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On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup
Halfway through the week! Here’s the feminist news you need for the day: • The Republican bill to defund Planned Parenthood failed in the Senate– terrific news for the millions of people who rely on Planned Parenthood for basic healthcare. [The Washington Post] • Senator Elizabeth Warren had some strong words for the GOP, saying: “The year is 2015, not 1955, and not 1895.
“A Star Is Born’s” Disdain for Pop Music Feels Retrograde
Bradley Cooper’s remake of A Star Is Born is a genuine marvel that believably sells the love story of country singer Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper) and aspiring songwriter Ally (Lady Gaga) and the disintegration of their relationship as her fame eclipses his. Both actors give fully realized performances and have a crackling chemistry that propels the film’s plot and establishes legitimate emotional stakes.
"The Tale" is Honest, Unflinching, and Timely
Laura Dern as Jennifer and Isabelle Nélisse as Jenny in The Tale. (Photo credit: HBO)
"Carol" is the Lesbian-Centric Christmas Movie of My Dreams
Home › Articles › Screen › "Carol" is the Lesbian-Centric Christmas Movie of My Dreams Screenqueerlesbian Carol—or, as I like to call it, Sexual Tension: The Movie—is a wonderful and all-too-rare film. The story, which began as Patricia Highsmith’s 1952 lesbian pulp fiction novel The Price of Salt, follows a clandestine love affair between two women living in Manhattan.
Teaching Tolerance - Diversity, Equity and Justice
National Coming Out Day, October 11, is an annual event to recognize the power in living authentically. It is also a day that educators can use to make their classrooms safer for LGBTQ students. Here are five ways educators can support students after they come out and use National Coming Out Day to start meaningful conversations around making schools safer for LGBTQ students. 1. Come out as an ally.
Author Sarah McCarry On Writing Honest YA Books That Include Sex
Sarah McCarry at the Very Large Array in New Mexico in September 2015. Photo by Justin Messina. Sarah McCarry is the adult equivalent of that punk girl who I always wanted to be in high school. You know, the one with layers of fascinating clothes, a defiant haircut, and an assortment of jewelry that winks with a certain air of mysteriousness.
"Carol" is the Lesbian-Centric Christmas Movie of My Dreams
Carol—or as I like to call it, Sexual Tension: The Movie—is a wonderful and all-too-rare film. The story, which began as Patricia Highsmith’s 1952 lesbian pulp fiction novel The Price of Salt, follows a clandestine love affair between two women living in Manhattan. While Therese (Rooney Mara) is an aspiring photographer who pays her bills working at a toy store, Carol (Cate Blanchett) is an older socialite going through a messy divorce.
On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup
• Federal prisons are preparing to release 6,000 people who have nonviolent drug offenses, one of the largest one-time discharges in American history. This is part of Obama's plans to decrease the prison population. [NY Times] • Three different state senators have introduced their own bills legislating men’s sexual healthcare, shining a spotlight on the double standard of the Republicans’ mission to restrict healthcare for millions of women.
Comedian Cameron Esposito Talks Queerness and Life With An Eating Disorder
We can always count on stand-up comedian Cameron Esposito to deliver hilarious commentary on important topics like periods, lesbians, and the absurdity of defunding Planned Parenthood. In addition to her live performances, I often look to Cameron Esposito’s Twitter to keep me laughing at how ridiculous our world can be.
New Study Shows That Films Made By Women Have Better Female Characters
Out of the 10 top-grossing films of 2014, Maleficent was the only one where more women than men were lead characters. Linda Woolverton wrote the film's screenplay. We all know that white, straight guys get more time on-screen in films than anyone else. But a new study of race, gender, and sexuality in American films shows just how unbalanced our cinema is: For every woman on-screen, there are 2.3 men.
On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup
Halfway through the week! Here’s the feminist news you need for the day: • The Republican bill to defund Planned Parenthood failed in the Senate– terrific news for the millions of people who rely on Planned Parenthood for basic healthcare. [The Washington Post] • Senator Elizabeth Warren had some strong words for the GOP, saying: “The year is 2015, not 1955, and not 1895.
On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup
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