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Expanding the Approach: Next Steps in the Fight Against Campus Rape
After investigating 387 reports of sexual misconduct, the Department of Education determined that the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill failed survivors of sexual assault. One of the alumni behind the landmark battle for justice talked to Ms. about what comes next.
The Ms. Q&A: Ally Johnson is Creating a New (Lesbian!) Queer Eye
Johnson, who is fundraising to produce a show called “Butch Pal for the Straight Gal,” wants to show the world that women, too, can change each other’s lives for the better.
The Lesbian Poets of Headmistress Press: Hilary Brown and Sarah Caulfield in Conversation
Two lesbian poets talk religion, grief and pain.
We Heart: Cameron Esposito’s Rape Jokes
Cameron Esposito is rewriting the rape joke.
Andrea Jenkins Wants More Queer and Trans Candidates to Run for Every Office—Authentically and Unapologetically
Jenkins, who made history last year when she became the first openly black trans woman ever to be elected to public office, sounded off on the importance of authenticity and representation last week at LA’s Trans Pride Festival.
The Lesbian Poets of Headmistress Press: Robin Reagler and Diane Furtney in Conversation
Two lesbian poets talk grief, solitude, small towns and Texas troopers.
The Lesbian Poets of Headmistress Press: Marissa Higgins and Samantha Pious in Conversation
Two lesbian poets talk translation, taboos and the duality of pleasure and pain.
Talkin’ About a Revolution: JP Howard on Raising Her Fist—and Queer Women’s Voices
“It is crucial, in fact necessary, to have literary spaces like Sinister Wisdom to raise our voices, lift our symbolic fists and say ‘We are here! We are not going anywhere. We refuse to be silenced.'”
Wrong On All Counts: One Woman’s Reflections on Her 1976 Coming Out Letter to Ms.
In 1976, Claudia Stallman came out as a lesbian in a letter to Ms.