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Alix Dobkin, head lesbian

“There are only two responses to freedom. One is trying to control everything. The other is to be creative and take risks.” -Alix Dobkin, 1994 Alix Dobkin, singer, songwriter, and the face…

irish women's lobby

Speak up for free speech — an Irish Women’s Lobby event

On Thursday, April 29, I spoke on a panel organized by the Irish Women’s Lobby called “Speak Up for Free Speech.” The panelists included myself, Lisa MacKenzie, Iseult White. Here is the…

You have always been who you are, Elliot Page

This week, Elliot Page, who was known until very recently as Ellen Page, was featured on the cover of TIME. Looking pale, thin, sickly, and miserable, Page announces, “I’m fully who I…

Happy IWD: we’ve finally solved the womxn problem

Unlike most other International Women’s Days, this time, we actually have something to celebrate. Despite over a century of efforts by feminists, women have never managed to come up with a good…

The modern betrayal of girlhood

Brenda Brooks thought she was “post-lesbian” — turns out the fight is very much back on.