Modern feminism is no longer about achieving 'equality'
In her new book, Marcie Bianco makes a compelling call for a collective feminist mindset that leaves behind the idea of equality as the end goal.
JANUARY 31, 2024
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'Alpha Women Who Are Unable to Love' Author Suits Trump Era
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Celebs, Feminists Stand in Solidarity With Trans Women & Girls
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LGBTQ+ History: When NOW Purged Lesbians From Its Feminist Movement
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Reba McEntire Dons Colonel Sanders Drag for New KFC Campaign
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Merriam-Webster Schools Kellyanne Conway on the Definition of Feminism
Trump's counselor equated feminism with hating men and loving abortions, but the 150-year-old dictionary wasn't having it.
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Barbara Smith: Soul on Hold
This 1985 essay by Barbara Smith, a scholar-activist who made contributions to social justice movements in civil rights, feminism, lesbian and gay liberation, anti-racism, and black feminism, recalls early moments of intersectionality between African-American and LGBT rights movements, yet resonates today in the wake of Ferguson.
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Kellyanne Conway Is Right to Say Much of the Criticism of Her Is 'Gender-Based'
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Starbucks Expands Transgender Health Care Benefits
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JUNE 26, 2018
Happy Birthday, Sexual Health: Planned Parenthood Is 100 Years Old
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Carly Fiorina Quits GOP Race for President
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FEBRUARY 10, 2016
Queer Women Who Paved the Way: Playwright Lorraine Hansberry
To mark Women's History Month, The Advocate will feature a different queer woman from history each day. Today we look at A Raisin in the Sun author Lorraine Hansberry.
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Helen Reddy and the Making of an Anthem
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Op-ed: Antitrans RadFems Are on the Wrong Side of History
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Wilson Cruz: 'We're in Revolutionary Times'
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