No new dates lately, but I’ve signed up for OKCupid, as per the suggestion of commenters to my previous posts. Overall, it’s a very nice site for finding feminists, since users […]
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Feminist Craigslist Dating Experiment: The Good
As a follow-up to my first post highlighting the “bad and ugly” anti-feminist responses I received to my Craigslist ad for feminist dating partners, I promised to feature some of […]
Feminist Craigslist Dating Experiment: The Trolls
The world of dating-while-feminist can be a challenge. For me, it is a prerequisite that my potential date identifies as a feminist, or at least is interested and can hold […]
Celebrating One Year of Fearless Feminist Reporting on the Ms. Blog
Today marks the celebration of the 100th International Women’s Day, Feminist Coming Out Day–and the one-year anniversary of the Ms. Blog! And what a year it’s been. We’ve published more […]
Dating While Feminist: The Veggie-Feminism Correlation
We’ve established that there are feminist men out there who are looking for like-minded women, but what about other compatibility issues? I’d like to answer a good question I received […]
February 2024 Reads for the Rest of Us
Each month, we provide Ms. readers with a list of new books being published by writers from historically excluded groups.
And what a fantastic time for new books. Peruse this list of 31 and let me know what you’re reading!
Fighting Fatphobia and Embracing ‘Unshrinking’: The Ms. Q&A With Kate Manne
We live in a society obsessed with fatness. Or, perhaps more accurately, obsessed with fighting it. Fatness has been rendered a disease, and we are inundated with “cures,” which particularly haunt women’s bodies—and their wallets.
Questioning the devotion to anti-fatness usually prompts a “well, being fat is unhealthy!” But according to Kate Manne, feminist philosopher and author of the recently released Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia, the connection between weight and health is not so clear cut. What is clear, Manne brilliantly reveals, is that fatphobia, not fatness, is the problem.
Dismantling the Patriarchy in Technicolor
“I opened Girls Garage as a physical space where all girls, especially girls of color, would feel safe and inspired to exercise their personal voice and power. The fact that a space like this exists is in and of itself, a political statement, and the creativity that comes out of it naturally represents our hope, anger and identities.”
Make Some Love: Sexperts on Staying Safe During COVID-19
A global pandemic puts a serious wrench in the plans of any feminist seeking an active sex life. Luckily, there are concrete steps that can be taken to increase safety, without sacrifice. Just in time for our first COVID-era Valentine’s Day, Ms.’s Roxy Szal spoke with three sexperts— Dr. Raegan McDonald-Mosley, Dr. Megan Stubbs and Vanessa Geffrard —about pleasure, self-love and self-care during the pandemic and beyond.
10. Can the President Suspend the Elections? (with Karen J Greenberg, Rick Hasen, Rep. Mikie Sherrill and Stephen Vladeck)
Have something to share? Drop us a line at ontheissues@msmagazine.com. Background Reading: LISTEN: “Episode 175: The President Has No Authority to Delay This Podcast,” The National Security Law Podcast, July […]