The men on my feeds are shocked and appalled by what happened to Warren. I’m shocked and appalled because I’ve seen the men on my feeds do the exact same thing. As you’ve most likely seen, Senator Elizabeth Warren was silenced in the Senate on Tuesday while attempting to read a letter written by Coretta Scott King while […]
Do not dismiss or diminish people’s fear. People are not overreacting, and it’s not your job to tell them to be positive. The physical and emotional well-being of our friends and families require that we show up. This means leveraging our privilege, should it come in the form of religion, class, gender, race, etc., to […]
In today’s middle-class American household, men have just as much to lose in policies that affect family life as women do. Recently, a member of my online mothers’ group posted that she had sent my husband, Jason, a friend request on Facebook. I smiled. Our group of 200—the number our brilliant, business-minded administrator cited as […]
Steve Friess wrote an article in TIME asking black women not to push white gay men away, because they, too, know what it’s like to be ostracized and pushed down. Preston Mitchum says black women don’t need Friess’ kind of solidarity. Dear Steve: It’s me, Preston. A queer, black man writing to explain something critical to […]
This originally appeared on Everyday Feminism. Republished here with permission. Stop mansplaining, and don’t call me ‘hun.’ I’m noticing a trend lately—over the past couple of years especially—where we feminists really want to get dudes on board. “Come on, guys,” we’re collectively calling. “It’s time to get your shit together.” Based on the countless outlets and publications I’ve […]
Is analyzing and fighting racism only the responsibility of those directly impacted and disadvantaged by it? I hope not. I’m sitting around a table at a bar with one man and three women—three of my lesbian friends. They’re discussing the need for more lesbian meeting spaces and hangouts in our city—maybe a lesbian café, arranging […]
