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Bob Barker Gave Me These Freckles: Suicide In A Patriarchal Society

Suicide is a calculated escape from desperation—it is also a paralytic of the patriarchy, used to thin the herd of potential disruptors.

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Fiction Friday: Tell Me What To Do

The place where her shoulder blades almost met was suddenly purple, and I tasted blood, slick and tangy, against my lipstick.

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Fellow Cis People: Let Leelah Speak—And Let's Get To Work

If the words of Leelah Alcorn's suicide note—penned by the tender hand of a teenager—make you uncomfortable, they should.

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Study Reveals Sexual Harassment Leads To "Insidious Trauma"

Now, what can we do to leverage this research into action?

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A Protester's Holiday Wish List

A helpful guide for what to get that person in your life demonstrating against systemic injustice (aka, me).

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Oregon School Shooting Begs the Question: How Does This Violence Affect Students?

Fear of this magnitude—i.e. possible violent death—shouldn't have a place at school.

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Sorry Kids, But John Lennon Was Not A Good Man

Let's not forget that this artistic genius was also abusive.

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16 Days Of Activism: Combating The Global Scourge Of Child Marriage

For this year's 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, the UN Refugee Agency is zeroing in on child marriage.

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