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May 21, 2012
Are you a Riot Grrrl?
“BOY POISON! BOY POISON! BOY POISON!” She was singing, face beet red, veins popping out of her neck. She screeched…
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May 19, 2012
The ‘But’ in Butt: Women, sex and video games
What Iron Man does in a suit of mass destruction, Lara Croft pulls off in short-shorts. The Tomb Raider can…
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Hidden down a dark hallway in the Public Affairs building, through a door to seemingly nowhere, lies the university’s epicenter…
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May 15, 2012
Life as a Transsexual Porn Star: Yasmin Lee
Yasmin Lee was dangling in midair, dressed from head to fin in mermaid apparel, wiggling around trying to look like…
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May 14, 2012
This Class Could Save Your Life
Twenty students shift anxiously as they take a breath and prepare to be choked. Their partners tighten their arms around…
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Intervention. Prevention. Education. Advocacy. The services offered by the Los Angeles agency Peace Over Violence (POV) are changing lives for…
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Victim. Survivor. Accuser. Think about the words used to talk about those who experience sexual assault. Think about the news…
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May 10, 2012
Editor’s Note (Winter 2012)
I’m embarrassed to admit that, every year, I’ve approached March’s designation as Women’s History Month with an eye roll. In…
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May 5, 2012
Upcoming Feminist Events in LA: May
May 7: Screening of “No Woman, No Cry”, 6:30 pm at the Reagan Medical Center. This is a documentary about…
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May 5, 2012
Top 10 Riot Grrrl Songs
In celebration of the “Are you a Riot Grrrl?” story in the latest issue of Fem, I thought it would…
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