Recommended Reading:
Two new entries in the Naming and Identity Series: Robyn and Marna.
[Content Note: Diet talk.] Today is International No Diet Day (meaning diet for weight loss, not diets for food allergies, illness, etc.) and the Adipositivity Project has a beautiful image (though NSFW) in celebration.
Jamilah: An Open Letter from Assata Shakur: 'I Am Only One Woman' [Content Note: The post at this link includes discussion of violence, racism, misogyny, and classism.]
Jess: On Griner and Collins. Also: Before Jason Collins, There Was Robbie Rogers, Sort Of.
Tressie: Social Legitimacy and The University of Westfield Online
Fannie: Welp, Time to Close Up Shop [Content Note: The post at this link includes discussion of antifeminism.]
Angus: Niall Ferguson Didn't Even Get Keynes' Sex Life Right [Content Note: The post at this link includes discussion of sexuality and reproductive policing.]
I am totally obsessed with the new song "Q.U.E.E.N." (and its video, posted below) by Janelle Monae and Erykah Badu. Trudy has two great posts on the track that you should definitely read: Part One and Part Two.
[Lyrics here.]
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