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Trans-misogyny, I’m sick of it.

About a week ago a co-worker of mine explained how horrified he was to see a “he-she” at the bar that he took his date to.  This weekend I was walking around St. Marks with a new friend who wanted … Continue reading

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Where does gender start?

“We’ve begun to raise daughters more like sons… but few have the courage to raise our sons more like our daughters.”-Gloria Steinem The other day my Sociology professor asked the class? “How do you define a man?” The responses varied, “strong” … Continue reading

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Why bother?

“Because women’s work is never done and is underpaid or unpaid or boring or repetitious and we’re the first to get fired and what we look like is more important than what we do and if we get raped it’s … Continue reading

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CUNY Needs A University-wide Sexual Assault Policy!

(AND YOU CAN HELP!) Did you know that City University of New York (CUNY) does not have a university-wide sexual assault policy for it’s half-a-million students? (all information is copied from the Facebook Group)    YOU CAN HELP CHANGE THAT … Continue reading

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Lady Gaga: Nuhah!

Okay Lady Gaga seems pretty cool on the surface. I mean she’s about the most avant-garde thing in pop music since Madonna or Cyndi Lauper. She’s a LGBT advocate and she’s breaking the ground about perception of female beauty. I … Continue reading

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The 2010 Vagina Monologues at Hunter College

Quick Update: The Vagina Monologues at Hunter College were amazing!!! I want to thank every women who preformed tonight, many of whom blew Eve Ensler away. I fell in love with each and every one of you. You are the … Continue reading

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MYTH: The Big Scary Ugly Feminist

Recently someone posted a response to a status update on my Facebook asking if it were necessary to stop shaving my armpits in order to attend The Young Feminist Leadership Conference in Washington DC. The comment that got me thinking. … Continue reading

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