A Woman’s Greatest Obstacle To Autonomy

** While the following doesn't represent the views of all Republican or Conservative constituents, it does represent the actions (or lack of) taken by Republicans in Congress based on their voting records. ** Women: "Can I have birth control?" Republicans: "No!" Women: "I couldn't get birth control so I…

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Man Pours Acid on Sleeping Wife After She Gave Birth to a Baby Girl
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Man Pours Acid on Sleeping Wife After She Gave Birth to a Baby Girl

Police have launched a manhunt for 32 year old Siraj (aka Bhura) in New Delhi, India after learning the new father poured flesh-burning acid on his wife. The reason? Because she gave birth to a baby girl, defying his demands for a male child. The attack came on International Women's Day,…

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White Supremacy, Reality TV, and The African-American Woman
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White Supremacy, Reality TV, and The African-American Woman

The history of African-American women in America is one in which there has been much joy and a lot of pain. It is not easy being a woman in this society, particularly an African-American woman because they have three strikes against them. They are women, strike one. They belong to…

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A Youth Movement Against Homophobia: Get REAL

Dear readers of TabooJive, It is my pleasure to re-introduce Get REAL! (TabooJive featured a previous project of ours on their page a few years back) We are a Canadian non-profit and our mission is to empower university and college students across the country to speak to high school…

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Lizzy the Lezzy

Originally created by Ruth Selwyn in 2006, Lizzy the Lezzy is an animated, stand-up comedian who entertains "muff munchers," educates followers, and calls out homophobia from around the world. Utilizing humor to attract a majority of Lizzy's audience, the creators have put together an entire archive of videos, each…

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Transgender, Media Ignorance and Suicide
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Transgender, Media Ignorance and Suicide

Via: Zoe Creasey Growing up, I’ve always known the best way to get through life is to treat others in the same way you would want to be treated yourself. Like Ellen Degeneres says: "be kind to one another". Its a fairly simple and straightforward logic that every human…

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Educate Not Shame
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Educate Not Shame

Slut-shaming is one of the many tools used by American society to embarrass women who are sexually active and have the nerve to actually enjoy sex. Whether by choice or force, women who have sex are ridiculed in cruel and demeaning ways. Example: Cassidy Goodson. Cassidy is a young…

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