually violated
Svea Vikander | Jian Ghomeshi goes to trial today. And so, in a way, do Canadian women. This trial is not only about a man and four cases of sexual assault, but whether we, as a society, trust women who tell.
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Melbourne's Ormond College takes bold position against porn, students turn to liberal feminism
Meghan Murphy | Dr. Rufus Black, Master of Ormond College, bans porn, states that "allowing the college's 400 students to access porn on its network would be condoning the objectification of women."
Podcast
Choice and consent in feminism, law, and society: Jian Ghomeshi, Cindy Gladue, and beyond
Meghan Murphy | Meghan Murphy speaks with Dr. Joanne Wright about the politics of consent, particularly with regard to sexual assault.
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Owen Jones: It's 'political flaws' that matter, not women's lives
Meghan Murphy | If men's objection of women and use of misogynistic porn doesn't matter, what does?
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Queer McGill defends safe space after online backlash
Subhanya Sivajothy | Queer McGill will be hosting its seventh annual Rad Sex Week, an event series seeking to explore and destigmatize anti-oppressive, feminist, trans- and queer-positive expressions of sexuality.
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The media keeps referring to Ghomeshi's abuse as 'non-consensual' like that's a thing
Meghan Murphy | There is no such thing as "consensual sexual assault" so what is the purpose of referring to Ghomeshi's abuse as "non-consensual?"
News
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Jian Ghomeshi and the bystander effect
Julie LaLonde | The Jian Ghomeshi allegations of sexual abuse have rocked Canada and beyond and lead to one big question: How did he get away with it for so long? Here's what you can do to call out sexual harassment.
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Behind the Jian Ghomeshi case is a common story
Stephen Kimber | The events surrounding former CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi bring to mind another time, another public figure, another story -- in Nova Scotia politics.
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BDSM, Gender, Entitlement and Jian Ghomeshi
Mercedes Allen | Believing women is the first part of the discussion about Jian Ghomeshi. If you believe women, then you must also take a harder look at gender, power exchange and entitlement.