by Kate Bornstein Gender rights are often reduced to the rights of women and the rights of men. But over …
by Donna Nelson October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This poem “Barrettes, Bandages and Butterflies,” was inspired by my friend who passed away …
by Nancy Genova The Death of Dream is a play about domestic violence that is slightly different from other artistic pieces …
by Christine E. Hutchins There is very little new under the sun. Misogyny in art, literature and other records dates …
by Sir Jesse of Decatur Transmen and XX chromosomal men are equally affected by laws designed to chip away at …
by Barbara Kahn The arts, film, theater, music, literature, comic books and graphic novels, fine arts and craftsinfluence the image …
by Angela Bonavoglia On a sizzling summer night, I head to the Outpost Lounge in Brooklyn to Switch N’ Play’s Open Drag …
by Carolyn Gage The bathroom has been a site of “gender anxiety” historically, as well as a battlefield, and, although …
by Janis Hashe Two twentysomething women reviewed the movie, Terminator Salvation, in my local Chattanooga paper earlier this summer. “Generally one of …
by Mary Lou Greenberg In the Winter 1998 issue of On The Issues Magazine, writer Angell Delaney projected a bright …
By Molly M. Ginty One progressive “line in the sand” is the conviction that all people are entitled to clean …
by Barbara Winslow Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm (1924-2005) wanted to be know as a catalyst for change. She should …
by Rev. Donna Schaper Who tells women and girls who we are? Of course it is we who tell us …
by Meghan Rhoad As a feminist and as an American working on immigration policy, I have a clear line in …
by Diana Whitten Last June women throughout Quito, Ecuador looked up at the iconic statue of the Virgin Mary at …
By Judy Gumbo Alpert I am one of the 45 million American women who’s had an abortion. But I wouldn’t …
By Simon Fisher The need for a youth-focused and culturally appropriate HIV/AIDS educational platform is urgent. Despite growing infection rates, youth-centered prevention …
By Carol Stuart The St.James Infirmary is one of the first of its kind — an occupational health clinic for …
By Yifat Susskind Human rights, feminism, literature and science are all aspects of our common human heritage. Women in the …
By Stephanie Gilmore Sexual violence is a problem on this campus!” “Your silence will not protect you!” “What do we …
By Loretta J Ross I believe President Obama should show strong leadership in repealing the Hyde Amendment that prohibits public funding for …
By Galen Sherwin Laurel Simons, (not her real name) who lives in a small town in Western New York, was …
By Adrien Hilton Almost 40 years ago, the New York radical feminist group Redstockings pledged in its manifesto: “This time we are …
By Lu Bailey I am saddened by today’s pop-culture version of feminism, and especially by the number of women who …
Obstetrician Murdered by Terrorist in Amherst, New Yorkby Judith Arcana This poem, written for Barnett Slepianis here dedicated, in memoriamand …
by Mary Lou Greenberg “Lines in the Sand” can be either personal or political — or most often, both. Both …
by Cindy Cooper What revolutions do we need? “We still need the feminist revolution,” Eleanor Smeal, president of the Feminist Majority …
By Lauren Guy McAlpin A young woman, we’ll call her Amanda, walked into an agency she saw advertised in her …
by Jessica T. Solomon What if the people responsible for protecting our nation, writing our laws or discovering new medicines …
by Emily May HollabackNYC started in 2005 the way a lot of good revolutions must begin – as conversations with …
By Sarah Hackley Instead of a time of hope, pregnancy too often means death for women in developing countries. In …
by Donna Schaper Attach fair and just policies to the “emergency” economic stimulus bills and you will find a powerful …
by Myra Kovary We are living in a new era for persons with disabilities. One sign of this occurred in …
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