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Everything is Racist, Including Advertisements That Feature People of Color

I’ve always felt completely objectified by advertisements. As a woman, obviously, and a black woman especially, but not always for the reasons you might think. As much as I believe it is truly important to have people of color in mainstream media, whenever I see a person of color in a cereal ad, I want to shout: “STOP TRYING TO SELL ME CHEERIOS! I don’t want Cheerios because the beautiful…

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Stonewall Begins Work On Trans Inclusion, Asks for Your Feedback

On Saturday, Stonewall, the UK’s largest LGB charity, made its first steps towards redressing its long-standing exclusion of the trans community by hosting a conference attended by around 50 transgender activists and community members. Participants discussed what trans inclusion could or should look like as the start of a three-month consultation period around trans issues, which will culminate…

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In Which Mari and Mey Have Conflicted Feelings About “Transparent”

Being a trans woman is complicated. It can seem like every day you have to deal with things that are anything but black and white. There’s the media’s portrayal of trans people, terminology, the entire concept of “passing” — and that’s just scratching the surface. Luckily, you have Mari and Mey to talk out their conflicted feelings on these things. Today, we’re going to talk about our conflicted…

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Mascara and Minstrelsy: Benefit Cosmetics’ Racist Video Fails Everything

If you are a makeup nerd and/or a regular at your local Sephora, you’ve probably heard of Benefit Cosmetics. The San Francisco based company is best known for their sassy, retro-chic products that can be found at a variety of upscale retailers including Sephora, Ulta and Macy’s. Benefit recently launched a new product, the “They’re Real Push-Up Liner,” a gel eyeliner pen which has been marketed…

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The Kyriarchy Is Killing Us: Survey Says LGBT Women Poorer, Less Healthy Than Everyone Else

Because of sexism, homophobia, transphobia, and institutionalized discrimination, LGBT women are less healthy and less wealthy than everyone else in America. This is not a drill. The kyriarchy is killing us.
Recently-released survey results from the Gallup Well-Being Projectspotlighted the differences between LGBT and non-LGBT men and women’s physical, social, financial, and community…

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Black Advocates Address Stigma, Discrimination Around Breastfeeding and Black Motherhood

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This past week marked Black Breastfeeding Week, an initiative that began last year in response to the gaping racial disparity in breastfeeding rates. Recent data from the CDC revealed that 59% of black mothers have breastfed, as opposed to 79% of Latina/Hispanic mothers, 75% of white mothers and 67% of Native American mothers.
Given that breastfeeding…

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Five Rad LGBT Artifacts You Can Find at the Smithsonian

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Earlier this month, the National Museum of American History accepted into its collection a group of items related to LGBT history. The additions, which included scripts and other papers from “Will & Grace,” diplomatic passports belonging to an openly gay U.S. ambassador and his husband, and the original trans pride flag from 1999, broadened the museum’s existing…

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We Won A Thing: Texas Judge Throws Out Parts Of Restrictive Abortion Law

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A federal judge has ruled certain provisions of a severely restrictive Texas abortion law unconstitutional, a decision that will keep clinics open to serve the women who need them.
The law in question is most commonly known as House Bill 2 — the bill State Senator Wendy Davis famously filibustered in summer 2013. After it passed into law, several abortion…

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California Passes Affirmative Consent Bill; Rape Apologists Retreat Into Fantasy

In a landmark piece of legislation, the California Senate yesterday passed an “affirmative consent” bill for colleges throughout the state. The first of its kind, SB 967 explicitly requires schools to adopt a standard of affirmative consent, defined in the bill as:
Affirmative, conscious, and voluntary agreement to engage in sexual activity. It is the responsibility of each person involved in the…

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New Lesbian Buddy Comedy “Rods and Cones” Is Weird and Awesome

Created by a queer lady duo that has been working together for nearly 15 years, Rods and Cones follows two recent art school grads who are deeply in debt. After being rudely interrupted by a pair of lovable comedians, Carole Murphy and Mitzi Fitzsimmons, whose Hot Mom act simply kills, they decide to join them in a comedy contest with a cash prize called Over the Shoulder Comedy Boulders Festival.

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Ok Let’s All Do This: Miranda July’s Somebody App

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“The app makes people do things they normally wouldn’t do,” she says. “It can get outrageous. I do like the fact that it creates these ephemeral experiences, but I also hope that some people will document their message deliveries, just so I can see them.”
– W Magazine
What the heck is this, you might ask? GOOD QUESTION. If you’ve gotten into any of Miranda July’s…

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Ferguson Protestors Get to Meet With US Attorney Callahan, Although Real Progress Still Hasn’t Come

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When Ferguson protestors marched on to the office of U.S. Attorney Richard Callahan on Tuesday, they expected to face police and possibly arrest instead of an hour-long face-to-face meeting. In spite of the summer heat, dozens of demonstrators marched towards the federal courthouse in the first demonstration after Monday, when Michael Brown’s father called for a day of…

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A Staggering 70% of Female Scientists Are Sexually Harassed While Doing Fieldwork

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We talk time and time again about the sexism in STEM that keeps women out of top positions and even push them out of the field altogether, and now we have even more data to back that up. A recently published studyreveals another reason why women are continually unrepresented in higher levels of STEM, even if they choose to stay:…

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Unfortunately, This Magical Anti-Rape Nail Polish Won’t Save Us

Four chemistry students are creating nail polish that changes colors when exposed to drugs often used in sexual assaults such as GHB, Xanax and Rohypnol. The idea behind Undercover Colors, they say, is to create an easy to use product to combat drug-facilitated sexual assault against women.
It sounds so logical, so simple. Their intentions seem good — they say they thought of the project because…

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VIDEO: GAYmous Gives Me Seriously Not-Pretend Feelings

Self-identified electro slut-step synth band GAYmous is the best and jazziest band to ever come from a game of truth or dare. From their Facebook fan page:
Motivated by a dare and a mutual belief in the power of the synthesizer, GAYmous started emotionally scissoring with audiences in 2012 and now fans never want it to stop. Bay Area Slut Step artists, Pizza Cupcake and FXBoi, heat up the stage…

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