This post is originally published at RH Reality Check and is cross-posted with permission. On Friday night, as the LGBT community and their allies celebrated Pride throughout the nation, a teenage lesbian couple in Texas were both shot in the head and left to die. Mollie Judith Olgin, 19, died from her wounds, and Mary [...]
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You Have Cancer. No You Don’t. Yes You Do.
Advocacy seems to be a common theme when discussing feminist issues. Advocacy for those who can’t advocate for themselves. Or perhaps advocacy for an idea or a cause. But we rarely talk about being an advocate for yourself and your body at times of crisis. Let me explain. But first, let me introduce myself. My [...]
Why Victim-Blaming Hurts: My Story
Earlier this week, the New York Times was rightly criticized for victim-blaming and overall bad reporting in a story about the gang-rape of an 11-year-old girl in Cleveland, Texas. The reporter, James C. McKinley, seems preoccupied with what the survivor wore, who she hung out with, and whether her mother was keeping a close watch—the [...]