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Jul 27th

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Honorably discharged for rape? →

Secretary of Defense: Create a Central National Registry for Military Sex Offenders Lance Corporal Nicole McCoy wants soldiers who are found guilty of rape and sexual assault in the military to be discharged and identified on a national sex offender registry. Read her story and sign the petition! Learn more about this story here.

Jul 27th

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“If you’ve been successful, you didn’t get there on your own. You didn’t get...”

– President Barack Obama Apparently this is a controversial statement? Even though it’s true? (via annaetc) Actually, the “controversy” was manufactured by Fox News by taking the first line and skipping the rest of the context. (via nefariousnewt)

Jul 24th

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Jul 23rd

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Jul 22nd

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Jul 22nd

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Jul 21st

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“Are there men who demand that their women wear a hijab? I am sure there are;...”

– Inge Rombaut in an IPS News interview about the Muslim headscarf. Two words: Thank you. (via mehreenkasana) Reblogging myself because perspective and thank you once again, Inge. (via mehreenkasana) So true. I’ve met men who have said that they wouldn’t leave the house if their wives weren’t...

Jul 20th

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Jul 20th

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Jul 20th

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GOP congressman blames victims of Aurora shooting... →

Jul 20th

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Jul 19th

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Jul 19th

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“I think that a sixteen-year-old who has had comprehensive sex education and...”

– Jessica Valenti (via piranhaheart)

Jul 19th

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Jul 19th

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“Kids only get so much out of “It Gets Better.” You know why? Kids, by their very...”

– Glee: On My Way | Tom & Lorenzo (via sociolab) (Not to mention how Dan Savage, the creator of the It Gets Better campaign, obviously has no qualms about bullying when it comes to bisexuals, asexuals, fat people, people with disabilities…) also PoC, trans people?? like wtf it doesn’t always get...

Jul 19th

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Jul 18th

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Jul 17th

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Jul 16th

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Pat Buchanan: 'Let's Hope' A Woman Isn't Elected... →

tinfoilandtea: Conservative pundit Pat Buchanan — who was recently fired from MSNBC after penning a racist book bemoaning the “end of white America” — reinforced his sexism during an episode of the McLaughlin Group on Sunday. Asked when the country would elect its first female president, Buchanan predicted “2040 or 2050” — well after his expected lifespan. And when host John McLaughlin pressed,...

Jul 16th

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Jul 15th

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I hate that my best friend is a pushover. I hate that she can’t stand up for herself and be assertive when she needs to. Today I called out a guy who was being a complete asshole to her, and it definitely took him by surprised. People think because I’m quiet or passive or nice that I’m not capable of being aggressive or even mean when I have to be. Well it doesn’t happen...

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Jul 13th

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Jul 11th

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Jul 11th

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Jul 11th

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July...

I love my internship. Even though I was hired as an unpaid intern, I will soon start getting a stipend! It is a small but I appreciate that my hard work is recognized and rewarded. The same goes with my 2nd job. I am on call constantly and given priority for certain tasks. Although it is sometimes uncomfortable when my students flirt with me or when my co workers don’t acknowledge my...

Jul 11th

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“Society has allowed rapists to define what resistance is: screaming, crying,...”

– A section of the article “How I became a rape victim” (via sociolab) BOOM, rape culture at work… Can I also add, when you are in a situation that involves rape or you think might involve rape or looks like it might involve rape in a few minutes, its usually pretty scary to scream and kick…...

Jul 10th

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Jul 9th

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A Soliloquy of Sorts: To the straight women who I... →

iamabutchsolo: STOP TELLING ME THAT WOMEN ARE TERRIBLE, BITCHY, JEALOUS CREATURES AND THAT YOU COULD NEVER DATE THEM/MARRY THEM/SLEEP WITH THEM BECAUSE OF IT. STOP TELLING ME ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS GROWING UP WERE GUYS AND THAT IT MAKES YOU DIFFERENT. STOP TELLING ME THAT YOU HATE WOMEN. I’VE HEARD IT BEFORE. YOU ARE WOMEN TOO. YOU ARE NOT SPECIAL. YOUR GRAND OPINIONS ON HOW WOMEN BEHAVE AND...

Jul 8th

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Jul 8th

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[TW RAPE] [14 year old boy] who raped girl of 5... →

turntechgodshead: thelittlekneesofbees: zhenotdel: A teenage boy who raped a girl of five was handed a community order by a judge who blamed ‘the world and society’ for his exposure to pornography. Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/news/904109-boy-who-raped-girl-of-5-spared-jail-as-judge-says-its-societys-fault#ixzz1zmnAIj1c I’m done with life. I’ll see y’all later… or maybe the porn...

Jul 8th

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