“Women and men may be equal, but I think it’s pretty clear that the Bible teaches us that women should not be in authority over a man . . . Here’s the point I’m making. With all that’s going on with Trump and everybody screaming and hollering about that, when is the last time your pastor stood up in the pulpit and said, ‘Hey, listen, we cannot vote for Hillary Clinton because women are not to have authority over men?” Read more
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‘Condom Regulation Will Take Away Our Consent’
“Nobody should have to risk their health in order to keep their job! A YES vote for Prop 60 is a vote to protect California adult film workers from disease, Porn producers refuse to provide a safe workplace for their performers. As a result, thousands of workers have been exposed to serious and life-threatening diseases. It is time to hold the pornographers accountable for worker safety and health in California’s adult film industry.” Read more
Yes, Petty Black Feminists Ruined ‘Birth Of A Nation’
REAL Black feminists have this image framed in their homes already. By Bridget Todd We did it y’all. Now I know that some of my Black feminists sistas weren’t on board after we picked Nate Parker as our newest takedown target. But I’m pleased to announce that after much scheming and planning, Black feminists have finally succeeded in Read more
Rudy Giuliani’s Role In Normalizing Sexual Assault
Rudy Giuliani: “Hillary, we don’t want your socialized medicine. Take it and stuff it up your… I didn’t say it!” https://t.co/oyjY1zuxa2???@politico Read more
His Music Was Protest, Not Threat — So Why Is Jamal Knox Still In Jail?
Rap has a long history of involvement in protest and social commentary. Read more
What I Mean When I Say ‘YAAAAAAS Queen’
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Megan Rapinoe Is Kneeling Like Kaepernick Because ‘It’s Our Responsibility Too’
‘America is not great for a lot of people. And this is my way of saying that it’s not good enough.’ Read more
Why ‘Luke Cage’ Matters
Claire Temple (Rosario Dawson) and Luke Cage (Mike Colter) By Establishment Staff Every once in a while, a show or movie that breaks the normative mold of pop culture resonates so strongly with our readers, we field several pitches about it. This happened with trauma survivors who wanted to write about the groundbreaking representation of the Read more
Voting Patterns Are More Complex Than We Realize
“Now prominent Tea Party-endorsed politicians have swept into positions of real influence, giving the rebel movement a taste of real power for the first time.” Read more
Mourning The Forgotten Women Of India’s Violent Partition
By Dipsikha Thakur June is Immigrant Heritage Month, a time when we celebrate people who have left their countries of origin for new opportunities: work, family, safety, refuge. But late June also hurtles towards July, and then August, and the anniversary — this year, the 69th — of the brutality that surrounded India’s independence and subsequent separation from Pakistan along Read more