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Moonfaze Feminist Film Festival Emphasizes Diversity

Hollywood and the film industry have long had a major problem with equality when it comes to anyone who isn’t a straight, white male. While this fact isn’t news to anyone, it has increasingly been brought to the forefront of our nation’s social consciousness in the past few years.

World AIDS Day: Dispelling Myths and Confusion

Note: This article originally ran on World AIDS 2014. Because the information shared herein is still relevant and important, we’re republishing it on World Aids…

German Court Protects Right to Universal Child Care

While the United States is frantically trying to wake itself up from the nightmare that is the 2016 election cycle, its European neighbors have proven, once again, that they’re woke and willing to tackle reality head-on.

Déjà Vu: Judge Imposes Very Light Sentence on Rapist

It’s not often that rapists get brought before the court of law to face justice for their crimes. According to the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN), 97 out of every 100 rapists will never even spend a single day in jail.

More Young Women Open to Long-Term Birth Control

More young women in the United States are becoming receptive to using long-acting reversible contraception (LARCs) to meet their birth control needs, according to a story covered by NPR earlier this month.

#MEinEndo Campaign Helps Empower Women

Hosted by SheKnows Media, a leading women’s lifestyle media platform, #BlogHer16 brought more than 3500 women content creators from the realms of social media, video, photography, and blogs and connected them with one another, along with brands, vendors, and media professionals.

Heroine Complex & Its Asian American Superheroines

AMERICAN CULTURE has an obsession with its superheroes.

Since the days when Superman first flew onto the scene, they’ve draw the biggest appeal at the box office, held our attention week after week on TV, and populated the pages of novels and comic books alike.

WTFriday: Most Ridiculous Stories of the Week [6/3]

WELCOME BACK to WTFriday, our weekly round-up of the week’s news that’ll make you wish that recurring daydream you have of being a cat was…

Film Review: Hello, My Name is Doris

SALLY FIELD is an amazing actress. She has the range and depth of skill to play both comedic and dramatic roles convincingly — as proven…

Janet Marthers on How to Choose the Right College

Like actual college, finding the right college is all about asking the right questions.

Lady Gaga Stands by Assault Survivors at 2016 Oscars

ALTHOUGH IT’S NOT FEASIBLE, I wish Academy voters had been able to see Lady Gaga’s Oscar performance of “Til It Happens To You,” the song…

Love and Hip Hop‘s Unexpected Lesson on Abortion

IF YOU’RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH VH1’s Love and Hip Hop franchise, it’s a reality show that follows the romantic and professional exploits of a revolving…