by Thea Hillman When I first learned about intersex, it was from a friend of mine who had just completed …
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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 Joel VigGender in the theatre has always been open to change. From Shakespeare’s plays, where women’s roles were performed …
by Janis Hashe Two twentysomething women reviewed the movie, Terminator Salvation, in my local Chattanooga paper earlier this summer. “Generally one of …
Compiled by Mary Lou Greenberg Strict and immutable gender roles are the cornerstone of right wing theology and politics and …
by Helen Boyd It’s been a surprise to find out what a sexist I really am. I’ve been calling myself …
by Mary Lou Greenberg In the Winter 1998 issue of On The Issues Magazine, writer Angell Delaney projected a bright …
by Merle Hoffman Growing up in Philadelphia in the 50s, girls were labeled sluts if they dressed provocatively, let boys …
by Eleanor J. Bader Robert Eads was visiting friends in the late 1990s when he woke up in a pool …
By Molly M. Ginty One progressive “line in the sand” is the conviction that all people are entitled to clean …
By The Editors The question of gender has been an ongoing theme in On the Issues Magazine – Gender roles, …
by Barbara Winslow Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm (1924-2005) wanted to be know as a catalyst for change. She should …
In our Summer ’09 edition, THE POET’S EYE features Julie Enszer, Judith Barrington and Toi Derricotte;from Poetry Co-Editor Judith Arcana. …
In this exhibition of On the Issues Magazine on gender and the fluidity of sexuality, the OTI Art Perspective features …
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 Georgia Kral Longtime gamer Michael Duff sits at his computer regularly to play “World of Warcraft,” the most popular online …
by Mahin Hassibi The feminist movement began to raise questions about the cultural root of male supremacy. The simplified male-female …
by Diana Whitten Last June women throughout Quito, Ecuador looked up at the iconic statue of the Virgin Mary at …
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by Carolyn Jessop and Laura Palmer Had I not escaped one night five years ago with my eight children from …
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By Carol Stuart The St.James Infirmary is one of the first of its kind — an occupational health clinic for …
by Victoria Neilson When “Cristina” calls Immigration Equality, where I am the legal director, she’s called the right place 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 …
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By Lu Bailey I am saddened by today’s pop-culture version of feminism, and especially by the number of women who …
by Charlotte Bunch Violence against women is an issue that has come onto the global agenda from the grassroots level …
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