All posts by Guest Contributor
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Against Patriarchy: Tools for Men to Further Feminist Revolution*
By Chris Crass For all of us who are men who believe in social justice, who want healthy and beautiful lives for our loved ones,...
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Somebody Confiscated My Field Notes: Reflections on Occupied Palestine
By Erica Lorraine Williams This May, I traveled to Occupied Palestine to participate in a faculty development seminar that involved visiting universities in East Jerusalem,...
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Paula Cooper, Masked Racism, and Prison Education: Reflections on Neoliberalism and the Prison Industrial Complex
By j.n. salters More and more I find myself questioning the kind of democracy we live in. I have just turned on the television to...
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The Princesses of Long Island: A Long Hard Post-Feminist Look in the Mirror
By Shoshanna R. Schechter-Shaffin Like blogger Lindsey Orlofsky, I too watched Bravo’s new series “The Princesses of Long Island” in horror. For those of you...
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Sex Work in South Africa: Shaming Sex Workers Away from Human Rights
By Maria E. Hengeveld The Constitution must recognize my right to choose my profession. That’s all I want Think about this: If the Netherlands, the...
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From Detailing Trauma by Arianne Zwartjes
THE ANATOMY OF TRUST OR BREAKING _____ I. HEART The pulse shudders the body at such infinitesimal levels that many of us ignore its existence....
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Those Poor Muslim Women
By Josh Shahryar For the past several months, I’ve been bombarded by questions about what I think of Femen’s work in Tunisia. This happened after...
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Gender Policing the Vegan Woman
By Corey Lee Wrenn I have always used my Facebook account as a tool for social activism. Opening up oneself to the public world of...
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The Military Rape Problem is Not About Women or Sex
By Kari O’Driscoll I may be just one more voice in the wind when it comes to this issue, but I just can’t stay quiet...
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Angelina Jolie’s Breast Removal: How One Woman’s Bravery Was Met With White, Male Arrogance
By Bill Patrick Straight, white guys often seem to think that we know what’s best for everyone else. We love to go around telling people...
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What You Don’t Know Can Kill You: Race, Class, and Access to Genetic Cancer Testing
By Duchess Harris and Christine Ohenewah When Professor Harris was in law school, she gave a presentation in her “Feminist Jurisprudence” course on a New...
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3 poems by Ian Ellasante
Diana and the face of the moon another night you are . turning your face ………………….. i am already gone and...
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Why Every City Needs a Center Square: On the Turkish Uprisings, Coalition Building and Coexistence
By Evren Savci It has been almost two weeks since May 28th, when the residents of Istanbul started protesting the urban renewal project instigated by Turkey’s Prime...
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Op-Ed: Legal Birth Control: An Overlooked Milestone
By Annet Ruiter This month marks the 48th anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling in Griswold v. Connecticut, which struck down a state law that...
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COLLEGE FEMINISMS: We Live In A Rape Culture
By Mohadesa Najumi Many people object to the phrase “rape culture.” They don’t understand how a culture as civilized as ours can be defined by...
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False “Purity” Notions Can Affect Victims’ Responses to Trauma
By Matt Atkinson At a recent healing retreat for survivors of sexual assault, one woman confided that she craved every bit of the healing, friendship,...
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The Four Letter Word
By Niama Sandy I went on a date on Christmas day. We went to the Black Cat’s “James Brown Death-Mas” party. My date was a...
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Two Poems: "Different Pages" and "The Bee Trap"
By Kristy Webster The Bee Trap Some girls have eyes like invitations, and some girls wear glasses and scarves, walk with a whistle...