Many people have trouble sleeping when they’re stressed out or feeling anxious, so it’s not entirely shocking that people who are discriminated against do as well.
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As women marched across Washington, D.C. and the rest of the world on January 21, a resistance to the resistance was brewing on social media.
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On January 21, millions of women turned out to take part in the Women’s March on Washington: a set of worldwide demonstrations against politicians and corporations who want to revoke the rights of women, people of color, LGBTQIA individuals, and people with disabilities.
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Do you know how abortions are performed? How many people have them each year? What happens when you make abortion illegal, or restrict women’s access to abortion providers?
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On the heels of the U.S. presidential election, The Bahamas is preparing for its general election expected to be held in May 2017. The Bahamas has successfully maintained a voter turnout of over 90% for general elections — one of the highest in the world.
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In a January 14 interview on CNN, Trump surrogate Ben Ferguson responded to Rep. John Lewis’ (D-GA) assertion that Trump is not a legitimate president by saying, “It is unprecedented. … I cannot imagine the fallout … if a Republican had ever implied that about Barack Obama.”
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On December 20, Blizzard Entertainment revealed that Tracer — the most visible character in its popular multi-platform video game, Overwatch — is a lesbian. Although it was initially unclear whether Tracer identified as lesbian, bisexual, or something else, Overwatch Lead Writer Michael Chu confirmed her sexuality in a December 22 tweet.
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We’re just a few short hours away from the end of Barack Obama’s presidency, and many of us who won’t be on our way to Washington or participating in active protests on Friday wonder what the best way is to protest Trump’s inauguration from home.
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There’s been more talk than normal about Planned Parenthood since Paul Ryan confirmed that the GOP wants to defund the organization.
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A Facebook photo from Deena Shoemaker, a mentor trainer at Youth Horizons in Wichita, went viral in December 2016, after the teen counselor stitched together six images of herself in pants and shorts of varying sizes with one very clear message: You are not your clothing size.
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From her entrance to the world of popular music to her most recent album, Rihanna has held our attention, surprised us, and transformed before our eyes.
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In November 2016, Sweden opened a hotline to solve the problem of mansplaining in the workplace. Unionen, a Swedish trade union, designed the phone service to allow women a space to safely vent about their frustrations with men who felt the need to condescendingly explain even the most basic concepts to them.
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