Katherine M. Acosta speaks with Nina Paley about her film, “Seder-Masochism,” her fight against copyright law, and trans activist efforts to de-platform her.
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Wilfred Laurier University may have apologized for trying to squash debate, but the truth is that universities no longer encourage critical thought.
We stand in solidarity with Martha Harvey and with the principles of free speech, critical thought, and woman-centered politics.
Facebook is banning lesbians for using the word “dyke,” but continues not to take action against misogyny.
Throughout history, feminism has been relegated to the domain of dangerous ideas – treated as a social contagion that must be contained and eliminated. Patriarchy has attempted to stamp out the words…
During the second wave, there was a bonafide feminist bookstore movement. Women’s spaces, presses, writing, and events were seen as integral to feminism. This meant that women’s bookstores were valued, not only…
A clause in a UK bill will, if successful, force internet service providers to block sites hosting content showing “non-conventional sexual acts.” This amendment in the Digital Economy Bill will likely prevent…
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Chris Hedges, is scheduled to give the keynote speech at an upcoming conference about resource extraction at Simon Fraser University (SFU). The State of Extraction, set to take place…
Iceland has been called the world’s most feminist country. Ranking first in the 2012 Global Gender Gap Report, the country sucessfully banned strip clubs, adopted feminist legislation around prostitution, decriminalizing sex workers…