Missing the intersections: Where queer politics fail
I recently read Toni Morrison's Beloved. The novel is heartbreaking from start to finish, and very much worth reading — this acknowledgement of slavery's traumatic legacy is vital if we are to…
Guest Writer January 19, 2016
Disability is not our only identity: An interview with Becky Olaniyi
In anticipation of this year's Feminism In London conference (October 24-25), Alicen Grey talks with Becky Olaniyi about disability, feminism, and the challenges and lessons of being an activist at the intersection…
Alicen Grey October 19, 2015
Stepping sideways, not forward: Beauty pageants won't save Indigenous women & girls
On August 29, 2015, Ashley Callingbull, from the Enoch Cree Nation in Alberta, became the first Indigenous woman and first Canadian woman to win the Mrs. Universe pageant. The internet exploded with…
Cherry Smiley September 24, 2015
#FTF: Amnesty International's convenient amnesia on the colonial roots of sexual exploitation
Today's Feminist Theory Friday (the last in the series) is perhaps more a matter of history than it is of theory. It is a history we need to center when exploring how…
Jess Martin August 21, 2015
An open letter to Amnesty International from an Indigenous woman
Dear Amnesty International, As I read the words of your 2004 titled "Stolen Sisters: A Human Rights Response to Discrimination and Violence Against Indigenous women in Canada", I cannot help but find myself…
S.B. August 21, 2015
You can't 'feel' race, but can you 'feel' female? On Rachel Dolezal, Caitlyn Jenner, and unspeakable questions
I think I can safely assume most of us have, at this point, followed the story of Rachel Dolezal, the former President of the NAACP chapter in Spokane and a white woman…
Meghan Murphy June 17, 2015
The heritage of colonial heroes: Why Manny Pacquiao is not my champ
This article was originally published at CharleneSayo.com and is republished with permission. In the days leading up to the fight of the century, pint-size fighter and Filipino national Manny Pacquiao was hailed…
Charlene Sayo June 12, 2015
In support of Meghan Murphy, in support of feminism
On May 1st, a number of Canadian pro-sex work groups released an open letter to rabble.ca. The letter demanded that rabble, "end [its] association with [Meghan Murphy] as editor and columnist" on…
Cherry Smiley May 15, 2015
Azealia Banks calls out the misogyny of gay men
If you haven't gotten into Azealia Banks' music yet, you're missing out. She is a great rapper, is super outspoken, sticks her foot in her mouth sometimes, and isn't afraid to get…
Meghan Murphy February 19, 2015
BELL HOOKS WILL SAVE US ALL FROM THE LONG, SLOW DEATH THAT IS POPULAR FEMINISM
On Tuesday, The New School hosted a conversation between bell hooks, Marci Blackman, Shola Lynch, and Janet Mock, titled "Are You Still a Slave? Liberating the Black Female Body." The conversation explored…
Meghan Murphy May 9, 2014
Why has drag escaped critique from feminists and the LGBTQ community?
I don't intentionally go to many drag shows. Not as a political or even personal decision — in fact, it's not really something I've thought about all that much. I suppose that…
PODCAST: Cherry Smiley on Indigenous feminism, colonial violence and the sex industry
In this episode we hear a talk by Cherry Smiley. The talk is part of a series on Indigenous Feminism, put on by the First Nations Student Association at Simon Fraser University.…
In prostitution, 'race, class, and sex intersect in the worst of ways to subjugate Native women'
Last month CTV News aired a short documentary as part of their "First Story" series, called "Stepping from the Shadows," which looks at indigenous women and prostitution, the Bedford decision, and how…
Meghan Murphy March 19, 2014
Press release: Indigenous Women Against the Sex Industry Continue to Fight for the Abolition of Prostitution
As Indigenous women and girls who have experienced centuries of colonial male violence, the decision by The Supreme Court of Canada to strike down the existing prostitution laws comes as no surprise.…
Indigenous Women Against the Sex Industry December 20, 2013
PODCAST: Jollene Levid on "Asian Girlz" and the stereotyping and fetishization of Asian and Asian American women
"Asian Girlz," a song released by the band "Day Above Ground" has been called the most racist song ever. The lyrics are essentially a list of racist and sexist stereotypes about "feng…